Ayreon "01011001"

[Wyvern]

The new Ayreon rock opera called '01011001' features the most guest musicians ever.
Check the 01011001 page for more information.

Here they are our guests, in no particular order:

"Forever"
Daniel Gildenlow - Pain of Salvation
Tom Englund - Evergrey
Hansi Kursch - Blind Guardian
Anneke van Giersbergen - Agua de Annique
Jonas Renkse - Katatonia
Bob Catley - Magnum
Jorn Lande
Floor Jansen - After Forever
Steve Lee - Gotthard
Magali Luyten - Virus IV

"Man"
Ty Tabor - King's X
Simone Simons - Epica
Liselotte Hegt - Dial
Phideaux
Marjan Welman
Wudstik
Arjen Lucassen

Guest Keyboardists:
Tomas Bodin - The Flower Kings
Derek Sherinian - Planet X
Joost van den Broek - After Forever

Guest Guitarists:
Michael Romeo
Lori Linstruth

Drums:
Ed Warby - Gorefest

Flute
Jeroen Goossens - Flairck

Violin
Ben Mathot - Dis

Cello
David Faber

As if it wasn't enough that I'm a blind fan of Ayreon, that Jorn Lande and Hansi Kursch are on vocals, now he incorporates Tomas Bodin and Derek Sehrinian on keyboards, that album is SO sold to me already
notworthy

P.S BTW I tried to translate the title to decimal and the best will be 089, but my calculator can't cover 01, so maybe it's another name or maybe has not significance at all.

 

[carnut]

Same here, this WILL be a killer record for sure !!!

 

[SoundMaster]

Everything Arjen does is golden. However, Hansi Kursch can only hurt the final product (agruably one of the worst voices in metal, IMO). Sorry, I know people like him, but I think he's nearly unlistenable. The rest of the roster is great!

 

[ShredHeadJHJ]

I absolutely worship Ayreon. I can't believe I forgot them in some favorite bands thread somewhere (fucking shoot me...).

Arjen is a musical genius & one of my heroes. "Into the Electric Castle" is one of the best albums ever written.

 

[Trans-Siberian Outcast]

However, Hansi Kursch can only hurt the final product (agruably one of the worst voices in metal, IMO). Sorry, I know people like him, but I think he's nearly unlistenable.

You're not alone, my friend. I can not stand Hansi's vocals. They great on my nerves equivalent to fingernails on a chalkboard. Not that it matters, I'll be buying this with the same blind devotion that I do with all of Arjen's projects. The man is a genius!

 

[Wyvern]

Actually Hansi is one of the best bonus of the album, his voclas are an acquired taste like some like King Diamond or Udo (which I abhors). I love Blind Guardian and Demons & Wizards, so this is a must be for me besides being an Ayreon album.

NP: Saracen - 'Heroes, Saints & Fools'

 

[rokk]

P.S BTW I tried to translate the title to decimal and the best will be 089, but my calculator can't cover 01, so maybe it's another name or maybe has not significance at all.

Maybe its January 1st, 1001

 

[Wyvern]

Maybe its January 1st, 1001

I like that one

NP: Scale The Summit - 'Wolves'

 

[Trans-Siberian Outcast]

Maybe its January 1st, 1001

Accurate or not, that's a clever interpretation!

I hope Arjen doesn't really name the album '01011001', because I have no idea how to pronounce it. It would be great for search engines, but in verbal form, what am I to do with that?

"Have you heard about the newest Ayreon project?" I ask my imaginary, somewhat clued-in, friend.

"What's the album called?" he asks.

"um.... hang on a second, I need to get this right...okay, here we go... zero one zero one one zero zero one."

"... okay," my friend pauses. "How do you pronounce that guy's name again?"

 

[tsorl]

That binary code is indeed 89 but it's also "Y" in ASCII code. Planet Y...

 

[ShredHeadJHJ]

I don't give a shit what it's called, I'm guessing it's going to be album of the year whether it comes out this year or next.

