Mystery of Illusion

Mystery of Illusion
Studio album by Chastain
Released	1985 (1985)
Recorded	Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	36:57
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Peter Marrino, Mike Varney
Chastain chronology
Mystery of Illusion (1985) Ruler of the Wasteland (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	4/10[2]
Metal Forces	8/10[3]

Mystery of Illusion is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Chastain, released in 1985 by Shrapnel Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by David T. Chastain, except where noted

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Knight"	3:22
2.	"When the Battle's Over"	3:42
3.	"Mystery of Illusion" (Chastain, Russell Jenkins)	4:31
4.	"I've Seen Tomorrow"	3:01
5.	"Endlessly"	3:25

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"I Fear No Evil"	4:37
7.	"Night of the Gods"	5:09
8.	"We Shall Overcome"	3:53
9.	"The Winds of Change" (Chastain, Jenkins)	5:17
Total length:		36:57

Personnel

Band members

• Leather Leone – vocals
• David T. Chastain – guitar
• Mike Skimmerhorn – bass
• Fred Coury – drums

Additional credits

• Peter Marrino – arrangement, production
• Steve Fontano – engineering, mixing
• George Horn – mastering
• Mike Varney – executive production

References

1. "Mystery of Illusion - David T. Chastain" Archived 2016-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-1894959315.
3. Doe, Bernard (1985). "Chastain - Mystery of Illusion". Metal Forces. No. 10. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-04-06.