WHEEL OF TIME Unveils 2063 Featuring Tony MacAlpine Ahead Of New Album Asymmetry
"... WHEEL OF TIME lifts off into outer space with the next single "2063". WHEEL OF TIME, the progressive power metal project led by Beijing-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Jimmie Hong, has set November 12, 2025 as the release date for its debut full-length album Asymmetry.
"2063"'s title is inspired by Star Trek and the Beginning of Interstellar Travel. In the Star Trek universe, the year 2063 sees the first successful warp flight occur and humanity's first contact with an alien species. Tony MacAlpine (PLANET X) guests on "2063" providing an enticing and compelling guitar solo. Composer Hong wanted a guest "who can handle both the metal music and jazz fusion music". This track leans into the cinematic with a narrative voiceover simulating a conversation between astronauts amidst the progressive melodies and instrumental textures that sonically represent the cosmos...."
WHEEL OF TIME To Release Debut In November; DEREK SHERINIAN, TIMO TOLKKI, TONY MACALPINE Guest On Tracks
"... Wheel Of Time is the brainchild of Beijing-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Jimmie Hong, who launched the project in 2022 while participating in the mentorship program of ex-Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro. Inspired by the collaborative spirit of projects like Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Jimmie envisioned a progressive power metal project that would bring together top musicians from around the world, working remotely across continents and time zones.
Named after one of his favorite fantasy novels, Wheel Of Time blends the technical precision of progressive metal with the melodic sweep of power metal, symphonic grandeur, and subtle Eastern melodic elements. The band draws from influences such as Metallica, Dream Theater, Stratovarius, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Liquid Tension Experiment, Opeth, and Symphony X, while forging a sound uniquely its own.
After releasing the single “Grand Cosmos” in 2023 and the EP The Enlightenment later that year, Wheel Of Time now unveils its debut full-length album Asymmetry on November 12, 2025. The album was composed entirely by Jimmie Hong, produced and engineered by Tom MacLean (ex-Haken), and recorded in collaboration with an international lineup of musicians...."
Tracklisting:
“Grand Cosmos” (feat. Derek Sherinian)
“Freedom Day” (feat. Derek Sherinian and Michele Luppi)
“Blind Sight” (feat. Alexandre Aposan)
“Addicted!…” (feat. Derek Sherinian and Timmo Tolkki)
“…To The Awakening” (feat. Tom MacLean)
“The Night Of Eternity” (feat. Derek Sherinian)
“China Moon”
“2063” (feat. Tony MacAlpine)
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