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<title><![CDATA[AYREON: CD/DVD Compilación]]></title>
<link>http://elviejoportaldelcielo.wordpress.com/?p=654</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>HeiligeDamon</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Ayreon - Timeline

Comunicado de Prensa de InsideOut Music
With his Ayreon project, legendary multi-]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Comunicado de Prensa de InsideOut Music</strong></p>
<p>With his Ayreon project, legendary multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and vocalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen single-handedly revived the rock opera genre in the 1990s. Since then, Ayreon has achieved worldwide critical acclaim and success with albums charting in various countries. After bringing the Ayreon saga full circle with his previous release, 01011001, Lucassen returns to summarize the story of the Ayreon universe with his first-ever Ayreon compilation album, the 3CD + DVD package TIMELINE.</p>
<p>“I’ve been asked many times before to release an Ayreon compilation album, but it just didn’t feel right to present fragmented bits of story by lifting individual songs out of their greater contexts. However, my attitude changed after I completed my 2008 album 01011001, in which I connected all the previous Ayreon releases, musically as well as lyrically. Having completed the circle, so to speak, it seemed like a fitting time to put all things Ayreon into perspective and create an Ayreon timeline outlining the entire story.”</p>
<p>TIMELINE follows the thirteen-year evolution of the Ayreon sound from the 1995 debut The Final Experiment to the release of 01011001 in 2008. In addition to selecting essential tracks from the complete Ayreon discography, Lucassen wrote and recorded a new Ayreon song exclusively for TIMELINE. Titled Epilogue: The Memory Remains, this previously unreleased 9-plus-minute track introduces Ayreon fans to the clear, powerful voice of Jasper Steverlinck (Arid). Lyrically, The Memory Remains provides further insight into the final chapter of the Ayreon saga and what the future might hold for its characters.</p>
<p>In addition to The Memory Remains, TIMELINE’s 3 audio CDs comprise 32 essential Ayreon tracks (almost 4 hours of music), all carefully remastered specifically for this release. The accompanying DVD features nearly two hours of selected released and unreleased video clips, behind-the-scenes featurettes, 5.1 mixes, and live performances of Ayreon tracks (Star one and Stream of Passion versions). To illuminate the Ayreon story further, a timeline poster illustrating the Ayreon universe and 56-page booklet containing many new photos, all lyrics, and notes on the story are included in the TIMELINE package. The cover is a specially commissioned painting by traditional Ayreon cover artist, Jef Bertels. TIMELINE will be available from InsideOut Music on 7 November (GAS), 10 November (Europe), and early 2009 (N. America).</p>
<p>When asked what the release of TIMELINE means for the future of Ayreon, Lucassen replies, “I don’t see this as the end of Ayreon, but rather as a new beginning. I’ll definitely be recording some side projects before I even start thinking about re-inventing Ayreon. To keep things fresh for myself I’ve got to come up with a completely new concept for both the music and the lyrics. I hope I can do it...it will be definitely be quite a challenge!”</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>T R A C K L I S T</strong></p>
<p><strong>1995: The Final Experiment</strong><br />
1) Prologue 3:17<br />
2) The Awareness 6:36<br />
3) Eyes of Time 5:05<br />
4) The Accusation (acoustic version taken from the Special Edition) 3:43<br />
5) Sail Away to Avalon (single version) 3:40<br />
6) Listen to the Waves 4:40</p>
<p><strong>1996: Actual Fantasy (Revisited)</strong><br />
7) Actual Fantasy 1:31<br />
8) Abbey of Synn 9:25<br />
9) Computer Eyes 7:17 10]<br />
10) Back on Planet Earth 7:04</p>
<p><strong>1998 Into the Electric Castle</strong><br />
11) Isis and Osiris 11:09<br />
12) Amazing Flight 10:21</p>
<p><strong>CD2<br />
1998 Into the Electric Castle</strong><br />
1) The Garden of Emotions 9:40<br />
2) The Castle Hall 5:48<br />
3) The Mirror Maze 6:23<br />
4) The Two Gates 6:23</p>
<p><strong>2000: The Universal Migrator parts I and II</strong><br />
5) The Shooting Company of Captain Frans B Cocq 7:42<br />
6) Dawn of a Million Souls 7:44<br />
7) And the Druids Turned to Stone 6:32<br />
8) Into the Black Hole 10:17<br />
9) The First Man on Earth 6:54</p>
<p><strong>2004: the Human Equation</strong><br />
10) Day Two: Isolation 8:46</p>
<p><strong>CD3</strong><br />
<strong>2004: The Human Equation</strong><br />
1) Day Three: Pain 4:53<br />
2) Day Six: Childhood 5:04<br />
3) Day Twelve: Trauma 9:23<br />
4) Day Sixteen: Loser 4:47<br />
5) Day Seventeen: Accident? 5:41</p>
<p><strong>2008: 01011001</strong><br />
6) Age of Shadows (edit) 5:39<br />
7) Ride the Comet 3:39<br />
8) The Fifth Extinction 10:27<br />
9) Waking Dreams 6:23<br />
10) The Sixth Extinction 12:16<br />
11) Epilogue: The Memory Remains 9:16 (inédita)<br />
<strong>DVD</strong><br />
1] The Stranger from Within (5.1, available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)<br />
2] Valley of the Queens (available on Star One – Live on Earth)<br />
3] Isis and Osiris (available on Star One – Live on Earth)<br />
4] The Two Gates (available on Star One – Live on Earth)<br />
5] Teaser: The Human Equation (available on the special edition of The Human Equation)<br />
6] Day Eleven: Love (5.1, available on the special edition of The Human Equation)<br />
7] Come Back to Me (available as CD ROM track on the EP Come Back to Me)<br />
8] Loser (Star One version, previously unreleased)<br />
9] Farside of the World (5.1, available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)<br />
10] Back on Planet Earth (5.1, available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)<br />
11] Featurette Actual Fantasy (available on Actual Fantasy Revisited)<br />
12] Computer Eyes (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)<br />
13] Day One: Vigil (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)<br />
14] Day Three: Pain (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)<br />
15] The Castle Hall (available on Stream of Passion – Live in the Real World)<br />
16] Release Party 01011001 (previously unreleased)<br />
17] Beneath the Waves (5.1, available on the special edition of 01011001)<br />
18] Teaser 01011001 (available on the special edition of 01011001)<br />
19] Featurette Epilogue: The Memory Remains (previously unreleased)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Vacation Playlist - 8/31 thru 9/7]]></title>
<link>http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/?p=2637</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m back from a quick vacation! I didn&#8217;t realize that I had to use some vacation days u]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm back from a quick vacation! I didn't realize that I had to use some vacation days up quick or I would lose them so i took a quick unscheduled vacation from work. I love being in a union! I decided that I was going to also take the week to get away from my dependence on the Internet and television and just concentrate on listening to music and reading a good book or two. I won't lie and say I cut both totally out but I did limit my time to an hour for each every day. Sometimes I just need to tune out!</p>
<p>Some other things I did last week involved birthdays, my youngest daughter turned 5 and my mom turned 59 the same day, so there was a birthday barbecue. The return of regular season NFL Football came last Thursday with the reigning champion New York Giants facing the Washington Redskins. As many long time readers know, I'm a New England Patriots season ticket holder so I had the opening regular season game today (I am not discussing Tom Brady's injury at this time), so I tried out a few new recipes on the grill for the pre-game tailgate in the parking lot. Add my 4 hour fantasy football draft Saturday morning and you can see that I may have been on vacation but I still had a lot going on!</p>
<p>I spent a lot of time with new albums and live albums this past week. I have to catch up on reviews and I want to do a "live album week" at the end of the month so I pulled out a few candidates for those reviews.</p>
<p><strong>Metal Church - This Present Wasteland (2008)</strong><br />
<strong>Iced Earth - The Crucible Of Man (2008)</strong><br />
<strong>Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider (2008)</strong><br />
<strong>Cloudscape - Global Drama (2008)</strong><br />
<strong>Maiden Heaven: A Kerrang! Tribute To Iron Maiden (2008)</strong><br />
<strong>Venom - Hell (2008)</strong><br />
<strong>Motorhead - Motorizer (2008)</strong><br />
<strong>Ayreon - 01011001 (2008)</strong><br />
<strong>Royal Hunt - Collision Course - Paradox II (2008)</strong><br />
<strong>Avantasia - The Scarecrow (2008)</strong><br />
<strong>Judas Priest - Nostradamus (2008)</strong></p>
<p>These are the new albums that I have been rgiving serious rotation to the last couple of weeks. I've never really taken Avantasia and Judas Priest out of my weekly playlist, same goes for the new Ayreon but I've given it just a little more focus because there is so much to hear. The new albums from Royal Hunt, Motorhead, Cloudscape and Alice Cooper are all very good and I haven't stopped enjoying them. I just picked up the new Venom recently (along with something else I know I'm forgetting, watch for an update on my purchases soon) and it's.....well, Venom! Venom and Motorhead are so much alike in that they do the same thing over and over. Most of my listening went to advances of the new Iced Earth and Metal Church that I've had a few weeks now.....I'm preparing the Iced Earth review for this week, Metal Church next week.</p>
<p><strong>KISS - Alive! (1975)</strong><br />
<strong>KISS - Alive II (1977)</strong><br />
<strong>Iron Maiden - Live After Death (1985)</strong><br />
<strong>Scorpions - World Wide Live (1985)</strong><br />
<strong>UFO - Strangers In The Night (1979)</strong><br />
<strong>UFO - Werewolves Of London: Live In Wolverhampton 1998 (1999)</strong><br />
<strong>Royal Hunt - Live In Japan 1996 (1996)</strong><br />
<strong>Michael Schenker Group - Live Unforgiven World Tour (1999)</strong><br />
<strong>Black Sabbath - Live Evil (1982)</strong><br />
<strong>Black Sabbath - Reunion (1998)</strong><br />
