CIRCLE OF ILLUSION To Release Debut Concept Album; Trailer Video Streaming
September 3, 2013, 10 years ago
CIRCLE OF ILLUSION will release their debut, Jeremias - Foreshadow Of Forgotten Realms, on September 9th via Generation Prog Records.
It always takes a lot of ambition to have a try at a concept album. Where other artists first dabble with the musical equivalent to comic strips, Gerald Peter and his band Circle Of Illusion start off with what is pratically a musical novel: A filled-to-capacity CD with a
continuous story that is further enriched across a 36-page booklet.
"The project begann around 2005 with a demo for the song Closing Doors," says Gerald Peter, keyboardist and composer of the band. "It was a first attempt to combine progressive rock with elements of film music. Afterwards many people said 'You could write a rock opera', and I thought that wasn't such a bad idea. (laughs) And so came the ambition to do something like this and to really combine all the musical influences that in some way inspired me.“
The ideal parter to bring the world of Jeremias - Foreshadow Of Forgotten Realms to life was found in vocalist and lyricist Taris Brown, who developed the story set in a surreal fantasy world and its characters in great detail.
Tracklisting;
'Overture'
'The Beginning')
'The Run'
'The Memory Returns'
'The Party'
'Closing Doors'
'New Age'
'Continuum'
'Sarah's Dream'
'13th Floor'
'Nightmare'
Trailer:
