Master of Illusions Khymera

• 1 Walk Away 04:03
• 2 The First Time 04:22
• 3 Master of Illusions 04:28
• 4 The Sun Goes Down 04:33
• 5 Paradise 04:12
• 6 The Rhythm of My Life 03:59
• 7 Follow the Sun 04:37
• 8 Father to Son 04:30
• 9 After All This Time 03:52
• 10 Victim of Your Love 03:44
• 11 Just Let It Happen 05:05
• Total Runtime 47:25

Info for Master of Illusions

Nach einer 5-jährigen Pause veröffentlicht die Melodic Rock-Band um Sänger, Bassist und Produzent Dennis Ward (Magnum, Pink Cream 69) ein brandneues Album. Neben Wards beeindruckenden Stimme und glasklarer Produktion, überzeugen die 11 neuen Tracks einmal mehr mit starken Gesangslinien, fetziger Gitarrenarbeit, emotionalen Texten und Refrains mit Ohrwurmcharakter. Das ist Melodic Rock vom Feinsten, den ein Mutt Lange in den 80ern auch nicht besser hinbekommen hätte. Khymera haben sich schon lange zu einer Band entwickelt, an der kein Melodic Rock-Fan vorbeigehen sollte!

„Master Of Illusions“ ist das bisherige Highlight im Katalog der Band, deren zuvor veröffentlichte Longplayer nicht die hier demonstrierte Konsistenz vorweisen konnten. Ein Melodic-Rock-Hammer, an dem sich zukünftige Veröffentlichung werden messen lassen müssen." (Stefan Haarmann, musikreviews.de)

Dennis Ward, Gesang, Bass
Michael Klein, Gitarre
Eric Ragno, Keyboards
Pete Newdeck, Schlagzeug

Khymera
Dennis handles lead vocals, bass, and keyboards and is joined by guitarist Michael Klein, keyboardist Eric Ragno, and drummer MIchael Kolar, with Pete Newdeck contributing backing vocals. As has to be expected with Khymera and Dennis, "Hold Your Ground" is another fine slice of high pedigree melodic rock.

Khymera has in fact built its reputation as one of the best examples of what great European melodic rock is all about: crystal clear production, soaring vocals, killer musicianship, and songwriting that reminds fans of the heydays of the genre when bands like Giuffria, Icon, and Signal were releasing their classic albums. While it started out as an alliance between Italian producer/musician Daniele Liverani and then Kansas singer Steve Walsh, Khymera developed into a regular musical project when bassist and producer Dennis Ward (Magnum, Pink Cream 69) entered the fold. While known as a bassist, Dennis always sang background vocals with his bands, so he was more than ready and willing to take over the lead vocals for Khymera when the opportunity presented itself.

After releasing the albums "A New Promise" (2005) and "The Greatest Wonder" (2008), Dennis took a break from Khymera for some time before returning with "The Grand Design" (2015). He then returned with another new Khymera album five years later, “Master of Illusions” (2020). Musically, "Master Of Illusions" followed the logical progression of the musical path that was started when Dennis joined the project and was a strong, extremely melodic release, showcasing the fantastic vocal abilities of Dennis and skills as a songwriter and producer.

Mercifully, the wait between albums is a bit shorter this time as 2023 will see the release of Dennis and Khymera's next chapter, "Hold Your Ground", an absolute tour de force of glorious melodic rock.

This album contains no booklet.