Never Dies album. In November and December 2005, Power Quest toured on their 'Magic Never Dies tour', playing various dates in the UK, notably The Marquis in London on 25 November. The band followed this with a 'Magic Never Dies Tour part II'. In August 2006, Power Quest announced that current Garavello would be taking up a second role as rhythm guitarist, as the band had been without a second guitar player since Bickers' departure in 2003. In October 2007, an official Napalm Records MySpace blog post announced that Power Quest had signed to Napalm Records. In December 2007, Williams announced on the Official Power Quest forums that there would be five guest appearances on the forthcoming album, Master of Illusion. The first of these was announced as guitarist Bill Hudson from North American power metal band Cellador, who would be providing guest instrumentation on the track "The Vigil". The second of these was announced as keyboardist Richard West from British progressive metal band Threshold, who would be providing a keyboard solo on the track "Human Machine". The third was revealed as Jorn Viggo Lofstad, from Norwegian progressive power metal band Pagan's Mind who shared the stage with Power Quest in their 2006 tour. Fourth was announced as Chris Neighbour from UK thrash metal band FourwayKill. The final guest was announced on the newly redesigned Power Quest website as Bob Katsionis from Greek power metal band Firewind who would provide guest instrumentation on "Save the World". Lineup changes, Blood Alliance, and split In June 2008, in a press release, the band announced that Hudson, who had previously contributed to the Master of Illusion album on the track "The Vigil", had joined as joint lead guitarist alongside Martongelli. In January 2009, bassist and founding member Scott decided to quit the band to remain permanently in New Zealand, leaving Williams as the only original member of the band. The band found a replacement bassist, Oliver Holzwarth, from prominent power metal band Blind Guardian. In April 2009, Williams announced the departure of Hudson, citing Hudson's current location and costs as practical problems for the band. In July 2009, lead singer Garavello left the band after seven years and four studio albums to pursue a different musical direction with newly formed alternative rock band A New Tomorrow. On 28 September 2009 a new line-up was revealed. This lineup consisted of Pete Morten on vocals