 

[Wyvern]

CD1 - Y:

Age Of Shadows (incl. "We Are Forever')
Comatose
Liquid Eternity
Connect The Dots
Beneath The Waves
(a) Beneath The Waves
(b) Face The Facts
(c) But A Memory...
(d) World Without Walls
(e) Reality Bleeds
Newborn Race
(a) The Incentive
(b) The Vision
(c) The Procedure
(d) Another Life
(e) Newborn Race
(f) The Conclusion
Ride The Comet
Web Of Lies

Disc 2 - Earth:

The Fifth Extinction
(a) Glimmer of Hope
(b) World of Tomorrow Dreams
(c) Collision Course
(d) From the Ashes
(e) Glimmer of Hope (reprise)
Waking Dreams
The Truth Is In Here
Unnatural Selection
River of Time
E=MC2
The Sixth Extinction
(a) Echoes On The Wind
(b) Radioactive Grave
(c) 2085
(d) To The Planet Of Red
(e) Spirit On The Wind
(f) Complete The Circle


Vocalists:

Daniel Gildenlöw (PAIN OF SALVATION)
Tom Englund (EVERGREY)
Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN)
Anneke van Giersbergen (AGUA DE ANNIQUE, THE GATHERING)
Jonas Renkse (KATATONIA)
Bob Catley (MAGNUM)
Jorn Lande (solo, ex-Masterplan, ex-Millenium, ex-Ark, ex-Beyond Twilight, ex-Mundanus Imperium)
Floor Jansen (AFTER FOREVER)
Steve Lee (GOTTHARD)
Magali Luyten (VIRUS IV, BEAUTIFUL SIN)
Ty Tabor (KING'S X)
Simone Simons (EPICA)
Liselotte Hegt (DIAL)
Phideaux
Marjan Welman
Wudstik
Arjen Lucassen

Players:

Arjen Lucassen: Guitar, keyboards, synths, bass and programming.
Tomas Bodin (THE FLOWER KINGS): keyboards
Derek Sherinian (PLANET X, solo): keyboards
Joost van den Broek (AFTER FOREVER, STAR ONE): keyboards
Michael Romeo (SYMPHONY X): Guitar
Lori Linstruth (ex-STREAM OF PASSION): Guitar
Ed Warby (GOREFEST): Drums
Jeroen Goossens (FLAIRCK): Flute
Ben Mathot (DIS): Violin
David Faber: Cello

I'm wetting my pants!

 

[Hawk]

I can't wait to hear this! Its going to be awesome! I really liked 'The Human Equation'.

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Now playing: Blotted Science - Synaptic Plasticity

 

[Wyvern]

Release dates:

Europe Jan 28/2008
USA Jan 29/2008

I'm going for the special edition (2 CD + DVD)

:Smokin::Smokin::Smokin:

 

[carnut]

Awesome cover again too !!!

 

[Trans-Siberian Outcast]

Can someone please tell me how to say this album title verbally?

 

[Wyvern]

oh-one-oh-one-one-oh-oh-one

zero-one-zero-one-one-zero-zero-one

January 1st, 1001 (as Rokk came with it)

 

[Trans-Siberian Outcast]

oh-one-oh-one-one-oh-oh-one

zero-one-zero-one-one-zero-zero-one

January 1st, 1001 (as Rokk came with it)

That's my point, it's too confusing for an album title. Works great for the web and a keyboard, but in spoken words, it is going to be confusing to say the least. I think Arjen has to clarify this at some point before the album is released, so we're all on the same page when we pronounce it verbally among friends and acquaintances.

 

[ShredHeadJHJ]

This kind of music is widely under appreciated here. They put a Katatonia & Arch Enemy thread in the other forum & they get 6 pages of replies.

I don't give a fuck what it's called. If it's going to have a special edition with a DVD I'm all over. Call the album "Horse Shit" if you want to.

 

[Bryant]

Hmmm...... if it is in hexadecimal, then it is 16846849
octal would be, 266753... still nothing there.

Bryant