<strong>Queen - Live At Wembley '86 (1992)</strong><br />
<strong>Queen - On Fire: Live At The Bowl '82 (2004)</strong><br />
<strong>Judas Priest - Priest In The East (1979)</strong><br />
<strong>Judas Priest - Priest.....Live! (1987)</strong><br />
<strong>Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed (1982)</strong><br />
<strong>Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed Pt.2 (1998)</strong><br />
<strong>Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed Pt.3 (2006)</strong><br />
<strong>Krokus - Alive &#38; Screamin' (1986)</strong><br />
<strong>Jeff Scott Soto - Live At The Gods (2003)</strong></p>
<p>That's a pretty good list of live albums! Some of these albums were instrumental in my discovering studio albums from the bands, some were important in my understanding of different eras of the bands, but all of them had a profound influence on me. The first two KISS ALIVE albums are cornerstones of my love for Heavy Metal and KISS but I would also have to put LIVE AFTER DEATH and WORLD WIDE LIVE right there with them because they were cassettes I played to death back when I was kid. I should probably add the Krokus and Judas Priest live records to that list too.</p>
<p>I did a lot of comparisons: PRIEST IN THE EAST vs. PRIEST.....LIVE!, LIVE EVIL vs. REUNION, all 3 Saxon live albums. Some are no brainers so I expect everyone to comment how bad PRIEST.....LIVE! &#38; REUNION are to two all-time classic live albums. Some of these albums like the UFO records, the Royal Hunt, MSG and Jeff Scott Soto have become favorites over the years and you can't dispute Queen's legacy in the live arena. My plan for the "live album week" is to pick 7 out of this list, or maybe pick 6 and throw in a surprise, for reviews and memories.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ayreon - 01011001]]></title>
<link>http://heavyews.wordpress.com/?p=24</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Renato Domingues</dc:creator>
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01011001

  
Os fãns do gênero &#8220;sci-fi&#8221; terão com certeza mais um grande motivo para]]></description>
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<h2 style="text-align:right;">01011001</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.ayreon.com/ayreon/ay_media/ay_images/ay_albums_y.jpg"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.ayreon.com/ayreon/ay_media/ay_images/ay_albums_y.jpg" alt="" width="182" height="182" /></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><strong><span style="color:#888888;">O</span></strong><span style="color:#888888;">s fãns do gênero "<em>sci-fi</em>" terão com certeza mais um grande motivo para se orgulharem de <em>Arjen Anthony Lucassen</em>, que mais uma vez acertou em cheio em suas escolhas e em Janeiro deste ano lançou um dos mais completos álbuns de seu já famigerado projeto "<a href="http://www.ayreon.com/" target="_blank"><em>Ayreon</em></a>". "<a href="http://www.arjenlucassen.com/ayreon/ay_01011001.html" target="_blank"><em>01011001</em></a>" é o nome desta obra prima (Uma codificação binária para o número 89, que por sua vez representa a letra Y em uma linguagem de programação ASCII.) que consegue juntar uma grande porção de História com uma grande porção de musicalidade e misturá-las na quantia certa. O resultado desta receita pra ninguém botar defeito, você confere agora.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><strong>C</strong>omo já era de se esperar de Arjen Lucassen, seu novo duplo conta com a participação de verdadeiras feras da cena atual. No que diz respeito aos vocalistas, alguns já conhecidos de participações anteriores no próprio Ayreon como <a href="http://www.aguadeannique.com/" target="_blank"><em>Anneke van Giersbergen</em></a> e <a href="http://www.epica.nl/" target="_blank"><em>Simone Simons</em></a> (Epica) e outros que já estão no mercado há tempos, mas chegam fresquinhos para o projeto como <a href="http://www.gildenlow.com" target="_blank"><em>Daniel Gildenlöw</em></a> (Pain of Salvation), <a href="http://www.evergrey.net/" target="_blank"><em>Tom S. Englund</em></a><em> </em>(Evergrey), </span><span style="color:#888888;"><a href="http://www.jornlande.com/" target="_blank"><em>Jorn Lande</em></a> e muitos outros. Para somar à competência desses incríveis vocalistas, Arjen conta com um time de instrumentistas tão fabuloso quanto, e nesses estão inclusos <a href="http://www.symphonyx.com/" target="_blank"><em>Michael Romeo</em></a> (Symphony X), <a href="http://www.dereksherinian.com/" target="_blank"><em>Derek Sherinian</em></a> (Planet X, ex-Dream Theater) e o já amigo de longa data <a href="http://www.afterforever.com/"><em>Joost van den Broek</em></a> (After Forever), sendo assim, impossível deixar de imaginar que a presença dos teclados se faz completa, e é acompanhada pelas melodias e harmonias viciantes provenientes das guitarras</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;">Passando das informações técnicas sobre o álbum, vamos às considerações práticas e explicações.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><strong>O</strong> duplo é dividido de maneira a separar os <em>Forever</em> (Misteriosos seres extragalácticos que têm mais ligação conosco e com a criação de toda a vida e do universo do que podemos imaginar) e os Humanos. Sugestivamente, deu-se ao primeiro CD o nome de "<em>Y</em>" (nome do planeta de origem dos Forever) e ao segundo CD o nome de <em>"Eart</em>h". O time de vocalistas foi dividido entre essas duas raças, mas isso não quer dizer que seriam separados pelos CDs. Como dito antes, a ligação entre os Humanos e os Forever na história criada por Arjen, é muito maior do que podemos prever.</span></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#888888;">[<strong>Y</strong>]</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><strong>A</strong> abertura do álbum fica por conta da auto-explicativa "<em>Age of Shadows</em>", que nos revela de cara a retomada dos padrões de ficção científica que sempre existiram no Ayreon, mas que foram deixados em segundo plano no álbum imediatamente anterior, <a href="http://www.arjenlucassen.com/ayreon/ay_albums_the.html" target="_blank"><em>The Human Equation</em></a> (o que não quer dizer que não tenha sido fascinante) e junto a isso traz o peso e a idéia central desta etapa do álbum: As coisas foram longe demais, até mesmo para os Forever, e parece chegada a hora de pagar o preço de sua imortalidade, conhecimento e desenvolvimento desenfreado. Com a base sólida deixada pela abertura, "<em>Comatose</em>" vem confirmando as expectativas da falta de esperança para o povo de "Y" e toda essa melancolia vem agravada na voz de <em>Jorn Lande</em>. Arrastados por isso, na progressiva "<em>Liquid Eternity</em>" chegamos à situação atual na qual se encontra o mundo dos Forever e seus habitantes, onde as premissas negativas foram confirmadas. Aqui o destaque fica por conta da participação em massa dos vocalistas, sete ao todo, com uma interpretação vocal fascinante e assustadora.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><strong>S</strong>eguindo adiante no tempo, “<em>Connect the Dots</em>” nos leva ao planeta Terra nos dias de hoje, e estabelecendo um paralelo entre “Y” e a Terra, percebe-se, sem muita dificuldade,  que os humanos seguem o mesmo rumo de seus criadores, com sua busca incansável e frenética por conhecimento e desenvolvimento. De volta a terra natal dos Forever na calma “<em>Beneath the Waves</em>“, o passado próspero deles é retomado através das lembranças e lamentações sobre tudo que foi perdido. Aqui o destaque fica por conta da apaixonante voz de <em>Anneke van Giersbergen</em> e da incrível melodia da música. Talvez por um único momento, a esperança retorna ao álbum e em “<em>New Born Race</em>” os Forever resolvem depositá-la naquela que seria, talvez, a mais ousada das experiências, e o resultado: a propriamente dita nova raça. A humanidade. Alguém falou em pedir ajuda? Não. Aqui são debatidos os direitos que os criadores teriam sobre as vidas de suas criações e se seria certo tomar-lhes a vida para salvar as suas próprias. Pegando carona nessa experiência, “<em>Ride the Comet</em>” traz a explicação do invento da humanidade e com uma sonoridade épica e progressiva.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><strong><span><!--  /* Font Definitions */  @font-face 	{font-family:SimSun; 	panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; 	mso-font-alt:宋体; 	mso-font-charset:134; 	mso-generic-font-family:auto; 	mso-font-pitch:variable; 	mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face 	{font-family:"\@SimSun"; 	panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; 	mso-font-charset:134; 	mso-generic-font-family:auto; 	mso-font-pitch:variable; 	mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;}  /* Style Definitions */  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal 	{mso-style-parent:""; 	margin:0cm; 	margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:12.0pt; 	font-family:"Times New Roman"; 	mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 	{size:612.0pt 792.0pt; 	margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; 	mso-header-margin:36.0pt; 	mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; 	mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 	{page:Section1;} -->E</span></strong></span><span style="color:#888888;">ncerrando a primeira parte do duplo, “<em>Web of Lies</em>” pode até ser considerada a mais fraca das músicas, a menos progressiva, mas traz em cinco simples estrofes a informação de que, na humanidade, ainda é forte aquilo que os Forever perderam há muito tempo: Seus sentimentos e emoções. Essa interpretação fica por conta de <em>Simone Simons</em> e <a href="http://www.bloodfish.com/BF_homepage_set.html" target="_blank"><em>Phideaux Xavier</em></a>, que demonstram uma paixão surgida em relacionamentos por internet, e a facilidade com que os sentimentos mudam e se transformam na raça humana.</span></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#888888;">[<strong>Earth</strong>]</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><strong>A</strong> segunda parte do duplo se inicia com a impressionante "<em>The Earth Extinction</em>”, mais um show de interpretação vocal somada à melodia que se encaixa perfeitamente com a história. Uma daquelas músicas que se ouve no "repeat" sem parar. Decididos de que usar a humanidade seria sua única forma de salvação, os Forever iniciam uma espécie de anexação à nossa raça, se estabelecendo como uma presença invisível incorporada à mente de toda a humanidade. Através dessa anexação, os Forever passam a ter novamente contato direto com as emoções humanas, e sem se conter, passam a influenciar nas nossas ações, sendo responsáveis por uma súbita explosão de conhecimento e desenvolvimento entre os nossos. Essa interferência é descrita em "<em>Waking Dreams</em>". "<em>The Truth Is In Here</em>" nos dá indícios de que a intervenção dos Forever não passa despercebida, porém quem poderia acreditar em algo assim?...</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><strong>N</strong>a sequência, "<em>Unatural Selection</em>" vem pra marcar o "<em>01011001</em>" como um legítimo álbum de Arjen Lucassen. A música ainda se destaca pelas referências feitas por Arjen, que remetem alarmantemente a acontecimentos e registros do mundo real. Neste ponto, o extraordinário avanço no desenvolvimento e conhecimento da tecnologia e sociedade sobrecarrega a "máquina humana" e cometendo o mesmo erro pela segunda vez, os Forever levam a raça humana ao mesmo destino da sua. Numa tentativa desesperada de impedir a definitiva queda dos seres humanos, em "<em>River of Time</em>" nos é concedido o conhecimento e a capacidade de interferir na linha do tempo através do projeto "The Final Experiment" (referência ao primeiro álbum da saga.). Os avisos sobre o apocalipse humano são transmitidos ao passado em "<em>E=MC2</em>", na esperança de uma mudança de comportamento que pudesse salvar a nossa existência. Mas nada muda, e os humanos são levados ao colapso. Aqui, Arjen ainda deixa uma mensagem a seus ouvintes, transportando para nosso mundo a possibilidade de ocorrer aqui, o que ocorre em sua história, e nos diz que o resultado dessa ultima experiência, está em nossas mãos.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><strong>E</strong>ncerrando esta obra prima de Arjen, a magnífica "<em>The Sixth Extinction</em>" culmina com o fim de tudo, porém nos deixa uma esperança. A alma conhecida como "<em>Migrator</em>" (Referência ao álbum "<a href="http://www.arjenlucassen.com/ayreon/ay_albums_um.html" target="_blank"><em>The Universal Migrator </em></a>") retorna com os Forever por algum motivo ainda não conhecido de fato, e agora tudo depende dessa nova etapa da história do universo.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><strong>S</strong>em dúvidas um dos melhores lançamentos da saga de <em>Ayreon</em>, que traz uma avalanche de explicações sem de fato terminar a história, nos deixando com um gostinho de "quero mais" e na expectativa para o próximo lançamento.</span></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US">V O C A L I S T A S<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US">Forevers    <span> </span></span></span></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><a href="http://www.blind-guardian.com/" target="_blank">Hansi Kürshc</a> (Blind Guardian)<br />
</span><span style="color:#888888;"><a href="http://www.gildenlow.com" target="_blank">Daniel Gildenlöw</a> (pain of Salvation)</span><span style="color:#888888;"><br />
<a href="http://www.evergrey.net" target="_blank">Tom S. Englund</a> (Evergrey)<br />
<a href="http://www.katatonia.com/" target="_blank">Jonas Renske</a> (Katatonia)<br />
</span><a href="http://www.jornlande.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#888888;">Jorn Lande</span></a><span style="color:#888888;"><br />
<a href="http://www.aguadeannique.com/" target="_blank">Aneeke Van Giersbergen</a> (Agua de Annique)<br />
<a href="http://www.gotthard.com/" target="_blank">Steve Lee</a> (Gotthard)<br />
<a href="http://www.magnumonline.co.uk/">Bob Catley</a> (Magnum)</span><span style="color:#888888;"><br />
<a href="http://www.afterforever.com/" target="_blank">Floor Jansen</a> (After Forever)<br />
<a href="http://www.virus4.net/" target="_blank">Magali Luyten</a> (Virus IV)</span></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;">Humanos</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><a href="http://www.epica.nl/" target="_blank">Simone Simons (Epica)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bloodfish.com/BF_homepage_set.html" target="_blank">Phideaux Xavier</a> (Phideaux)<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/wudstikmusic" target="_blank">Wudstik</a><br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/elisterband" target="_blank">Marjan Welman</a> (Elister)<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/thebanddial" target="_blank">Kisekitte Hegt</a> (Dial)<br />
Arjen Lucassen<br />
<a href="http://www.kingsxrocks.com/" target="_blank">Ty Tabor</a> (King's X)</span></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US">I N S T R U M E N T I S T A S</span></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><a href="http://ayreon.com" target="_blank">Arjen Lucassen</a><span> </span>- Guitarra, Teclados, sintetizadores, Baixo, programação.</span><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
<a href="http://www.gorefest.nl/" target="_blank">Ed Warby</a> (Gorefest) - Bateria<br />
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.lorilinstruth.com/" target="_blank">Lori Linstruth</a> - </span>Guitarra Solo<span lang="EN-US"><br />
<a href="http://www.symphonyx.com/" target="_blank">Michael Romeo</a> (Symphony X) - Guitarra Solo<br />
<a href="http://www.dereksherinian.com/" target="_blank">Derek Sherinian</a> (Planet X,ex- Dream Theater) - Teclado Solo<br />
<a href="http://www.flowerkings.se/" target="_blank">Tomas Bodin</a> (The Flower Kings) - Teclado Solo<br />
<a href="http://www.afterforever.com/" target="_blank">Joost van den Broek</a> (After Forever) - Teclado solo e piano<br />
</span><a href="http://www.flairck.com/" target="_blank">Jeroen Goossens</a> (Flairck) - <span lang="EN-US">Flautas<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/disbrotherhood" target="_blank">Ben Mathot</a> (Dis) - Violino<br />
David Faber - Cello </span></span></p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US">T R A C K L I S T</span></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></p>
<pre class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US"><em>Disco 1 – Y                                         </em><span> </span><span> </span><em>Disco <span> </span>2 - EARTH</em></span></span></pre>
<pre class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US">1. Age of Shadows<span>             </span><span> </span>                      1. The Fifth Extinction<em><span>
</span>    incl. We Are Forever</em><span><em> </em> </span><em>                            (a) Glimmer of Hope
</em>2. Comatose<span>                                           </span><em>(b) World of Tomorrow Dreams
</em>3. Liquid Eternity<span> </span><em>                                   (c) Collision Course
</em>4. Connect the Dots<span> </span><em>                                  (d) From the Ashes
</em>5. Beneath the Waves<span> </span><em>                                 (e) Glimmer of Hope (reprise)
</em><span> </span><em>(a) Beneath the Waves</em><span> </span><span>                              </span>2. Waking Dreams</span><span lang="EN-US"><span>
 </span><em>(b) Face the Facts                                  </em></span></span><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US">3. The Truth Is In Here</span></span><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US">
 (</span></span><span style="color:#888888;"><em><span><span lang="EN-US"><em>c) But a Memory...</em></span></span></em></span><span style="color:#888888;"><span lang="EN-US">                                 4. Unnatural Selection</span><span lang="EN-US"><span>
 </span><em>(d) World Without Walls</em><span><em>                           </em> </span><span> </span>5. River of Time
</span><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><em>(e) Reality Bleeds                                  </em>6. E=MC2<span>
</span>6. Newborn Race<span> </span><span> </span>                                    7. The Sixth Extinction
<span> </span><em>(a) The Incentive<span> </span>                                   (a) Echoes on the Wind
</em></span><em><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span>(b) The Vision<span> </span>                                      (b) Radioactive Grave</span><span lang="EN-US"><span>
 </span>(c) The Procedure<span> </span><span>                                   </span>(c) 2085<span>
</span><span> </span>(d) Another Life<span> </span>                                    (d) To the Planet of Red
<span> </span>(e) Newborn Race<span> </span>                                    (e) Spirit on the Wind
</span></em><span lang="EN-US"><em><span> </span>(f) The Conclusion<span> </span>                                  (f) Complete the Circle
</em>7. Ride the Comet
8. Web of Lies</span></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><span> </span></span></span></p>
<p>Para maiores informações, visitem <a href="http://www.ayreon.com/" target="_blank">Ayreon.com</a></p>
<h3>Abraços,<br />
Renato Domingues</h3>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>speedbuzz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Clip du titre &#8220;Love&#8221; tiré de l&#8217;avant dernier album &#8220;The Human Equation]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clip du titre "Love" tiré de l'avant dernier album "The Human Equation"</p>
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<p><a title="cellulette" href="http://www.allomarket.com/boutique/liste_familles.cfm?code_lg=lg_fr&#38;num=101" target="_blank">Cellulette</a></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://speedbuzz.es.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/ayreon-loser-clip/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ayreon est un groupe de métal expérimental. Composé de plusieurs artistes issus de différents gr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ayreon est un groupe de métal expérimental. Composé de plusieurs artistes issus de différents groupes et dirigé par le fondateur Arjen Lucassen, la musique est extrèmement riches (de deep purple aux beetles en passant par des influences celtiques et bien plus encore).<br />
Les membres du groupe changent à chaque album.</p>
<p>Ayreon est à découvrir de toute urgence ! <a title="ayreon" href="http://www.ayreon.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ayreon.com/</a></p>
<p>Clip Loser issu de l'avant dernier album "The Human Equation"</p>
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<p><a title="cellulette" href="http://www.allomarket.com/boutique/liste_familles.cfm?code_lg=lg_fr&#38;num=101" target="_blank">Cellulette</a></p>
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<link>http://daenomicus.wordpress.com/?p=81</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Hoy les voy a hablar de Stream of Passion, un grupo que conozco de hace poco tiempo pero con un s]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Hoy les voy a hablar de <a title="Sitio Web de Stream of Passion" href="http://www.streamofpassion.com/index.php" target="_blank"><strong><em>Stream of Passion</em></strong></a>, un grupo que conozco de hace poco tiempo pero con un sonido metalero sinfónico progresivo con tintes góticos que me ha gustado bastante, además de que tiene un origen muy interesante.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">La historia comienza en 2003, cuando el músico holandés <strong><em>Arjen Lucassen</em></strong> lanza una convocatoria en su sitio web para encontrar una voz femenina, la ganadora participaría en la grabación<em><strong> </strong></em>de su disco<em><strong> </strong></em><strong><em>The Human Equation</em></strong>, sexto con su proyecto <strong><em>Ayreon</em></strong>. Una de las participantes fue<em><strong> Marcela Bovio</strong></em>, cantante del grupo regiomontano de metal progresivo atmosférico <strong><em><a title="Elfonia" href="http://www.elfonia.com/band.php" target="_blank">Elfonia</a></em></strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Lucassen, </em>quien ha trabajado con grandes cantantes femeninas del ambiente metalero como<em> <strong>Sharon den Adel </strong></em>(<em><strong>Within Temptation), Floor Jansen (</strong></em><em><strong>After Forever) </strong></em>o <em><strong>Simone Simons (</strong></em><em><strong>Epica) </strong></em>quedó tan impresionado por la voz de la mexicana que no solo la designó como la voz de la <em>esposa de</em> <em>Me</em> <em>(Personaje de su rock opera The Human Equation)</em>, sino que además se propuso formar una banda donde <em>Marcela</em> pudiera explotar su talento musical y tuviera la libertad de experimentar, dando nacimiento a <em>Stream of Passion</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para completar el grupo <em>Lucassen</em> reclutó músicos desconocidos pero con gran talento, dando como resultado la siguiente formación: <em>Marcela Bovio (Voz, violín y letras) Arjen Lucassen ( Guitarras y Música) Lori Linstruth (Guitarra Lider) Johan van Stratun (Bajo) Alejandro Millán (Piano) y Davy Mickers (batería).</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">En 2005 hacen su debut <strong><em>Embrace The Storm</em></strong>, un disco muy bien ejecutado, muy sinfónico, con riffs potentes que hacen una mezcla muy interesante con la melancólica voz de <em>Marcela</em>. En general no hay grandes muestras individuales de virtuosismo pero en conjunto logran un sonido muy completo, con algunos pasajes con ese intrincado toque progresivo al que nos tiene acostumbrados <em>Lucassen</em> en <em>Ayreon</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Hasta la fecha el trabajo de <em>Stream of Passion</em> ha sido muy bien recibido por fans y críticos del ambiente metalero, hicieron una gira por Europa con bastante éxito, tal vez el único pero que le encontraría sería la evidente mano de <em>Lucassen</em>, quien se piensa concentrar en <em>Ayreon</em> y al parecer abandona al grupo para que sigan su camino y evolucionen en su propio estilo. Así que habrá que esperar a su siguiente producción para saber si su éxito se debía a la presencia del <em>Sr. Lucassen</em> o si tienen la capacidad para sorprendernos con algo de calidad.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">De cualquier manera considero que <em>Stream of </em>Passion es un grupo que promete hacer cosas interesantes y al que hay que seguirle la huella<em>, </em>para muestra de lo trae su <em>Embrace the Storm</em> les dejo fragmentos de dos rolitas que tienen en su sitio <em>(Sorry no pude poner canciones completas</em>) y un video para que se den una mejor idea de su sonido.</p>
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<h5><strong><em>E</em></strong><em><strong>mbrace The Storm</strong></em><a href="//www.streamofpassion.com/download/embrace.mp3]"> </a></h5>
<h5><a href="//www.streamofpassion.com/download/embrace.mp3]">[audio http://www.streamofpassion.com/download/embrace.mp3]</a></h5>
<h5><strong><em>Nostalgia</em></strong><a href="//www.streamofpassion.com/download/embrace.mp3]"> </a></h5>
<h5><a href="//www.streamofpassion.com/download/embrace.mp3]">[audio http://www.streamofpassion.com/download/nostalgia.mp3]</a></h5>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Combine a day off with temperatures climbing past 95 degrees and high humidity and you get a nice Summer day in Rhode Island. It's a day to relax.....forget all the errands, all the housework, and just do what you want. My wife and kids are doing just that and, with a check of any "man of the house" duties, I am free and clear to do my own thing too. Time for some music.....</p>
<p><strong>Judas Priest - Nostradmaus (2008)</strong>: I worked overnoght shift last night/this morning (12am-8am) and I played this twice on the MP3 player.....a nice way to kill almost four hours! I still think there is more to like on this album if you push your expectations aside.</p>
<p><strong>Ayreon - 01011001 (2008)</strong>: I've been in the music room since about 10am this morning and I have spun both discs of this album twice. I bought this latest Arjen Lucassen masterpiece the day it came out earlier in the year but I haven't really listened. I gave this a couple of spins and put it in the pile, it's excellent but there is so much going on musically that you really need to sit down and listen, it's not background music at all.</p>
<p><strong>White Lion - Return Of The Pride (2008)</strong>: I admit to liking White Lion back in the day and I still give their albums a spin from time to time. I followed Mike Tramp's solo career not as closely but a new album under the "White Lion" banner had me interested. I've had this since it came out and only gave it a couple of spins.</p>
<p><strong>U.D.O. - Mastercutor (2007)</strong>: I am a very stupid man! I passed on this album time and time again all of last year and I finally broke down and grabbed it back in January. Probably one of the best albums released in 2007 and that means it would have easily been in my Top Albums list. Rene.....you were right, excellent CD!</p>
<p><strong>The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)</strong>: My current obsession with The Who has nothing to do with the current accolades the band is getting from VH-1 and other media outlets, it's due to hearing a block of TOMMY songs during a "block party weekend" while on my vacation. Nothing is better than the local stations playing 3 or 4 tunes in a row from a certain band! '5:15' has been one of my faves Who grooves for years.</p>
<p><strong>KISS - Creatures Of The Night (1982)</strong>: My second favorite KISS album and probably their most metallic.</p>
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<link>http://metalprogressive.wordpress.com/?p=65</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pasquale Barile</dc:creator>
<guid>http://metalprogressive.es.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/ayreon/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La prima opera di Arjen Anthony Lucassen del progetto Ayreon, realizzato nel 1995, è stata The Fina]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">La prima opera di <strong>Arjen Anthony Lucassen</strong> del progetto <strong>Ayreon</strong>, realizzato nel 1995, è stata <em>The Final Experiment</em>. Questo concept album racconta la storia di un menestrello cieco vissuto nel VI secolo in Gran Bretagna. Il suo nome è Ayreon ("His name is Ayreon"). Probabilmente, a causa della cecità dalla nascita, Ayreon sviluppò un sesto senso che gli permise un giorno di percepire un messaggio spedito da alcuni scienziati del 2084, quando inizierà un processo di auto-distruzione durante un'ultima grande guerra. Ospiti di questo album ci sono ben 13 cantanti e 7 strumentisti, molti dei quali olandesi. <em>The Final Experiment</em> è spesso menzionato come "una delle prime metal opera e rinascita del genere rock opera". Questo album fu originariamente intitolato Ayreon: The Final Experiment ed Arjen Lucassen come compositore. In seguito ad una rivisitazione, il titolo fu cambiato in The Final Experiment e l'artista citato divenne Ayreon. Fu così che nacque il progetto Ayreon.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Actual Fantasy</em> datato 1996 è l'unico album che non narra alcuna storia ben precisa. Compaiono solamente 3 cantanti e 3 strumentisti. Alcuni temi che ispirarono <strong>Arjen Lucassen</strong> nella composizione di questo album, si possono ritrovare nei due album successivi <em>Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer</em> e <em>Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Into the Electric Castle</em> (1998). Questo doppio album narra le vicende di 8 personaggi provenienti da 8 diversi periodi storici, che si ritrovano in uno strano luogo senza tempo e senza spazio ("place of no-time and no-space"). Solo una voce farà loro da guida all'interno di quest'avventura alla ricerca della via d'uscita attraverso molti ostacoli e pericoli prima di arrivare al misterioso castello elettrico. Questo album di carattere decisamente psichedelico viene raccontato attraverso le voci di 8 cantanti (ognuno dei quali interpreta un personaggio) e grazie a 11 strumentisti.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">I due album, facenti parte del capitolo <em>The Universal Migrator</em> (2000) (uscirono come unico doppio album solo 4 anni dopo con l'etichetta <em>InsideOut</em>) narrano la storia dell'ultimo essere umano sopravvissuto, emigrato in una colonia su Marte. Nel primo capitolo del racconto, <em>Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer</em>, quest'uomo comincia un viaggio a ritroso nel tempo attraverso i pensieri ed i ricordi di alcune persone vissute nell'epoca umana, utilizzando un dispositivo chiamato Dream Sequencer. Questo primo album, in stile progressive rock, viene definito dallo stesso <strong>Arjen Lucassen</strong> come di genere atmospheric. In seguito, il protagonista di questo viaggio virtuale viene proiettato indietro nel tempo fino al big bang. In questo secondo album, <em>Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator</em> (genere heavy metal), come nel primo, compaiono, come ormai di consuetudine, diversi cantanti e molti strumentisti di diversa estrazione musicale. Citiamo, tra gli altri ospiti di questo concept album, <strong>Bruce Dickinson</strong> front-man dell'ormai storico gruppo heavy metal degli <strong>Iron Maiden</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Nel 2004 viene pubblicato <em>The Human Equation</em>, rilasciato nuovamente come un doppio CD in un'unica uscita discografica. Come in <em>Into the Electric Castle</em>, tutti i cantanti, presenti in questo racconto, hanno un loro ruolo (personaggi ed emozioni). <strong>Lucassen</strong> è sempre alle prese con la fantascienza ma, in questa occasione, il luogo di questo viaggio è la mente di un uomo entrato in coma in seguito ad uno strano incidente automobilistico, avvenuto in pieno giorno. Durante 20 giorni (tanti quante sono le tracce presenti nell'album), l'uomo <em>Me</em>, impersonato da <strong>James LaBrie</strong> (cantante dei <strong>Dream Theater</strong>), si trova a lottare con le sue emozioni cercando di non esserne sopraffatto.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Dopo il 2004, con il cambiamento di casa discografica da <em>Transmission Records</em> a <em>InsideOut</em>, <strong>Arjen</strong> ripropose i suoi più celebri lavori e, di alcuni di essi, realizzò nuove versioni.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Come già anticipato, le due parti dell'album <em>The Universal Migrator</em> vennero unite in doppio album.<em> Actual Fantasy</em> uscì in versione Revisited, con nuove parti di percussioni, basso, sintetizzatore e flauto e corredato di un aggiuntivo CD con contenuti video (DVD) in tecnologia Dolby Surround. Il 2005, nella ricorrenza del 10° anniversario della nascita del progetto Ayreon, fu l'anno dell'uscita della riedizione dell'album d'esordio <em>The Final Experiment</em> con un bonus disc in cui vengono proposte versioni inedite di alcuni brani dell'album in chiave semi-acustica.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">In gennaio 2008, dopo quattro anni dall'ultimo album in studio, esce <strong>01011001</strong>. La divisione in due cd rispecchia fortemente l'ambientazione: il primo, ambientato sul pianeta Y (luogo della razza Forever), ed il secondo, sul pianeta Terra (Earth, luogo della razza umana). Cripticamente, <strong>Lucassen</strong>, congiunge il titolo dell'opera con il nome del pianeta Y; infatti, in codice ASCII, 01011001 significa proprio "y".</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Discografia:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>The Final Experiment - 1995</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://metalprogressive.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/ayreon_the_final_experiment.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-66" src="http://metalprogressive.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/ayreon_the_final_experiment.jpg?w=300" alt="Cover \&#34;The Final Experiment\&#34; - Ayreon" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Actual Fantasy - 1996</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://metalprogressive.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/actual-fantasy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-67" src="http://metalprogressive.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/actual-fantasy.jpg?w=300" alt="Cover \&#34;Actual Fantasy\&#34; - Ayreon" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Into The Electric Castle - 1998</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://metalprogressive.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/into-the-electric-castle.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-68" src="http://metalprogressive.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/into-the-electric-castle.jpg?w=300" alt="Cover \&#34;Into the Electric Castle\&#34; - Ayreon" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer - 2000</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="http://metalprogressive.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/thedreamsequencer.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-69" src="http://metalprogressive.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/thedreamsequencer.jpg?w=300" alt="The Dream Sequencer\&#34; - Ayreon" width="300" height="297" /></a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator - 2000</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="http://metalprogressive.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/flight-of-the-migrator.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-70" src="http://metalprogressive.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/flight-of-the-migrator.jpg?w=300" alt="Flight of the Migrator\&#34; - Ayreon" width="300" height="298" /></a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Ayreonauts Only - 2000</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://metalprogressive.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/ayreonautsonly.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-71" src="http://metalprogressive.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/ayreonautsonly.jpg?w=298" alt="Cover \&#34;Ayreonauts Only\&#34; - Ayreon" width="298" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>The Human Equation - 2004</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://metalprogressive.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/the-human-equation.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-72" src="http://metalprogressive.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/the-human-equation.jpg?w=298" alt="Cover \&#34;The Human Equation\&#34; - Ayreon" width="298" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>01011001 - Ayreon</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://metalprogressive.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/01011001.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-73" src="http://metalprogressive.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/01011001.jpg?w=300" alt="Cover \&#34;01011001\&#34; - Ayreon" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gabriel</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Nuovo disco per gli Ayreon?]]></title>
<link>http://metalprogressive.wordpress.com/?p=13</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pasquale Barile</dc:creator>
<guid>http://metalprogressive.es.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/nuovo-disco-per-gli-ayreon/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Arjen Lucassen degli Ayreon ha fatto sapere d&#8217;esser molto ispirato artisticamente tanto che di]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Arjen Lucassen degli Ayreon ha fatto sapere d'esser molto ispirato artisticamente tanto che di recente ha registrato tre nuove lunghe canzoni. I brani (solo strumentali) hanno una durata complessiva di mezz'ora. Il disco potrebbe infine non essere un concept album. Al momento sono state rese note solo queste informazioni. </span></p>
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<link>http://metalfists.wordpress.com/?p=546</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gabriel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://metalfists.es.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/ayreon-loser-single-2004/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Ayreon-The Final Experiment]]></title>
<link>http://gamarei.wordpress.com/?p=9</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gama Rei</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gamarei.es.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/ayreon-the-final-experiment/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[
Obra de Arjen Lucassen, un músico holandés hmm no tendrá algo que ver con el holandés errante? ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.arjenlucassen.com/ayreon/ay_media/ay_images/ay_albums_fe_01.jpg" alt="Carátula del álbum" width="267" height="267" /></p>
<p>Obra de <a title="Sitio web de Arjen Lucassen" href="http://www.ayreon.com" target="_blank">Arjen Lucassen</a>, un músico holandés <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">hmm no tendrá algo que ver con el holandés errante? estos holandeses XD</span> el proyecto <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">uno de sus tantos</span> recibe su nombre por el vocablo del inglés antiguo "Ay" y de la terminación "on" que tiene que ver con cosas del presente (neutron, electron, ciclotron, etc).</p>
<p>El parecido con su nombre, es pura coincidencia.</p>
<p>Escuchar y leer las letras de The Final Experiment deja un mensaje <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">sin querer queriendo, según Arjen</span> que no es novedad, sino por la forma en que se presenta.</p>
<p>El estilo musical (rock ópera) es en general suave y acorde con cada sección del relato. Tiene un leve toque de "medieval" para llevarlo a uno a esos tiempos pasados en los que se supone que transcurre el relato. Acompaña la voz encantadora de Astrid van der Veen, entre muchos otros artistas que participaron en esta obra.</p>
<p>De aquí en adelante un pequeño resumen del relato.</p>
<p>Se trata de un experimento realizado en el futuro (2084 DC), llamado "Telepatía en el Tiempo", que consiste en un programa capaz de enviar imágenes y mensajes a personas del pasado. Quien recibió el mensaje telepático fue un juglar ciego llamado Ayreon, en la Gran Bretaña del siglo VI, en plena Edad Oscura. La misión era que éste advirtiera al mundo del declive que sufriría la humanidad en el futuro, para cambiar ese terrible futuro por uno próspero.</p>
<p>A lo largo del álbum se relata sobre todo lo que tuvo que pasar Ayreon al cantar de sus visiones, le acusaban de loco, brujo y charlatán, y fue desterrado de su pueblo. Ayreon hallaba confuso todo lo que estaba sucediendo...</p>
<p>Su mundo siempre negro <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">pues era ciego</span> cambió de repente a proyecciones horribles grabadas sobre su cerebro. Luego comprendió que eran visiones del futuro, pero aún no terminaba de comprender su importancia...</p>
<p>Luego de ser desterrado, la buena fortuna lleva a Ayreon a Camelot, donde el Rey Arturo le da la bienvenida como un valioso juglar, y le pide cantar para su corte. El Rey se muestra complacido con sus canciones.</p>
<p>En algunos momentos Ayreon se muestra reacio a aceptar su destino, pero no tiene más opción. Finalmente comprende todo. Describe cómo la tecnología domina la pasión, y como las computadoras gradualmente controlan a la humanidad, las guerras absurdas que han surgido, como se habrían dañado los aires, las aguas, y las tierras, y la posibilidad de la destrucción total con sólo el presionar de un botón.</p>
<p>Merlín, el gran mago y profeta del Rey Arturo, observa a Ayreon, y considera que debe intervenir... Merlín no cree en las palabras de Ayreon, y sugiere que debe ser silenciado. ¿Envidia, quizas? <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">Claro, no fue él quien tuvo la visión</span></p>
<p>Ayreon desesperadamente intenta demostrar su honestidad a Merlín, pero éste no le escucha y le lanza un hechizo, para arrepentirse luego, pues tuvo una visión que prueba que Ayreon tenía razón. Entonces, jura que su palabra será difundida en el siglo XX, esperando que no sea demasiado tarde, y que la humanidad preste atención a estas premoniciones...</p>
<p>El resultado del Experimento Final está en nuestras manos.</p>
<p>Debes escuchar el relato con tus propios oídos, pues se trata de un relato cantado por un juglar... ^^</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lucassen vuelve al estudio.]]></title>
<link>http://elviejoportaldelcielo.wordpress.com/?p=61</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 14:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>HeiligeDamon</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elviejoportaldelcielo.es.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/lucassen-vuelve-al-estudio/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A pesar de que el disco 01011001 de Ayreon haya sido lanzado hace solo unos meses, la mente maestra ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A pesar de que el disco 01011001 de Ayreon haya sido lanzado hace solo unos meses, la mente maestra del projecto, Arjen Lucassen, retornó al estudio y esta grabando ideas para su próximo proyecto. En sus palabras:</p>
<blockquote><p>"I'm very inspired and have already recorded three long instrumental songs - almost 30 minutes of material! The music I've recorded so far has some similarities to Ayreon, maybe a bit closer to Dream Sequencer than to Flight Of The Migrator. But there are enough differences even at this early stage to tell me that it won't be an Ayreon album. Contrary to Ayreon I'll try to work with just one singer this time. I have no idea yet who that will be (though there are plenty of options, including myself).</p>
<p>Nor do I know what the concept will be - or if there will even be a concept at all! I'm definitely not consciously trying to be different or re-invent the wheel with this one, but a definite style is gradually taking shape and it feels good!"</p>
<p>Arjen</p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[Ayreon - 01011001 (2008)]]></title>
<link>http://elviejoportaldelcielo.wordpress.com/?p=25</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 23:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>HeiligeDamon</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elviejoportaldelcielo.es.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/ayreon-01011001-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[El nuevo trabajo del genio de Arjen Lucassen. Un disco que no debe ser tomado a la ligera. Llena de ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>El nuevo trabajo del genio de <strong>Arjen Lucassen</strong>. Un disco que no debe ser tomado a la ligera. Llena de sorpresas, colaboraciones y una composición excelentes.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff257/heiligedamon/blog/01011001.jpg" alt="01011001" width="250" height="242" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Conocí esta banda gracias a <a href="http://www.last.fm" target="_blank">Last.fm</a>, en una de esas radios que uno crea. Gustó, gustó y mucho. Asi que fui y adquirí el último disco, <strong>01011001</strong>. No tenia muchas espectativas, ya que salvo esa canción on line no tenia muchas referencias como para saber de ante mano con que me iba a encontrar en este disco.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">El disco arranca con todo con un buen riff pesado, para luego entrar en una parte más atmosferica del tema si se quiere para luego retomar la "pesadez". Este patrón se repite en todo el disco, subidas y bajadas de ritmo brillantemente ejecutadas, que aunque en texto parezca monotono o cansador, creanmé que para nada lo es.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Leyendo las letras de los temas me encuentro que las mismas cuentan una historia, e investigando descubro que esta historia se viene <span style="text-decoration:underline;">desarrollando varios discos atras</span>!, otro punto para <strong>Lucassen</strong>. Para los fanáticos de Ayreon deben saber de que estoy hablando, para los que nunca escucharon esta banda y para aquellos fans que todavia no adquirieron el disco les adelanto de qué trata este último. En este disco aprenderemos como los "<strong>Forever</strong>" (alienígenas creacion de <strong>Lucassen</strong>) se convierten en unos entes privados emocionalmente y como crean a los humanos y los "<em>siembran</em>" en el planeta Tierra para recuperar sus emociones a traves de ellos.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">El disco es una obra maestra de principio a fin. No hay partes que resulten densas o repetitivas. La historia que propone hace el escuchar muchisimo más interesante ya que nos sumerge todavia más en la melodia. Y el hecho de tener un reparto vocal más que extenso intesifica aún más la experiencia.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Puntaje: ¡10/10!</p>
<h3 style="text-align:left;"><strong>Reparto Vocal:</strong></h3>
<h4><span class="mw-headline">Forevers</span></h4>
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<li><strong><a title="Hansi Kürsch" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansi_K%C3%BCrsch">Hansi Kürsch</a></strong> (<a title="Blind Guardian" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Guardian">Blind Guardian</a>, <a title="Demons &#38; Wizards" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_%26_Wizards">Demons &#38; Wizards</a>)</li>
<li><strong><a title="Daniel Gildenlöw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Gildenl%C3%B6w">Daniel Gildenlöw</a></strong> (<a title="Pain of Salvation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_of_Salvation">Pain of Salvation</a>)</li>
<li><strong><a title="Tom S. Englund" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_S._Englund">Tom S. Englund</a></strong> (<a title="Evergrey" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergrey">Evergrey</a>)<a title="Lightning" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning"> </a></li>
<li><strong><a title="Jonas Renkse" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Renkse">Jonas Renkse</a></strong> (<a title="Katatonia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katatonia">Katatonia</a>)</li>
<li><strong><a title="Jørn Lande" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B8rn_Lande">Jørn Lande</a></strong> (ex-<a title="Masterplan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterplan">Masterplan</a>, <a title="ARK (band)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARK_%28band%29">ARK</a>)</li>
<li><strong><a title="Anneke van Giersbergen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneke_van_Giersbergen">Anneke van Giersbergen</a></strong> (<a title="Agua de Annique" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agua_de_Annique">Agua de Annique</a>, ex-<a title="The Gathering (band)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gathering_%28band%29">The Gathering</a>)</li>
<li><strong><span class="new">Steve Lee</span></strong> (<a title="Gotthard (band)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_%28band%29">Gotthard</a>)</li>
<li><strong><a title="Bob Catley" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Catley">Bob Catley</a></strong> (<a title="Magnum (band)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum_%28band%29">Magnum</a>)</li>
<li><strong><a title="Floor Jansen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor_Jansen">Floor Jansen</a></strong> (<a title="After Forever" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Forever">After Forever</a>, <a title="Star One" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_One">Star One</a>)</li>
<li><strong><span class="new">Magali Luyten</span></strong> (<a class="mw-redirect" title="Beautiful Sin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Sin">Beautiful Sin</a>, <span class="new">Virus IV</span>)</li>
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<p><a id="Man" name="Man"></a></p>
<h4><span class="editsection">Humanos</span></h4>
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<li><strong><a title="Simone Simons" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Simons">Simone Simons</a></strong> (<a title="Epica (band)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epica_%28band%29">Epica</a>) como Simone, una usuaria de citas por internet.</li>
<li><strong><a title="Phideaux Xavier" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phideaux_Xavier">Phideaux Xavier</a></strong> como PX, un usuario de citas por internet.</li>
<li><strong><span class="new">Wudstik</span></strong> como un cientifico del siglo 21, preparando <a title="The Final Experiment" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Experiment">The Final Experiment</a>.</li>
<li><strong><span class="new">Marjan Welman</span></strong> (<span class="new">Elister</span> &#38; <a title="Autumn (Dutch band)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_%28Dutch_band%29">Autumn</a>) como un cientifico del siglo 21, preparando <a title="The Final Experiment" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Experiment">The Final Experiment</a>.</li>
<li><strong><a title="Arjen Anthony Lucassen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjen_Anthony_Lucassen">Arjen Anthony Lucassen</a></strong> como Mr. L, un hombre mentalmente enfermo en un asilo.</li>
<li><strong><span class="new">Liselotte Hegt</span></strong> (<a title="Dial (band)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial_%28band%29">Dial</a>) como la enfermera del hombre en el asilo.</li>
<li><strong><a title="Ty Tabor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Tabor">Ty Tabor</a> </strong>(<a title="King's X" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_X">King's X</a>) como el trabajador de clase media con una familia promedio.</li>
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<p><a id="Instrumentalists" name="Instrumentalists"></a></p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">Instrumentalistas</span></h3>
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<li><strong><a title="Arjen Anthony Lucassen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjen_Anthony_Lucassen">Arjen Anthony Lucassen</a></strong> - Guitarra, teclados, sintetizadores, bajo, programacion.</li>
<li><strong><a title="Ed Warby" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Warby">Ed Warby</a></strong> (<a title="Gorefest" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorefest">Gorefest</a>) - Bateria y percusión</li>
<li><strong><a title="Lori Linstruth" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_Linstruth">Lori Linstruth</a></strong> (ex-<a title="Stream of Passion" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_of_Passion">Stream of Passion</a>) - Solo de Guitarra en "<em>Newborn Race</em>"</li>
<li><strong><a title="Michael Romeo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Romeo">Michael Romeo</a></strong> (<a title="Symphony X" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_X">Symphony X</a>) - Solo de Guitarra en "<em>E=MC<sup>2</sup></em>"</li>
<li><strong><a title="Derek Sherinian" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sherinian">Derek Sherinian</a></strong> (<a title="Planet X (band)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_X_%28band%29">Planet X</a>, <a title="Yngwie Malmsteen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen">Yngwie Malmsteen</a>, ex-<a title="Dream Theater" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater">Dream Theater</a>) - Solo de Teclados en "<em>The Fifth Extinction</em>"</li>
<li><strong><a title="Tomas Bodin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomas_Bodin">Tomas Bodin</a></strong> (<a title="The Flower Kings" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flower_Kings">The Flower Kings</a>) - Solo de Teclados en "<em>Waking Dreams</em>"</li>
<li><strong><a title="Joost van den Broek" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joost_van_den_Broek">Joost van den Broek</a></strong> (<a title="After Forever" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Forever">After Forever</a>) - Solo de Piano y Teclados en "<em>The Sixth Extinction</em>"</li>
<li><strong><span class="new">Jeroen Goossens</span></strong> (<a title="Flairck" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flairck">Flairck</a>) - Vientos</li>
<li><strong><span class="new">Ben Mathot</span></strong> (<a title="Dis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dis">Dis</a>) - Violin</li>
<li><strong><span class="new">David Faber</span></strong> - Cello</li>
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<p>Despues de ver semejate lineup, como es que todavia no tenes el disco!!!</p>
<p>Y si todavia tienen dudas, aca les dejo un video de youtube con el tema "<em>New Born Race</em>":</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/tlsYRTHk50g'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/tlsYRTHk50g&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
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<link>http://jueves13.wordpress.com/?p=88</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 15:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jarkendia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jueves13.es.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/fotos-de-la-edicion-de-lujo-del-disco-de-ayreon-01011001/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Como lo prometido es deuda, aquí van las fotos de la edición de lujo (la buena, porque había dos)]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Como lo prometido es deuda, aquí van las fotos de la edición de lujo (la buena, porque había dos) del último disco del proyecto del crack Arjen Lucassen, <b>Ayreon</b>, titulado '01011001'.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2065/2483446704_66caaca9a5_o.jpg"></p>
<p>Y a continuación, el doble cd + dvd visto desde dentro...</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20897687@N05/2483431726/sizes/l/"><img src='http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/2483431726_ed97c2d8a7_m.jpg' alt='' class='aligncenter' /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20897687@N05/2482618389/sizes/l/"><img src='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/2482618389_558aac04a1_m.jpg' alt='' class='aligncenter' /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20897687@N05/2482619839/sizes/l/"><img src='http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/2482619839_ca9e674be7_m.jpg' /></a></p>
<p>Nota: pulsar sobre las imágenes para verlas a tamaño original.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Steve Lee de Gotthard colabora con Ayreon]]></title>
<link>http://rockblogazzurro.wordpress.com/?p=246</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>LuBlue</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rockblogazzurro.es.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/steve-lee-de-gotthard-colabora-con-ayreon/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[El cantante ha puesto su voz en el nuevo disco del alabado proyecto del músico holandés Arjen Luca]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify">El cantante ha puesto su voz en el nuevo disco del alabado proyecto del músico holandés <b>Arjen Lucassen</b>.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://rockblogazzurro.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/arjen-2004.jpg" alt="Arjen" border="2" /></p>
<p align="justify">Todo comenzó cuando <b>Lucassen</b> llamó a <b>Lee</b> para ver si estaba interesado en participar,  a lo que el vocalista suizo dio un sí por respuesta.</p>
<p align="justify"><!--more--><b> Lee</b> conocía al músico holandés por una audición que hizo con la banda <b>Vengeance</b> en 1989  que lideraba por entonces el propio <b>Lucassen</b>.  Steve  afirma que las demos que le envió <b>Lucassen</b> de su nuevo trabajo  le  “<i>volaron la cabeza</i>”. El trabajo de grabación de las voces de la canción que le tocó a <b>Lee</b> se realizó en los estudios de <b>Arjen Lucassen</b> en un solo día. Lee ha definido el resultado de la grabación como poderoso, épico, con mucho color y con un toque moderno que aporta momentos mágicos.  Además piensa que puede extender su nombre y el de <b>Gotthard</b> a públicos diferentes a los habituales de la banda.</p>
<p>FUENTE: Kobetasonik.com</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Disco recomendado: 01011001, de Ayreon]]></title>
<link>http://zurcheva.wordpress.com/?p=110</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>demonheart</dc:creator>
<guid>http://zurcheva.es.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/disco-recomendado-01011001-de-ayreon/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Puedo decir, sin demasiado miedo a equivocarme, que 01011001 (que representa la letra Y en código A]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Puedo decir, sin demasiado miedo a equivocarme, que 01011001 (que representa la letra Y en código ASCII, aunque esto solo pueda interesar a los más frikis xD) es uno de los mejores discos del año. No estamos hablando de sólo de metal, ni de progresivo, ni de música experimental (porque música experimental hay mucho, pero buena no tanto xD), ni de electrónica,... Arjen, principal compositor y lider de Ayreon nos trae un disco extraño (nada nuevo en él xD), lleno de melodías suaves y tranquilas, melancolicas (que a mí personalmente me recuerdan mucho a Pink Floyd -aunque sin que ello parezca un plagio-) y de una grandisima calidad, enorme teniendo en cuenta que ni una sola de las canciones del disco podemos considerarla de relleno (y que se trata de un disco de 102 min de duración).</p>
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<p>Una de las principales bazas del disco, además, es poder escuchar a un buen puñado de buenas voces, entre las que se encuentran Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian), Steve Lee (Gotthard), Simone Simons (Epica), Jorn Lande, Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of salvation), entre muchos otros. Lo curioso es que muchos de los cantantes que colaboran en el disco o bien no los conocía o bien no me habían llamado la atención, pero francamente, después de escucharlo intensivamente creo que voy a dar una oportunidad a sus respectivos grupos xD</p>
<p>Por otro lado, tenemos la oportunidad de escuchar las colaboraciones del genial Michael Romeo (Symphony X) a la guitarra, Lori Linstruth (Stream of Passion) como muestra de que también hay mujeres que sepan tocar bien la guitarra eléctrica xD, Joos van den Broek (After Forever), Ed Warby (Gorefest) a la bateria,...</p>
<p><b></b>En conclusión, un trabajo variado, muy bien acabado y con un gran y buen elenco de colaboraciones. Os dejo un par de vídeos del album:</p>
<p>Beneath the waves:</p>
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<p>The truth is in here (referencias X-Filas incluidas!! xD):</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Album Review: 01011001]]></title>
<link>http://consequenceofsound.wordpress.com/?p=707</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blueseattle</dc:creator>
<guid>http://consequenceofsound.com/2008/02/15/album-review-01011001/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that the Dutch are awesome.  They’ve given the United States some of the greate]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight:bold;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="letter-spacing:0;"><span style="font-weight:normal;" class="Apple-style-span">There is no doubt that the Dutch are awesome.  They’ve given the United States some of the greatest exports ever:  The first American settlers on the Mayflower, film director Paul Verhoeven, the awesome 1991 film starring Ed O’Neill and Christopher McDonald and the title character of Arnold Schwartzenegger’s lead role in “Predator.”  Nonetheless, there is another Dutch export that has been consistently overlooked and only known in hardcore metal circles.  This would be the multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen.  For close to thirteen years now, he has performed under his stage name and pseudonym “Aryeon” and released twelve albums, including his newest epic <span style="font-style:italic;" class="Apple-style-span">01011001</span>.</span></span></span></p>
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<div style="text-align:left;">The reason behind the numerical album title stems from the binary coding of the number 89, as well as the ASCII coding for the letter “Y.”  The album itself is split into two discs and the first half is simply labeled, “Y.” While the other half is called, “Earth.”  This is a concept album, without a doubt, and according to the liner notes of the album, the outline (while lengthy), is as follows...</div>
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<blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote"><p>“On Planet Y, the seafaring “Forever'” have long ago forgone their emotions as well as becoming dependent on machines, in order to become immortal. Longing to rediscover emotions, the Forever send their DNA to planet Earth using a comet as vessel. The vessel reaches Earth seeding humanity, and causes the extinction of the dinosaurs. Humans rise and through them, Forever are able to relive lost emotions. However, Forever's continued meddling with humanity in order to make them evolve faster have disastrous consequence when their physical and mental evolution goes faster than their moral development; humanity starts becoming dependent on machines, they start slowly losing their emotions, and worst of all head toward the path to their own extinction. Forever must then orchestrate a way to help humanity save themselves, or should they even bother...is the experiment over?”</p></blockquote>
<p>Concept aside, this is a pretty interesting metal album. On the first count, it begins with a ten and a half minute epic, “Age Of Shadows.”  As mentioned before, this track is a concept and it has enough sounds, textures and musical weavings to make any music theorist happy like a child in a 24-hour, all you can open n' ride toy store.  The keyboards and guitars sound crisp and clean on here and what’s interesting to note is Lucassen’s choice of vocalists.  Many have contributed to the overall feeling of this album and on “Age Of Shadows,” the highlights of this epic is at 4:40 from which guitar arpeggios flutter like shards of burnt paper in the wind and at 6:16 where the female vocals recite the album’s title <span style="font-style:italic;" class="Apple-style-span">01011001</span>.  Numbers never sounded so good and so epic… seriously.<span style="letter-spacing:0;"></span></p>
<p><span style="letter-spacing:0;">The production on <span style="font-style:italic;" class="Apple-style-span">01011001</span> is top notch.  All the instruments are clearly heard and nothing is left behind.  There is a sense of opera throughout the entire album especially on the later portions of the disc, including “Comatose,” “Liquid Eternity” and “Beneath The Waves.”  After a while however, the album does become a bit too much to take in one sitting.  This is not a bad thing, but with the fifteen tracks presented here, the average song length is a little over seven minutes.  The album is epic, the guitars are crunchy, the leads are ear ripping and the keyboards and vocals are top notch, but the best way to listen to this album is in two sittings, one for each disc.  This seems to be the only flaw throughout the entire sitting.  Aside from that, Lucassen has done a great job interweaving melodies and classical themes throughout his visions and epic musical passages.  The only criticism here is that it stretches a bit too long for most of the part.</span><span style="letter-spacing:0;"><span style="font-style:italic;" class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></p>
<p><span style="letter-spacing:0;"><span style="font-style:italic;" class="Apple-style-span">01011001</span> is definitely a good experiment in modern metal of epic proportions, but it is also definitely not for everyone. This also shows that in certain parts of the world, metal still is a way of life and that people eat this music up like ice cream on a hot summer day.  To paraphrase the mood on this album and it’s overall theme of experimental science gone wrong, here’s a quote from Arnold’s famous line in “Predator”:  </span> <span style="letter-spacing:0;">"Run! Go! Get to the chopper!"</span> <span style="letter-spacing:0;"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">&#160;</p>
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;margin:0;"><span style="letter-spacing:0;"><span style="font-weight:bold;" class="Apple-style-span">Lyrics:</span>  B</span></p>
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;margin:0;"><span style="letter-spacing:0;"><span style="font-weight:bold;" class="Apple-style-span">Sound:</span>  A-</span></p>
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;margin:0;"><span style="letter-spacing:0;"><span style="font-weight:bold;" class="Apple-style-span">Instrumentation:</span>  B+</span></p>
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;margin:0;"><span style="letter-spacing:0;"><span style="font-weight:bold;" class="Apple-style-span">Vocals: </span> B</span></p>
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;margin:0;"><span style="letter-spacing:0;"><span style="font-weight:bold;" class="Apple-style-span">Overall:  </span>B</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;" class="Apple-style-span">[Order via <a href="http://www.amazon.com/01011001-Ayreon/dp/B000YKOY1W/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&#38;s=music&#38;qid=1203128918&#38;sr=8-3">Amazon</a>]</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-weight:bold;" class="Apple-style-span">Check out: </span></span></p>
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;margin:0;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYEzZyLyzlM">"Beneath the Waves"</a></p>
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;margin:0;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vy735jNAyg&#38;feature=related">"Web of Lies"</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[CD Scavenger Hunt - Two week update]]></title>
<link>http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/?p=1919</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rhodeislandrock</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I may have disappeared from writing but definitely not from BUYING! I&#8217;ve had to hit the stores]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I may have disappeared from writing but definitely not from BUYING! I've had to hit the stores and Ebay to pick up some mandatory new releases and I won a CD that I needed to add to my collection. This is two weeks worth of hitting the stores, it's a small list but definitely big on quality!</p>
<p><a href="http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/bs-2.jpg" title="Brainstorm - Downburst (2008)"><img align="left" src="http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/bs-2.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Brainstorm - Downburst (2008)" /></a><strong>Brainstorm - Downburst (2008) - $10</strong>: Good thing comes to those who wait! I tried to pick this up the day of release two weeks ago but the local shop only stocked one copy. I didn't understand this because it's a Metal Blade release and they are usually well-stocked. I still got the sale price because there were two price tags and I asked for the lower one. Saved $5!</p>
<p><img align="left" src="http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/ayreon-01011001.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ayreon - 01011001 (2008)" /><strong>Ayreon - 01011001 (2008) - $18</strong>: When Arjen Anthony Lucassen puts together an Ayreon project, it's usually one of the best releases of the year. I got into Ayreon late but I've started to go back and collect all the back catalogue, it's hard to find all the limited editions with the bonuses. This album had 3 versions: the regular 2 CD version, the limited edition 2 CD &#38; DVD in a small box, and the deluxe edition with the 2 CDs, DVD, and expanded booklet in a special case. I opted for the limited edition at $18 so I could have the special DVD. I would have paid for the deluxe edition but the extra $12 was all for packaging. I know this will compete for Album of the Year on many lists.</p>
<p><img align="left" src="http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/avantasia-the-scarecrow-2008.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Avantasia - The Scarecrow (2008)" /><strong>Avantasia - The Scarecrow (2008) - $10</strong>: Edguy's Tobias Sammet really has a great side project in Avantasia. Another concept project chock full of guests, kind of like Ayreon, I've been lookin forward to this release for a while. What I find interesting is that there were over ten copies of this stocked at the local shop. Either Avantasia is a huge seller in Rhode Island or the person doing the ordering is a huge fan! Actually, the guy running the Metal section is a big fan and I was able to listen to most of the album while browsing.</p>
<p><a href="http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/iron-maiden-live-after-death-dvd-2008.jpg" title="Iron Maiden - Live After Death DVD (2008)"><img align="left" src="http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/iron-maiden-live-after-death-dvd-2008.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Iron Maiden - Live After Death DVD (2008)" /></a><strong>Iron Maiden - Live After Death DVD (2008) - $14</strong>: This is an absolute must fave DVD! I have been waiting for this to be released for years, I had a copy of the VHS a friend made me but that died years ago. Disc 1 is the original concert. Disc 2 has the History of Maiden Pt.2, the documentary Behind the Iron Curtain, Rock In Rio '85, and a 15 minute 'Ello Texas. Maiden really knows how to put together a DVD package because this is way over five hours of classic footage. This DVD will be hard to take from the #1 spot of my Top DVDs of 2008 in December. I think I've watched it four times already!</p>
<p><a href="http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/files/2008/01/dio-intermission.jpg" title="Dio - Intermission (1986)"><img align="left" src="http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/files/2008/01/dio-intermission.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Dio - Intermission (1986)" /></a><strong>Dio - Intermission (1986) - $15</strong>: Picked this up from a great seller on Ebay that I've dealt with many times. This is a Japanese pressing of Intermission and is in mint condition. There are more than a few copies on Ebay but they have prices in the $20+ range for the regular release, I got a deal of the Japanese import. The CD was $10 and the shipping $5, very affordable from Japan. This purchase takes Intermission off the <a target="_blank" href="http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/wanted-dio-intermission-1986/" title="Dio - Intermission (1986)">WANTED</a> list.</p>
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