Tell us about:

Your latest single you have released:

MIDNIGHT25 Illusion of Grandeur’s newest single. Midnight came together during the sessions for our last album “The Siren” (2022 Revolution of Spirt Records) and was originally written and inspired by the Netflix series “Wednesday” The latest version MIDNIGHT25 was rerecorded with our new producer Brandon Wolfe here in LA. We felt the song really needed a new life and an updated sound, so we (along with a ton of requests from our friends and fans “The Siren Nation!) decided to revisit it. We love how it came out!

Your favourite lyric in this song: 

MIDNIGHT25 is darker song opening with the lyrics “The stroke of midnight all.

Creatures come to life, werewolves and vampires, sirens and ghosts, stuck in time.” The song walks you through our version of the “witching hour,” touching on the contrast between humans and our “so called” monsters.

Your favourite song to play live:

We love performingMIDNIGHT25 live, the song hits on so many levels and invokes such an amazing crowd response.

Your most emotional track:

MIDNIGHT25 has always been a special song, from how it was written by our lead singer Maggie “The Siren” Carlton, to how the production of the track was arranged. Brought a lot of firsts for the band. At the time it was written, the band, thought of it as our “catchiest” song.

Dream collaboration:

Illusions of Grandeur would consider it a dream to collaborate with Maria Brik of In This Moment or Jonathon Davis from Korn as both have heavily inspired Illusions of Grandeur as a band.

Describe the feeling you get when you walk on stage to do a show:

Anticipation, excitement, and gratefulness just thrilled we can go out and perform live to our fans and meet them and make new fans. It is an honour we will never take for granted. 

The hardest track to play live:

Well, we have entered some new genres this past few years, and with that comes extra complexity to playing the new material live. We take a lot of pride in our live show, so all the material! But MIDNIGHT25 is up there, with key changes and timing. 

Essential items you always take on tour with you?

Nebulizer 

Describe your fans in three words:

Amazing, dedicated and kind, The Siren Nation rules!

A song by another artist or band you wish you had written:

“Half God, Half Devil” by In This Moment! What a killer track!

What we can look forward to from your band in 2026: 

Lots of new music! “The Siren Rises PT2: The Ascension” is coming in early 2026, with blistering new tracks as well as US, European and UK tours! All being announced soon! Check out www.iogmusic.com for details.

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