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Delusion was formed in 1995 by songwriter/guitarist Phil Carnes from the band Desolate Angel. In 1996 the Delusion promotional sampler was released to mags and radio giving the band its first attention internationally. Struggles with lineup changes between 1996-1997 caused the band to re-release the songs from the promotional sampler on a 4 song EP compact disc titled Discharge, featuring the new lineup of Phil Carnes (guitars, vocals) , Doug Readmond (drums) , Walt Downey (vocals) , and Keith Menser (bass and keys). That EP promotional release in 1997 led to the band being noticed in the European metal market and offered several opportunities.

In 1998 the Delusion song "Feel This Way" appeared on the compilation compact disc Powerquest : The Awakening released through Kamelot Music International. In the same year, the song "Feel This Way" also appeared on the festival compilation compact disc Powermad 1998 released through Global Connections.

In 1999 Delusion was featured on the double compact disc Children of the Damned : A Tribute to Iron Maiden with a blazing rendition of "22 Acacia Avenue" and the Delusion song "Feel this Way". This was released through Italian label Energie / Adrenaline Recoords and gained the band signifigant recognition among European progressive metal and power metal fans. In 1999 Phil Carnes was offered endorsement with Seymour Duncan Pickups for his work in Delusion. Songs from the EP charted for the next two years in the Top Ten on the Mpulse Internet Music Charts until that site became defunct in 2001.

Phil Carnes - guitars, vocals

Walt Downey - lead vocals

Keith Menser - bass, keyboards

Doug Readmond - drums

In 2000, Delusion focused on completing a full-length album and by 2001 their cult-like following of European metalheads was anxious for its release. Plagued with many delays the album and first music video was finally completed at the end of 2002. In early 2003 the album titled The Tragedy of Regret was mixed and mastered by Drew Mazurek at Highview Studio in Maryland. The full-length LP compact disc was then released through Ravenhurst Records in October 2003 within the United States and internationally in January 2004 to over 500 stores in 28 countries.

After a surprising 40,000 in sales, promotion for this release was brought to a standstill in 2004 when a trademark dispute over the band name ran its full course with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the case of Delusion vs. Dillusion, Phil Carnes (plaintiff) vs. Greg Evigan (defendant). Mr. Evigan who may be known from his television acting roles was representing his sons band Dillusion in application of filing a U.S. Trademark for that name. That band Dillusion appeared on two episodes of the Osbournes Show on MTV and the Osbournes Family Christmas compilation compact disc between 2002 - 2003 infringing upon the already established name Delusion and when Greg Evigan attepted to file for an offical trademark, Delusion founder Phil Carnes stepped forth to oppose that application and dispute the name. After thee years of redtape the United States Patent and Trademark Office finally ruled in favor of Delusion in 2006 upholding their trademark rights established by Phil Carnes through common law in 1995.

With the trademark dispute behind them, Delusion then began writing material for a new album and headed back to the studio in 2008. The band is presently completing the 14 songs tentatively scheduled to appear on their new album Temple of the Divine in 2009. This time the band returns having spent the past few years improving their songwriting and developing a unique sound for Delusion taking their music to a new level. There is much anticipation for this new release in 2009.

The name Delusion™ is an official trademark established in 1995 by its owner Phil Carnes. Use of the name Delusion has been licensed to Ravenhurst Records™
and Mindwerx Publishing (BMI), where all rights are reserved. Unauthorized use of the name Delusion in the music entertainment industry is strictly prohibited in
North America, South America, Asia, and the territories of the European Union where the name has been commercially used on distributed products bearing the
name. Delusion is represented by the Law Offices of Diane L. Davison, Esq. - Baltimore, Maryland in matters of entertainment law, trademark, and copryright.