Ayreon - 01011001

And finnally my CD arrived! That was a 1 month journey around the world, and when it arrived i wasn't sure if i wanted to open it! Couldn't get the DVD elsewhere so i did. Let me tell you that, the Ayreon feeling is allways good, but this one really went to far. I mean, this album really makes me dream, i feel like floating in space.

It's called 01011001 because is binary for 89, and 89 is ASCII code for "Y". Ayreon fans certainly know that "Y" is the planet where the "Forever" live in. So the album is divided between "Y", where we find the Forever loosing all their emotions and sending a comet with their DNA, to recreate their race, and the "Earth", where the experience takes place, having a bit different result than expected.

Can't describe much more, you realy need to listen to it if you want to have a good idea of what i am talking about!

Big names like Somone Simons (Epica) or Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian) and Jonas Renkse (Katatonia). As allways, Arjen Lucassen gave his best, and finger picked his artists from the current metal scene top performers, resulting in a fantastic production. Keep it up Arjen! Love your work!

Tracklist:

Disc I [Y]
01. Age Of Shadows
02. Comatose
03. Liquid Eternity
04. Connect The Dots
05. Beneath The Waves
06. Newborn Race
07. Ride The Comet
08. Web Of Lies

Disc II [Earth]
01. The Fifth Extinction
02. Waking Dreams
03. The Truth Is In Here
04. Unnatural Selection
05. River Of Time
06. E=MC2
07. The Sixth Extinction

Line Up:

Vocals -
Forever:
Hansi Kursch
Daniel Gildenlow
Thomas Englund
Jonas Renkse
Jorn Lande
Anneke van Giersbergen
Steve Lee
Bob Catley
Floor Jansen
Magali Luyten

Man:
Simone Simons
Phideaux Xavier
Wudstik
Marjan Welman
Liselotte Hegt
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Ty Tabor