''Mind Tricks'' is the third full-length studio album by the Italian

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band

Disarmonia Mundi Disarmonia Mundi is an Italian melodic death metal band from Avigliana. The project is the brainchild of producer and multi-instrumentalist Ettore Rigotti and is mainly known for featuring Soilwork's vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid as guest vocali ...

, released on 12 June 2006 by

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. Like its predecessor, this album again features

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on vocals, but does not feature bassist Mirco Andreis, who decided to leave the band to concentrate on his career as a video clip director. Mirco directed the video for the song "Celestial Furnace", but did not appear in the video. The music of the album was written and recorded by Ettore Rigotti in 3 weeks, with all lyrics written by Claudio Ravinale in a few days. The album features a

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cover version of the song "

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". The Japanese release of the album includes a bonus track from a 2002 demo entitled, "Moon of Glass". The Korean release included a bonus track entitled "Chester". The cover art features a manipulated image from the 2005 film ''

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'' featuring actress

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Track listing

# "Resurrection Code" – 4:25 # "Mindtricks" – 3:52 # "Celestial Furnace" – 3:48 # "Nihilistic Overdrive" – 4:51 # "Parting Ways" – 4:01 # "Venom Leech and the Hands of Rain" – 5:03 # "Liquid Wings" – 4:36 # "Process of Annihilation" – 3:44 # "Last Breed" – 3:37 # "A Taste of Collapse" – 3:33 # "

" (

cover) – 3:52

Bonus tracks

Release dates

Credits

Disarmonia Mundi

* Ettore Rigotti − rhythm guitar, drums, keyboards, clean vocals, music, arrangements, mixing, recording, engineering, lead guitar (tracks 4–6, 8, 9, 13, 15), bass (on every song except "Moon of Glass" and "Chester") * Claudio Ravinale − co-lead

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and lyrics (2–11, 13, 15) *

− session co-lead

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s and clean vocals (except on "Ringside Seat to Human Tragedy", "Moon of Glass" and "Chester")

Additionnel personnel

Musical guests

*Claudio Strazzullo – lead guitar (tracks 1–3, 7, 10, 11) *Samantha Abbatangelo – backing vocals (6), cover artwork, layout, art direction and design *

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– co-vocals (13) *Neroargento – remix (15) *Benny Bianco Chinto – backing vocals (1), vocals on "Moon of Glass" and "Chester" *Simone Palermiti – guitar on "Moon of Glass" *Mirco Andreis – bass on "Moon of Glass" and "Chester" *Yoko Hallelujah – backing vocals (15)

Other personnel

*Pantera – songwriting (track 11) *Alessandro Vanara – mastering and mixing *奥野高久 (Takahisa Okuno) – liner notes *Guido Suardi – band photography *Federico Cagliero – guitars, songwriting on "Chester" *Mike Pognant Gros – cover artwork, layout, art direction and design

References

External links

Disarmonia Mundi discography

– Directed by Mirco Andreis {{Authority control Disarmonia Mundi albums 2006 albums Scarlet Records albums