Miguel Rozo of The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below.Lucassen will release the new AYREON album, "The Theory Of Everything", on October 28 via InsideOut Music. The artwork was once again created by Belgian artist Jef Bertels, who has an incredible and distinct fantasy/sci-fi style."The Theory Of Everything" track listing
isc 1 Phase I: Singularity01. Prologue: The Blackboard02. The Theory Of Everything Part 103. Patterns04. The Prodigy's World05. The Teacher's Discovery06. Love And Envy07. Progressive Waves08. The Gift09. The Eleventh Dimension10. Inertia11. The Theory Of Everything Part 2Phase II: Symmetry12. The Consultation13. Diagnosis14. The Argument 115. The Rival's Dilemma16. Surface Tension17. A Reason To Live18. Potential19. Quantum Chaos20. Dark Medicine21. Alive!22. The PredictionDisc 2 Phase III: Entanglement01. Fluctuations02. Transformation03. Collision04. Side Effects05. Frequency Modulation06. Magnetism07. Quid Pro Quo08. String Theory09. Fortune?Phase IV: Unification10. Mirror Of Dreams11. The Lighthouse12. The Argument 213. The Parting14. The Visitation15. The Breakthrough16. The Note17. The Uncertainty Principle18. Dark Energy19. The Theory Of Everything Part 320. The Blackboard (Reprise)"The Theory Of Everything" formats: * Limited deluxe artbook (2CD, DVD + Bonus 2CD) includes a 48-page perfect binding LP-sized book with plenty of artwork, the bonus DVD with a making of feature, full-length interviews and the recording session time lapse footage and in addition all tracks as instrumental versions on 2CDs * Special-edition 2CD+DVD mediabook * Gatefold black 2LP+2CD incl. Booklet with additional artwork * Standard 2CD jewelcase * Digital downloadThe "The Theory Of Everything" title track can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below."The Theory Of Everything" recording lineup:Vocalists (in order of appearance): * Janne "JB" Christoffersson (GRAND MAGUS) as The Teacher * Sara Squadrani (ANCIENT BARDS) as The Girl * Michael Mills (TOEHIDER) as The Father * Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA COIL) as The Mother * Tommy Karevik (KAMELOT, SEVENTH WONDER) as The Prodigy * Marko Hietala (NIGHTWISH) as The Rival * John Wetton (ASIA, KING CRIMSON) as The Psychiatrist Instrumentalists: * Ed Warby - drums * Rick Wakeman (YES) - keyboards * Keith Emerson (EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER) - keyboards * Jordan Rudess (DREAM THEATER) - keyboards * Steve Hackett (GENESIS) - lead guitar * Troy Donockley (BAD SHEPHERDS, NIGHTWISH) - Uilleann pipes and low flute * Arjen Anthony Lucassen - electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, mandolin and keyboards.AYREON's latest album, "01011001" (2008), sold 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 32 on the the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart (which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200).AYREON's 3CD + DVD compilation album entitled "Timeline" came out in November 2008. The set followed the thirteen-year evolution of the AYREON sound from the 1995 debut "The Final Experiment" to the release of "01011001". In addition to selecting tracks from the existing AYREON discography, Arjen also wrote and recorded a new AYREON song exclusively for "Timeline". Titled "Epilogue: The Memory Remains", this previously unreleased nine-plus-minute track introduced AYREON fans to the clear, powerful voice of Jasper Steverlinck (ARID).Interview (audio):
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isc 1 Phase I: Singularity01. Prologue: The Blackboard02. The Theory Of Everything Part 103. Patterns04. The Prodigy's World05. The Teacher's Discovery06. Love And Envy07. Progressive Waves08. The Gift09. The Eleventh Dimension10. Inertia11. The Theory Of Everything Part 2Phase II: Symmetry12. The Consultation13. Diagnosis14. The Argument 115. The Rival's Dilemma16. Surface Tension17. A Reason To Live18. Potential19. Quantum Chaos20. Dark Medicine21. Alive!22. The PredictionDisc 2 Phase III: Entanglement01. Fluctuations02. Transformation03. Collision04. Side Effects05. Frequency Modulation06. Magnetism07. Quid Pro Quo08. String Theory09. Fortune?Phase IV: Unification10. Mirror Of Dreams11. The Lighthouse12. The Argument 213. The Parting14. The Visitation15. The Breakthrough16. The Note17. The Uncertainty Principle18. Dark Energy19. The Theory Of Everything Part 320. The Blackboard (Reprise)"The Theory Of Everything" formats: * Limited deluxe artbook (2CD, DVD + Bonus 2CD) includes a 48-page perfect binding LP-sized book with plenty of artwork, the bonus DVD with a making of feature, full-length interviews and the recording session time lapse footage and in addition all tracks as instrumental versions on 2CDs * Special-edition 2CD+DVD mediabook * Gatefold black 2LP+2CD incl. Booklet with additional artwork * Standard 2CD jewelcase * Digital downloadThe "The Theory Of Everything" title track can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below."The Theory Of Everything" recording lineup:Vocalists (in order of appearance): * Janne "JB" Christoffersson (GRAND MAGUS) as The Teacher * Sara Squadrani (ANCIENT BARDS) as The Girl * Michael Mills (TOEHIDER) as The Father * Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA COIL) as The Mother * Tommy Karevik (KAMELOT, SEVENTH WONDER) as The Prodigy * Marko Hietala (NIGHTWISH) as The Rival * John Wetton (ASIA, KING CRIMSON) as The Psychiatrist Instrumentalists: * Ed Warby - drums * Rick Wakeman (YES) - keyboards * Keith Emerson (EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER) - keyboards * Jordan Rudess (DREAM THEATER) - keyboards * Steve Hackett (GENESIS) - lead guitar * Troy Donockley (BAD SHEPHERDS, NIGHTWISH) - Uilleann pipes and low flute * Arjen Anthony Lucassen - electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, mandolin and keyboards.AYREON's latest album, "01011001" (2008), sold 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 32 on the the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart (which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200).AYREON's 3CD + DVD compilation album entitled "Timeline" came out in November 2008. The set followed the thirteen-year evolution of the AYREON sound from the 1995 debut "The Final Experiment" to the release of "01011001". In addition to selecting tracks from the existing AYREON discography, Arjen also wrote and recorded a new AYREON song exclusively for "Timeline". Titled "Epilogue: The Memory Remains", this previously unreleased nine-plus-minute track introduced AYREON fans to the clear, powerful voice of Jasper Steverlinck (ARID).Interview (audio):
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