Smoke and Mirrors (Lynch Mob album)

Smoke And Mirrors
Studio album by Lynch Mob
Released	October 13, 2009
Studio	Optimum Sound, Burbank and Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	60:52
Label	Frontiers
Producer	Lynch Mob, Bob Kulick, Brett Chassen
Lynch Mob chronology
REvolution: Live! (2006) Smoke And Mirrors (2009) Rebel (Lynch Mob album) (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Classic Rock	[2]

Smoke and Mirrors is the fifth studio album by the American hard rock band Lynch Mob released in 2009. The release sees the return of the original vocalist Oni Logan since their first album, Wicked Sensation, as well as the heavy metal/hard rock signature sound that the band is known for. Bassist Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy) and drummer Scot Coogan (Brides Of Destruction) complete the line-up.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Oni Logan, except where noted; all music is composed by George Lynch

No.	Title	Length
1.	"21st Century Man" (Logan, Marco Mendoza)	4:57
2.	"Smoke & Mirrors"	5:02
3.	"Lucky Man"	4:31
4.	"My Kind of Healer"	3:35
5.	"Time Keepers"	6:56
6.	"Revolution Hero"	4:02
7.	"Let the Music Be Your Master"	6:20
8.	"The Facist"	4:11
9.	"Where Do You Sleep at Night"	3:52
10.	"Madly Backwards"	4:14
11.	"We Will Remain"	4:38
12.	"Before I Close My Eyes"	4:44

Bonus track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mansions in the Sky"	4:18

Personnel

Lynch Mob

• Oni Logan – lead and backing vocals
• George Lynch – guitars
• Marco Mendoza – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Scot Coogan – drums, backing vocals

Production

• Bob Kulick – co–producer
• Brett Chassen – co–producer, engineer, backing vocals
• Yury Anisonyan, Rob Tarango – additional engineering
• Matt Chidgey – mixing
• Keith Blake – mastering

References

1. Prato, Greg. "Lynch Mob – Smoke and Mirrors review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
2. Ling, Dave (November 2009). "Lynch Mob – Smoke and Mirrors". Classic Rock. No. 138. p. 89.