Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen. You can now listen to the chat using the audio 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: Disc 1 Phase I: Singularity 01. Prologue: The Blackboard 02. The Theory Of Everything Part 1 03. Patterns 04. The Prodigy's World 05. The Teacher's Discovery 06. Love And Envy 07. Progressive Waves 08. The Gift 09. The Eleventh Dimension 10. Inertia 11. The Theory Of Everything Part 2 Phase II: Symmetry 12. The Consultation 13. Diagnosis 14. The Argument 1 15. The Rival's Dilemma 16. Surface Tension 17. A Reason To Live 18. Potential 19. Quantum Chaos 20. Dark Medicine 21. Alive! 22. The Prediction Disc 2 Phase III: Entanglement 01. Fluctuations 02. Transformation 03. Collision 04. Side Effects 05. Frequency Modulation 06. Magnetism 07. Quid Pro Quo 08. String Theory 09. Fortune? Phase IV: Unification 10. Mirror Of Dreams 11. The Lighthouse 12. The Argument 2 13. The Parting 14. The Visitation 15. The Breakthrough 16. The Note 17. The Uncertainty Principle 18. Dark Energy 19. The Theory Of Everything Part 3 20. 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 download The "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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