Illusory

In the beginning of the last decade of the 20th century, a Metal band was put up in Greece. It was called Ivory Tower and its tenure spanned over decades, centuries and millennia, that is until 2012 when the guys decided it’s time for a little revamp and went for some changes. One of those changes was the band name, and as of 2012, what once was Ivory Tower is known as Illusory. The guys have released three albums since, the most recent one being titled Crimson Wreath. The record starts off rather bland. Yes, there is heaviness here: there is some powerful riffage, interesting themes and complex lead parts. The production is rather spot-on too. And yet the band seems to be missing something, as if there was some sand that went in between the cogwheels of amazingness making it sound not quite as epic as one might expect. Third time luck, they say – the composition number 3, being the title one is something much more exciting. As long as the idea of Master of Puppets era Metallica going 21st century Power Metal sounds good, then it is a really great song. Especially the keyboard theme about four minutes through is praiseworthy, though for some enigmatic reason the mix is really low – it certainly deserves some more volume. Luckily, the farther through the album one listens, the more cool songs can be heard, like for instance “All Blood Red” which happens to be the track number 6. That one’s got some nice kick to it and the guitar solos are just poetry. Fans of the classic lineup of Iron Maiden should approve of that song. Also, “Ashes To Dust” being the 9th song is really decent. The singer does a great job in this one, the only …READ MORE