Star One - Revel in Time (2022)

Star One - Revel in Time (2022)

Tracklist front / back album covers

CD 1

1. "Fate of Man" (inspired by The Terminator)   5:29

2. "28 Days (Till the End of Time)" (inspired by Donnie Darko)   7:20

3. "Prescient" (inspired by Primer)   6:34

4. "Back from the Past" (inspired by Back to the Future)   4:50

5. "Revel in Time" (inspired by Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)   4:37

6. "The Year of '41" (inspired by The Final Countdown)6:20

7. "Bridge of Life" (inspired by Frequency)   5:13

8. "Today Is Yesterday" (inspired by Groundhog Day)   5:46

9. "A Hand on the Clock" (inspired by Source Code)   5:51

10. "Beyond the Edge of it All" (inspired by Sapphire & Steel)   4:52

11. "Lost Children of the Universe" (inspired by Interstellar)   9:46

Total length:   66:42

CD 2 (alternate versions with different vocalists)

1. "Fate of Man" (inspired by The Terminator)  5:29

2. "28 Days (Till the End of Time)" (inspired by Donnie Darko)   7:20

3. "Prescient" (inspired by Primer)   6:34

4. "Back from the Past" (inspired by Back to the Future)   4:50

5. "Revel in Time" (inspired by Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)   4:37

6. "The Year of '41" (inspired by The Final Countdown)   6:20

7. "Bridge of Life" (inspired by Frequency)   5:13

8. "Today Is Yesterday" (inspired by Groundhog Day)   5:46

9. "A Hand on the Clock" (inspired by Source Code)   5:51

10. "Beyond the Edge of it All" (inspired by Sapphire & Steel)   4:52

11. "Lost Children of the Universe" (inspired by Interstellar)   9:46

Total length:   66:42

 

Star One Band Members / Musicians

Arjen Anthony Lucassen – guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals on "Today Is Yesterday" (alternate version), guitar solo on "Beyond the Edge of It All"

Erik van Ittersum – Solina Strings

Ed Warby – drums

Marcela Bovio – vocals on "Fate of Man" (alternate version) and "A Hand on the Clock" (alternate version), backing vocals

Irene Jansen – vocals on "A Hand on the Clock" (alternate version), backing vocals

Hellscore Choir – vocals

Guest instrumentalists

Michael Romeo (Symphony X) – guitar solo on "Fate of Man" (both versions)

Timo Somers (Delain) – guitar solo on "28 Days (Till the End of Time)" (both versions)

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Sons of Apollo, ex-Guns 'N' Roses) – guitar solo on "Back from the Past" (both versions)

Adrian Vandenberg (Vandenberg, Whitesnake) – guitar solo on "Revel in Time" (both versions)

Jens Johansson (Stratovarius, Cain's Offering, ex-Rainbow, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) — keyboard solo on "The Year of '41"

Alessandro Del Vecchio – keyboard solo on "The Year of '41" (alternate version)

Marcel Singor – guitar solo on "Today is Yesterday" (both versions)

Lisa Bella Donna – Moog solo on "Today is Yesterday" (both versions)

Joost van den Broek (After Forever) – keyboard solo on "A Hand on the Clock" (both versions)

Steve Vai – guitar solo on "Lost Children of the Universe" (both versions)

Jef Bertels – artwork

Guest vocalists

Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers) on "Fate of Man"

Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob) on "28 Days (Till the End of Time)"

Micheal Mills (Toehider) on "Prescient"

Ross Jennings (Haken, Novena) on "Prescient"

Jeff Scott Soto (Sons of Apollo, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-Axel Rudi Pell) on "Back from the Past"

Brandon Yeagley (Crobot) on "Revel in Time"

Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-Deep Purple) on "The Year of '41"

Damian Wilson (Headspace, ex-Threshold) on "Bridge of Life"

Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, Witherscape) on "Today Is Yesterday"

Floor Jansen (Nightwish, Northward, ReVamp, After Forever) on "Hand on the Clock"

John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis) on "Beyond the Edge of It All", "28 Days (Till the End of Time)" (alternative version), "Back From the Past" (alternate version), "Revel in Time" (alternate version)

Will Shaw on "Prescient" (alternative version)

Alessandro Del Vecchio on "The Year of '41"

Wilmer Waarbroek on "Bridge of Life"

Mike Andersson on "Beyond the Edge of It All" (alternate version)

Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath) on "Lost Children of the Universe" (alternate version)

Roy Khan (Conception, ex-Kamelot) on "Lost Children of the Universe"

Revel in Time is the 3rd studio album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive metal project/supergroup Star One, released via Inside Out on 18 February 2022.

As with previous Star One albums, here Lucassen focuses on the "metal" side of his main project Ayreon while dispensing with the latter's typical acoustic and folk elements. He saw more hard rock elements on this album. Also, the lyrics are inspired by science fiction movies or TV series, only this time they focus on movies involving time manipulation, such as time loops and time travel. The title is inspired by a quote from Blade Runner.

Unlike previous albums, however, in which the same quartet of four guest vocalists (Damian Wilson, Dan Swanö, Floor Jansen and Russel Allen) would participate in the main songs, Revel in Time features several different vocalists, one for each track, including Roy Khan, Tony Martin, Jeff Scott Soto, Joe Lynn Turner and the four aforementioned ones. This was partly due to the international travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It also features guitar and keyboard solos by guest instrumentalists, such as Jens Johansson, Steve Vai, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and Adrian Vandenberg.