"Mystery of Illusion" is the debut studio album by heavy metal band Chastain, it was produced by Mike Varney
Music Genre: |
Heavy Metal Music |
Collector's info: |
"Mystery of Illusion" was Chastain's debut album |
Album Production: Produced by Peter Marrino Peter Marrino is an American Singer and record producer. He has sung in the bands Cacophony and "Le Mans". During the 1980's he has produced albums for "Trauma", "Chastain", "Phantom Blue", 9.0, "Flipper", "Ron Keel´s Fair Game". Executive Producer: Mike Varney Recording and mixing engineer: Stephen Fontano Steve Fontano (real name: Stephen M. Fontano) an American Producer, Sound Engineer, Mixer who has worked on hundreds of albums. In the context of 1980s Heavy Metal he has worked on several dozens of albums, some of the bands he has worked with are: W.A.S.P. , Racer X, Apocrypha, Chastain, Hexx, M.A.R.S, David T. Chastain, Tony MacAlpine. Recorded at Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, CA. Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Fantasy Studios (Fantasy Studios is a recording studio in Berkeley, California, at the Zaentz Media Center, known for its recording of award-winning albums such as Journey's Escape and Green Day's Dookie. Built as a private recording studio for artists on the Fantasy Records label in 1971, it was opened to the public in 1980 for recording, mixing and During the 1980s at least a dozen of heavy metal albums have been recorded at the "Prairie Sun Recording Studios" in California. Bands who have used this facility include: Chastain, Exodus, Laaz Rockit, Vicious Rumours. Georg Horn - Mastering EngineerGeorge Horn - Chief Mastering Engineer at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA and mastering engineer at CBS Studios, San Francisco. George Horn has been working often together with Steve Fontano, Dino Alden, and Guy Aitchison on the same heavy metal albums. Album cover art by: Lionel Baker II |
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Record Label Information: |
Roadrunner RR 9742 / Shrapnel Records |
Media Format: |
12" Vinyl LP Gramophone |
Year & Country: |
1985 Made in Holland |
Band Members and Musicians on: Chastain Mystery of Illusion |
Leather Leone is a female American Heavy Metal singer and has been vocalist with the bands Chastain, "Rude Girl". David T. Chastain an American musician, composer, and record producer from Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known as the founder and lead guitarist of the band CJSS (Chastain, James Murphy, David T. Chastain), which was active in the 1980s and 1990s. He has also released solo albums and collaborated with other musicians in the heavy metal and neoclassical metal genres. Chastain began playing guitar at a young age and formed his first band, Chastain, in the early 1980s. The band released several albums and gained a following in the heavy metal scene. In the late 1980s, Chastain formed CJSS with James Murphy and released several albums together. In the 1990s, Chastain released several solo albums and collaborated with other musicians in the heavy metal and neoclassical metal genres. He also founded the record label Leviathan Records, which released albums by other heavy metal and neoclassical metal artists. Chastain continues to release music and tour as a solo artist and with various bands. He is also a music teacher and has released instructional guitar videos. Fred Coury is an American drummer, who has performed in Chastain (1984-1985), London (1985) and Cinderella (1986-Today). |
Track Listing of: Chastain Mystery of Illusion |
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Album cover photos of : Chastain Mystery of Illusion |
Photo of Front Cover |
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Photo of Album's Back Cover |
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Photo of Record Label
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