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DISILLUSION’s “Back to Times of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue)” Out Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 30, 2024

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Germany’s best kept progressive metal secret DISILLUSION are re-releasing their critically acclaimed album Back To Times Of Splendor in a 20th Anniversary Reissue edition via Metal Blade Records today.

Re-mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios, the album includes two bonus live tracks plus their 2002 “The Porter” EP, which has never been released on vinyl before.

Disillusion – Back To Times Of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue) Tracklisting:
1. And the Mirror Cracked (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (08:28)
2. Fall (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (04:53)
3. Alone I Stand in Fires (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (06:53)
4. Back to Times of Splendor (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (14:40)
5. A Day by the Lake (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (04:54)
6. The Sleep of Restless Hours (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (17:02)
7. The Porter (2002) (04:17) * Bonus Track
8. Eternal Duality (2002) (05:05) * Bonus Track
9. And the Mirror Cracked – Live 2023 (06:24) * Bonus Track
10. Alone I Stand in Fires – Live 2023 (06:27) * Bonus Track

A second sample off the reissue can be checked out now via the song “Alone I Stand in Fires (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition)” here: youtu.be/X1ZKxTphmJc

And the first single “And the Mirror Cracked (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition)” can still be checked out here: youtu.be/2kdBoS_-L6I

Order “Back To Times Of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue)” here: eu.kingsroadmerch.com/metal-blade

DISILLUSION was founded in 1994 and with each subsequent independent release, the band progressed in many ways and morphed into something much more. By the time their debut album “Back To Times Of Splendor” was released through Metal Blade Records in 2004, DISILLUSION were not only touring throughout Germany but also internationally with the likes of Amon Amarth and Impious.

Singer, main composer and founding member Andy Schmidt comments: “20 years, crazy, I’m so grateful for the huge impact this record had on so many people, fans, musicians, music lovers. And of course we never expected this. Thank You to everybody who supported us through all the years! Time to celebrate together on tour in spring.”

DISILLUSION‘s long rich history has had many highlights, most recently being their last two albums “The Liberation” and “Ayam” charting in Germany, but “Back To Times Of Splendor” was an album that defined them as a band. It was a concept album of pure progressive death metal but still showed a huge range of emotion. From touching, almost fragile moments to brutal rhythmic outbursts – DISILLUSION melted all genre boundaries together and made an epic masterpiece which Metal Hammer Magazine heralded it as one of the best German metal albums of all time.

DISILLUSION will celebrate this milestone in 2024 by touring internationally, where they will perform “Back To Times Of Splendor” in its entirety. The first shows in Germany, Switzerland and Austria are on sale now with many more concerts and festivals to be announced soon.

DISILLUSION – Tour Dates 2024, remaining shows:
“Back To Times Of Splendor – 20th Anniversary”
Presented by Rock Hard Magazine
03.05. – Munich (DE) Backstage
04.05. – Vienna (AT) Viper Room
05.05. – Prague (CZ) Klubovna
06.05. – Nürnberg (DE) Hirsch
07.05. – Basel (CH) Rockfact
08.05. – Stuttgart (DE) Club Zentral
09.05. – Ruesselsheim (DE) Das Rind
10.05. – Cologne (DE) Yard Club
11.05. – Berlin (DE) Frannz Club

Further DISILLUSION live dates:
04.-07.09.2024 Atlanta, GA (USA) – ProgPower USA
progpowerusa.com

Disillusion Online:
https://disillusion.de
https://www.facebook.com/disillusionBand
https://www.instagram.com/disillusion_band
https://disillusion.shop

DISILLUSION Announce “Back to Times of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue)”, Out April 26th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 27, 2024

Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: DISILLUSION. Leave a comment

Germany’s best kept progressive metal secret DISILLUSION will re-release their critically acclaimed album Back To Times Of Splendor in a 20th Anniversary Reissue edition via Metal Blade Records on April 26th, 2024.

Re-mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios, the album includes two bonus live tracks plus their 2002 “The Porter” EP, which has never been released on vinyl before.

Disillusion – Back To Times Of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue) Tracklisting:
1. And the Mirror Cracked (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (08:28)
2. Fall (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (04:53)
3. Alone I Stand in Fires (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (06:53)
4. Back to Times of Splendor (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (14:40)
5. A Day by the Lake (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (04:54)
6. The Sleep of Restless Hours (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (17:02)
7. The Porter (2002) (04:17) * Bonus Track
8. Eternal Duality (2002) (05:05) * Bonus Track
9. And the Mirror Cracked – Live 2023 (06:24) * Bonus Track
10. Alone I Stand in Fires – Live 2023 (06:27) * Bonus Track

The first single “And the Mirror Cracked (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition)” is now available exclusively on YouTube HERE!

Pre-Order “Back To Times Of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue)” here: eu.kingsroadmerch.com/metal-blade

DISILLUSION was founded in 1994 and with each subsequent independent release, the band progressed in many ways and morphed into something much more. By the time their debut album “Back To Times Of Splendor” was released through Metal Blade Records in 2004, DISILLUSION were not only touring throughout Germany but also internationally with the likes of Amon Amarth and Impious.

Singer, main composer and founding member Andy Schmidt comments: “20 years, crazy, I’m so grateful for the huge impact this record had on so many people, fans, musicians, music lovers. And of course we never expected this. Thank You to everybody who supported us through all the years! Time to celebrate together on tour in spring.”

DISILLUSION‘s long rich history has had many highlights, most recently being their last two albums “The Liberation” and “Ayam” charting in Germany, but “Back To Times Of Splendor” was an album that defined them as a band. It was a concept album of pure progressive death metal but still showed a huge range of emotion. From touching, almost fragile moments to brutal rhythmic outbursts – DISILLUSION melted all genre boundaries together and made an epic masterpiece which Metal Hammer Magazine heralded it as one of the best German metal albums of all time.

DISILLUSION will celebrate this milestone in 2024 by touring internationally, where they will perform “Back To Times Of Splendor” in its entirety. The first shows in Germany, Switzerland and Austria are on sale now with many more concerts and festivals to be announced soon.

DISILLUSION – Tour Dates 2024:
“Back To Times Of Splendor – 20th Anniversary”
Presented by Rock Hard Magazine
26.04. – Hamburg (DE) HeadCrash
27.04. – Leipzig (DE) Werk 2
03.05. – Munich (DE) Backstage
04.05. – Vienna (AT) Viper Room
05.05. – Prague (CZ) Klubovna
06.05. – Nürnberg (DE) Hirsch
07.05. – Basel (CH) Rockfact
08.05. – Stuttgart (DE) Club Zentral
09.05. – Ruesselsheim (DE) Das Rind
10.05. – Cologne (DE) Yard Club
11.05. – Berlin (DE) Frannz Club

Further DISILLUSION live dates:
04.-07.09.2024 Atlanta, GA (USA) – ProgPower USA, progpowerusa.com

Disillusion Online:
https://disillusion.de
https://www.facebook.com/disillusionBand
https://www.instagram.com/disillusion_band
https://disillusion.shop

DISILLUSION Release 13-Minute ‘Wintertide’ Lyric Video From “The Liberation”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 12, 2019

Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: ‘Wintertide’, DISILLUSION, The Liberation. Leave a comment

‘Wintertide’ is the second single and lyric video from DISILLUSION’s The Liberation, (out on Sept 6th, 2019) one of the most-anticipated progressive metal releases this year.
Mastermind Andy Schmidt has this to say about the song:

“We are extremely proud to present ‘Wintertide,’ the opener of our upcoming album. All involved in writing this piece, mixing it and making the great video, did a tremendous job. We hope you will enjoy it, taking you on a journey with both the clip and entire record. Special thanks to Jarkko Lunnas!”

The epic video was directed and shot by said Finnish cinematic videographer, featuring sceneries filmed in Iceland and Finland. Lunnas himself comments,

“I’m humbled and stoked by the trust of Disillusion, whose artistic output I’ve been exceptionally impressed and creatively inspired by throughout years, to get to contribute artistically back to this amazing band’s legacy and new rise.”

Watch and share ‘Wintertide’ here or below

Still hot: the first single ‘The Great Unknown’ here or here, on Bandcamp and Spotify

With their two records Back To Times Of Splendor (2004) and Gloria (2006), the group from Leipzig, Germany, pushed the boundaries of melodic death and progressive metal so far as to redefine the genres themselves in terms of both emotional depth and stylistic scope. After successful concerts with a refurbished line-up in 2015 and the single ‘Alea’ in 2016, their first new recording in a decade, mastermind Andy Schmidt and co. deliver the logical successor to Back To Times Of Splendor in the shape of The Liberation, an expression of clearance in the literal sense of its title and testament to human development.

Disillusion in 2019 resembles the storm you feel brewing over an epic such as ‘Wintertide’, the straight-in-your-face stunner ‘The Great Unknown’, or the unexpectedly catchy and hookline-laden ‘Time To Let Go’, which – quite naturally – turned out to be exactly what fans have been craving for so long.

The Liberation was mastered by Jens Bogren (In Flames, etc.) and is released on September 6th as Digipak CD, gatefold 2LP (black, blue or clear) with etching as well as 60-page 2CD book edition (hardcover, 18x18cm) with expanded artwork and audio commentary.

Pre-order here: prophecy.lnk.to/disillusion-the-liberation/

Disillusion live:

Sept 7th: GER Leipzig – WERK 2 *Record Release Show*
Sept 13th: GER Balve *Prophecy Fest*
Oct 10th: GER Paderborn *Metal Inferno Festival*
Dec 7th: ESP Madrid *Madrid Is The Dark Festival*
Dec.8th POR Lisbon *Under The Doom Festival*

DISILLUSION: LP Re-Issue Of ‘Back To Times Of Splendor’ Available For The First Time Via Metal Blade Records

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 19, 2015

Posted in: Int. News. Tagged: "Back To Times Of Splendor", DISILLUSION. 1 Comment

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Considered to be one of the most innovative heavy metal albums ever to come out of Germany, DISILLUSION‘s “Back To Times Of Splendor” will soon be available for the first time on LP as a special re-issue from Metal Blade Records! The triple gatefold 2LP will be released in four different, limited editions (180 g black, orange, amber, Leafmeal); the black, orange, amber LPs can be pre-ordered now HERE.

The Leafmeal edition will be available exclusively at the Leafmeal Festival (facebook.com/leafmealfestival) taking place at the FZW in Dortmund, Germany on November 27th, where DISILLUSION will play a special “Back To Times Of Splendor” show. Tickets and additional information can be found at: metaltix.com

Disillusion online:
https://www.facebook.com/disillusionBand