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

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band

Disarmonia Mundi Disarmonia Mundi is a melodic death metal band from Avigliana, Italy, that started out as a progressive death metal band. The project is the brainchild of the producer and multi-instrumentalist Ettore Rigotti and is mainly known for featuring Soi ...

, released on June 12, 2006, by

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. This album again features

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on vocals, but this time without their bassist Mirco Andreis, who decided to leave the band to concentrate on his career as a video clip director. Mirco directed the

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for the song "Celestial Furnace", but this time did not appear in the video. The album features a

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of the song, "Mouth for War". The Japanese release of the album includes a

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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 # "Mouth for War" (

Cover) – 3:52

Bonus tracks

Release dates

Credits

Disarmonia Mundi

Ettore Rigotti Disarmonia Mundi is a melodic death metal band from Avigliana, Italy, that started out as a progressive death metal band. The project is the brainchild of the producer and multi-instrumentalist Ettore Rigotti and is mainly known for featuring Soi ...

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, mixing,

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(4-6, 8, 9, 13, 15),

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(on every song except "Moon of Glass" and "Chester") * Claudio Ravinale − co-lead

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and

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(2-11, 13, 15) *

− session co-lead growl vocals &

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

Additionnel personnel

Musical Guests

*Claudio Strazzullo - lead guitar (1-3, 7, 10, 11) *Samantha Abbatangelo -

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(6),

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and

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

Other personnel

*Pantera -

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(11) *Alessandro Vanara - mastering and mixing *奥野高久 (Takahisa Okuno) -

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*Guido Suardi - band

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*Federico Cagliero - guitars, songwriting on "Chester" *Mike Pognant Gros -

and

References

External links

Disarmonia Mundi discography

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