Fatal Illusion

"Fatal Illusion" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. It was released as the lead single from their fifteenth studio album, Dystopia on October 1, 2015, and as a CD release on October 9 of the same year.

Music and lyrics
According to the bands website, "the lyrics are about a person who is a misfit in society and ends up getting taken before the judicial system…"

Performances
The song debuted live in Perth, Australia, on October 16, 2015. Megadeth guitarists Dave Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro did a playthrough of the song for Guitar World magazine.

Critical reception
Loudwire ranked "Fatal Illusion" as the thirteenth best metal song of 2015. The song was ranked the fourth greatest from the album by Return Of Rock.

Track listing

 * Tracks 2 & 3 recorded live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA 12/4/1992.

Personnel
Credits adapted from Dystopia liner notes.

Megadeth
 * Dave Mustaine – lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals
 * Kiko Loureiro – lead guitars, backing vocals
 * David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals
 * Chris Adler – drums

Additional musicians
 * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
 * Eric Darken – percussion
 * Blair Masters – keyboards & programming

Production and design
 * Produced by Dave Mustaine and Chris Rakestraw
 * Engineering by Chris Rakestraw
 * Mixed by Josh Wilbur
 * Pre-production by Cameron Webb
 * Additional production by Jeff Balding
 * Mastering by Ted Jensen
 * Brent Elliott White – cover artwork