Name: Victims Of The Modern Age
Brand: Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

19439983341

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black

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

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Format detail

Includes 2xCD

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-04-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

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UPC / Barcode

194399833414

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

19439983332

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194399833322

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One 

Genre GB

Prog Rock

Label GB

InsideOutMusic

With a career spanning more than three decades, composer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen has firmly established himself worldwide as driving force in progressive rock. While best known for his rock opera project Ayreon, the multi-talented Dutchman also regularly embarks on musical side projects such as Ambeon, Guilt Machine and Star One. These projects all explore different aspects of Lucassen's musical personality. Lucassen strives to keep a consistent cast of vocalists for Star One rather than mixing it up with the ever-changing vocal line-up that characterizes Ayreon. For <i>Victims Of The Modern Age</i> he reunited the stellar cast of lead vocalists from the first album, “Space Metal” (2002): Russell Allen (Symphony X), Damian Wilson (Headspace, Threshold), Floor Jansen (ReVamp, ex-After Forever), and Dan Swanö (Nightingale, Second Sky, ex-Edge Of Sanity). Ranging from soaring power vocals to hauntingly melodic passages to brutal growls, the contrasting vocal styles of these magnificent vocalists provide each song with a stunning variety of vocal textures. 

When it comes to instruments, the tall Dutchman played the rhythm guitars, Hammond organ, Mellotron, Solina strings and analog synths himself, and invited drummer Ed Warby (Ayreon, Hail of Bullets, Gorefest) and bassist Peter Vink to lay down the powerful rhythm tracks. He also enlisted the intimidating solo skills of former After Forever keyboardist Joost van den Broek and guitarist Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery), each of whom provide their trademark scorching solos. On top of this formidable cast, Lucassen recruited three other singers -- Mike Andersson (Cloudscape, Full Force, Silent Memorial), Rodney Blaze, and former Black Sabbath frontman Tony Martin -- for some additional tracks to be featured on the album.

Victims Of The Modern Age

Music GB