Of Magic Illusions

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Of Magic Illusions
Studio album by
Released1 July 2005
Recorded2003
GenreSymphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
Length1:11:47
LabelMagik Art Entertainment
Ancestral Legacy chronology
Crash of Silence (DVD)
(2004)
Of Magic Illusions
(2005)
Trapped Within the Words
(2008)

Of Magic Illusions is the first full-length album by the Norwegian band Ancestral Legacy, released on 1 July 2005 under Magik Art Entertainment. Originally was a self-released demo album from April 2003.

Background[edit]

The album includes three bonus tracks taken from the 2002 demo Emptiness, plus an extra track from the Of Magic Illusions recording session: “Enveloped” a cover of the Finnish band Rapture, from the album Songs For The Withering (2002). A music video was made for the track "Crash of Silence".

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."All Things Must End" (Instrumental)02:06
2."Self-Enslavement"08:14
3."Of Magic Illusions"06:38
4."When Sense Dies"05:57
5."Separate Worlds"06:51
6."Crash of Silence"06:33
7."Forsaken"07:14
8."The Silent Season"06:57
9."Enveloped (Rapture cover)*"04:58
10."Whispering Voices*"04:33
11."Ringer of Death*"05:29
12."Cross the Sea*"06:17
Total length:01:11:47

(*)Tracks 9 - 12 appears only on the 2005 Re-release on Magik Art. "Cross The Sea" is an edit version of the original track.

Personnel[edit]

Ancestral Legacy[edit]

  • Elin Anita Omholt - Female Vocals
  • Eddie Risdal - Harsh Vocals/Guitars
  • Tor Arvid Larsen - Guitars
  • Anton Dead aka Atle Johansen - Bass
  • Børre Iversen - Drums

Production and Engineering[edit]

  • Eddie Risdal - Mixing, Songwriting, Photography
  • Cato Pedersen - Photography, Cover art

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