The Never Ending Illusion is the second studio album from Italian Progressive metal band Daedalus.
Roland Grapow (Helloween, Masterplan) mixed the recordings and Mark Wilkinson (Marillion, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest) drew the artwork.
Some vocal sections in "Mare di Stelle" (the only track sung in Italian in this album) were recorded by Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) and Alessandro Corvaglia.
In this album some acoustic instruments were used, including double bass and French horn.
| The Never Ending Illusion | ||||
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| Released | January 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009, Genoa, Italy | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal | |||
| Length | 41:10 | |||
| Label | Galileo Records | |||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waiting for the dawn" | Gremo | 1:13 |
| 2. | "Perfect smile" | Gremo | 6:24 |
| 3. | "Life" | Gremo | 5:45 |
| 4. | "Hopeless" | Gremo | 5:10 |
| 5. | "Cold embrace" | Gremo | 5:24 |
| 6. | "The never ending illusion" | Gremo | 9:06 |
| 7. | "The dancers" | Gremo | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Horizons in a box" | Gremo, Rinaldi, Torretta | 7:11 |
| 9. | "A journey to myself" | Gremo, Torretta | 6:32 |
| 10. | "Mare di stelle" | Gremo | 5:27 |