SPECIAL CD RELEASE PRICE OF ONLY $11.97!!! All of these terrific artists contributed to Illumine with their hearts as well as their wonderous musical talents. Our goal of dreams is the same; "One Planet - One Sun - One Heaven - One Life" No Nation used authentic acoustic instrumentation such as Taiko, Violin, Shamissen, Dizi Flute, Dumbek and Djembe to make this record. It is truly world music mixed with classic progressive rock. QUOTE FROM ROSS VALORY - BASS PLAYER FOR THE ROCK GROUP "JOURNEY" "Over the past several years Stevie Roseman and I would escape up to John Hernandez' place to lay down tracks. It was not until I heard the completed project with Ed when I finally realized I had been kidnapped by Angels!" ILLUMINE Our Rock Opera is presented to honor all religions that have helped humans in their search to know and experience the Supreme Deity over the ages. This musical is modeled on a biblical character named Machiventa Melchizedek, who the bible, the dead sea scrolls, and the nag hammadi describe as "The High Priest of God Most High," "the bringer of light," a being without beginning and without end;" he did not have a human birth or a human death. His mission was to reveal the true nature of God and to ensure the continued spiritual evolution of the human race. In like manner, our planet has been blessed by special humans over history who have contributed to our spiritual enlightenment such as Enoch, Ikhnaton, Moses, Buddha, Zoroaster, Jesus of Nazareth, and Muhammad to name just a few. This project is a prayer that current and future generations will successfully evolve and actualize the truth that we are all family in God's eyes, and learn to treat each other with love and live in peace. The true nature of all matter, including humankind, is that we are all connected, and the illusion of separateness is a distortion of reality. Spiritual evolution will hopefully lead us to understand that only our perceptions keep us from knowing the truth that Love and light unify everything, and heaven on earth is in the knowledge that we are one. The messenger in our rock opera comes to earth seven times, once every millennium, starting five thousand years ago. Each song portrays one of the seven visits that represent a part of the ongoing saga of man's search for God and God's attempt to reveal truth to earth's children. Peace be upon you, No Nation