MAGENTA
MALCOLM DOME
Masters Of Illusion TIGERMOTH
Welsh proggers’ heartfelt tribute to horror icons.
Usually, as soon as ones hears that any band have made a concept album, the expectation is for something esoteric. However, what Magenta have done is a little different from the norm.
Masters Of Illusion highlights six actors who helped to shape the way we view the history of horror movies. These are Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr, Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Ingrid Pitt - people who triggered a passion for the genre in keyboard player Robert Reed and his brother/lyricist Steve. But the album isn’t about the characters which made them famous, it explores what they were like behind the masks.