Illusions

Studio album by

Sadus

Released

July 1988

Recorded

April 1988

Studio

Starlight Sound Studios

Genre

Thrash metal

Length

29:07

Label

Independent/Roadrunner

Sadus chronology

D.T.P.
(1986)

Illusions
(1988)

Swallowed in Black
(1990)

Chemical Exposure cover

Cover of "Chemical Exposure", released in 1991.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Illusions is the debut studio album of Sadus originally released in 1988. It was re-issued on CD by Roadrunner Records as Chemical Exposure in 1991, and again in 2006 with two bonus tracks.

Reissued by Displeased Records in 2007 with eight bonus tracks and a videoclip.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sadus

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Certain Death"	4:12
2.	"Undead"	4:00
3.	"Sadus Attack"	1:44
4.	"Torture"	2:22
5.	"And Then You Die"	1:44
6.	"Hands of Fate"	3:54
7.	"Twisted Face"	1:57
8.	"Fight or Die"	2:53
9.	"Illusions"	3:47
10.	"Chemical Exposure"	2:16
Total length:		29:07

2006 Reissue bonus tracks

"Desolator" (Demo) - 3:50
Torture (Demo) - 2:43

2007 Reissue bonus tracks

"Sadus Attack (demo)"
"Torture (demo)"
"Kill Team (demo)"
"Desolator (demo)"
"Fight or Die (demo)"
"Twisted Face (demo)"
"Number One (demo)"
"Hands of Fate (demo)"
"Certain Death (video clip)"

Credits

Darren Travis – guitar, vocals
Rob Moore – guitar
Steve Di Giorgio – bass
Jon Allen – drums

Charts

Monthly

Year	Chart	Position
2007	Poland (ZPAV Top 100)	90^[2]

References

^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Illusions at AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
^ "Związek Producentów Audio-Video :: Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry". February 23, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23.

v t e Sadus
Darren Travis Steve Di Giorgio Jon Allen
Studio albums	Illusions Swallowed in Black A Vision of Misery Elements of Anger Out for Blood The Shadow Inside
Compilation albums	Chronicles of Chaos

Album artwork by Rickey-Lee Rogers