Illusions is Crematory's third studio album, distributed through Massacre Records.
| 1 | Over the Hills and Far Away | Moore | 5:03 | |||
| 2 | Tenth Man Down | 5:24 | ||||
| 3 | Away | Holopainen | 4:33 | |||
| 4 | Astral Romance [Re-Recorded] | 5:22 |
Hailing from the nation of Portugal, the doomy goth metal quintet Moonspell consists of vocalist Fernando Ribeiro, guitarist Ricardo Amorim, keyboardist/programmer Pedro Paixão, bassist Sérgio Crestana, and drummer Mike Gaspar. After a poorly distributed 1994 album for the French Adipocere label, Moonspell debuted on Century Media in 1995 with Wolfheart; it was followed in 1996 by Irreligious and in 1998 by Sin/Pecado. Moonspell returned in 1999 with Butterfly Effect. Two years later, the group released Darkness and Hope, produced by Hiili Hiilesman. In 2003, Moonspell collaborated with author José Luís Peixoto to release The Antidote, an album and book of the same name that told a complete narrative. Three years later, the group returned with Memorial, which was produced by Waldemar Sorychta and was the first to be released on the SPV Steamhammer label. In 2008, the group released their ninth album, Night Eternal.
Moonspell's Irreligious confirms that the Portuguese band has a grasp on gloomy, morbid metal and knows how to create monolithic, menacing sounds. However, it also proves that the group is still struggling to write songs and even memorable riffs. Judged as pure sound, Irreligious is a powerful slice of visceral power, but no one outside of die-hard metal fans will have the patience to slog through these muddy, malicious noises.| 1 |  | Perverse...Almost Religious [instrumental] | Moonspell | 1:07 | ||
| 2 | | Opium | Moonspell | 2:46 | ||
| 3 | | Awake | Moonspell | 3:05 | ||
| 4 | | For a Taste of Eternity | Moonspell | 3:53 | ||
| 5 | | Ruin & Misery | Moonspell | 3:48 | ||
| 6 | | A Poisoned Gift | Moonspell | 5:34 | ||
| 7 | | Subversion | Moonspell | 2:44 | ||
| 8 | | Raven Claws | Moonspell | 3:16 | ||
| 9 | | Mephisto | Moonspell | 4:58 | ||
| 10 | | Herr Spiegelmann | Moonspell | 4:35 | ||
| 11 | | Full Moon Madness | Moonspell | 6:47 |
