Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) wird das neue Star One Album mit dem Titel Revel In Time am 18. Februar 2022 auf InsideOutMusic veröffentlichen. Revel In Time kann ab sofort vorbestellt werden, zusammen mit den Re-Issues von „Victims of the Modern Age“ und „Space Metal“.
Heute freut sich Arjen, die neue Single und das Video zum Titeltrack mit Brandon Yeagley und Adrian Vandenberg zu veröffentlichen.
Arjen has this to say about the video:
“Dear friends, you better hold on tight for this absolutely zany clip… here is the 4th single: ‘Revel In Time’! It’s based on the equally zany movie ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure’. It was filmed in Holland and the U.S. and of course… in outer space.
This is definitely the most varied Star One album so far. After the epic ‘Lost Children of the Universe’, the fast and furious ‘Fate of Man’, the complex and proggy ‘Prescient’ we now have this deliriously wild ride for you with ‘Revel In Time’. I sure hope you have a sense of humor, ha ha!
I hope you will enjoy this Amazing Flight in Time and Space. Thanks for your support as always, looking forward to reading your comments.
Be excellent to each other!
Arjen.”
Hier geht es zu den vorherigen Singles:
“Prescient”
https://youtu.be/Ff4dFzMXYsM
“Lost Children of the Universe”
https://youtu.be/6ADV7NYDfQs
“Fate of Man”
https://youtu.be/vn7P3oVMnys
Arjen explains the decision to return with a new Star One album:
“Ayreon is like the mothership for all my music. It contains all the different musical styles that I like to listen to and that I love to create. But I’m always looking for challenges and trying to create something new and original as well. Working within a set of constraints forces you to do that, so sometimes I like to limit myself and focus on just one style. For example, with Star One I focus on the metal-side of Ayreon. That means you won’t hear the exuberantly liberal use of acoustic instruments that are so often featured on Ayreon albums, like violin, woodwinds, cello, horns, dulcimer, mandolin, etc.”
CD I:
1] Fate of Man 5:29
lead and backing vocals: Brittney Slayes
guitar solo: Michael Romeo
2] 28 Days (Till the End of Time) 7:21
lead vocal: Sir Russell Allen
guitar solos: Timo Somers
3] Prescient 6:34
lead and backing vocals:
Micheal Mills and Ross Jennings
4] Back from the Past 4:50
lead vocal: Jeff Scott Soto
guitar solo: Ron Bumblefoot Thal
5] Revel in Time 4:38
lead vocal: Brandon Yeagley
guitar solos: Adrian Vandenberg
6] The Year of ’41 6:20
lead vocal: Joe Lynn Turner
vocalization: Will Shaw
guitar solo: Joel Hoekstra
synthesizer solo: Jens Johansson
7] Bridge of Life 5:14
lead vocal: Damian Wilson
8] Today is Yesterday 5:46
lead vocal: Dan Swanö
Moog synthesizers: Lisa Bella Donna
guitar solo: Marcel Singor
9] A Hand on the Clock 5:52
lead and backing vocals: Floor Jansen
Hammond solo: Joost van den Broek
10] Beyond the Edge of it All 4:52
lead vocal: John Jaycee Cuijpers_
guitar solo: Arjen Lucassen
11] Lost Children of the Universe 9:46
lead vocals: Roy Khan
choir: Hellscore Choir
guitar solo: Steve Vai
CD II: Same Songs, Different Singers
1] Fate of Man
lead and backing vocals: Marcela Bovio
2] 28 Days (Till the End of Time)
lead vocal: John Jaycee Cuijpers
3] Prescient
lead and backing vocals: Will Shaw
4] Back from the Past
lead vocal: John Jaycee Cuijpers
5] Revel in Time
lead vocal: John Jaycee Cuijpers
6] The Year of ’41
lead vocal and synth solo:
Alessandro Del Vecchio
7] Bridge of Life
lead vocals: Wilmer Waarbroek
8] Today is Yesterday
lead vocals: Arjen Lucassen
9] A Hand on the Clock
lead and backing vocals:
Marcela Bovio and Irene Jansen (verses)
10] Beyond the Edge of it All
lead vocals: Mike Andersson
11] Lost Children of the Universe
lead vocals: Tony Martin
Arjen Lucassen: guitars, bass, keyboards and vocals
Ed Warby: drums
Erik van Ittersum: Solina Strings
Marcela Bovio: backing vocals
Irene Jansen: backing vocals
