[promo] Illusions Play - "Empire of Desolation" (December 13 via IP Records)
Artist: Illusions Play
Release Title: Empire of Desolation
Label: IP Records
Release Date: December 13, 2024
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Atmospheric Doom/Death Metal
Country: Turkey
After ten years of silence, Illusions Play return with "Empire of Desolation," an album shaped by a decade of evolution and experience. The band’s hallmark atmospheric doom-death sound emerges with a renewed intensity, blending heavy, commanding riffs with haunting melodies that strike a balance between despair and aggression.
The album reflects Illusions Play’s growth over the years, with each song showcasing their ability to craft music that is both powerful and deeply evocative. The record’s darker tone will resonate with long-time fans while offering an entry point for newcomers to experience the band’s carefully layered approach to doom and melodic death metal.
"Empire of Desolation" represents not just a return but a redefinition of the band’s sound.
Emerging in 2011 from the historic depths of Istanbul, Illusions Play quickly established themselves as a force in atmospheric doom/death metal. Their sound is built on contrasts—glacial riffs collide with dark, deliberate rhythms, guttural growls intertwine with soaring clean vocals.
Illusions Play transforms despair into beauty, creating melodies that evoke solitude and introspection, yet pulse with an undeniable vitality. Their compositions capture a sense of longing and resolve, balancing shadow and light in ways that resonate deeply with listeners.
From their beginnings to their triumphant return with Empire of Desolation, they’ve continued to create a soundtrack for the human experience—melancholic, dynamic, and profoundly moving.
Tracklist:
- Morning Dew
- The Passage
- Empire Of Desolation
- Last Hours
- Under Shining Moon
- Unformed Existence
- The Spaceless
- Under Shining Moon (Radio Edit)
Line-up:
- Vitaliy Petrenko: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
- Sezer Soylemezoglu: Guitars, Backing Vocals
- H. Arda Burhan: Drums
Social links:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7hYC5xuZIglNbSIo3zpSlN
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/illusions-play/1543618320
https://www.youtube.com/@illusionsplayofficial4874
https://www.instagram.com/illusionsplayofficial
https://www.facebook.com/illusionsplay.official
https://vk.com/illusionsplay
https://illusionsplay.bandcamp.com
https://www.illusionsplay.com
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