After some busy years with Ayreon on both the album and live front, the tall dutch hippie Arjen Lucassen returns to his Sci-Fi metal project Star One with “Revel in Time”. Reason enough to invite him for a relaxed Progtalk. We chat about some of his old and new guest vocalists, Star One’s arrival in a contemporary earth setting thematically and how many cymbals Ed Warby broke during the recording sessions.

Chapters:

01:45 The third Star One in 20 years!

03:00 Revel in Time!

03:50 The most diverse Star One album so far!?

06:30 Core ensemble vs. a bigger, more diverse cast of vocalists

07:43 Mike Mills saving the day once again

09:38 New faces in the Ayreon/Star One Universe

17:35 Guide vocals for the guide vocalists?

18:22 The last Arjen album that was NOT a double album?

19:54 Anyone left on the wishlist?

21:45 working with different source material…

25:18 a theme for the next Star One album in 10 years?

26:40 Arjen/Ayreon live activities: what’s next?

31:48 Selling out all the different bundle versions in advance: unexpected success!

40:42 Endorsement deals?

41:54 How many cymbals did Ed Warby break during the recording sessions?

44:00 Ed Warby & Joost van den Broek: official band members!?

46:25 Coming up in Ayreon-Land: remixing The Universal Migrator for a vinyl release!

🎵 Star One is:

Ed Warby - drums

Arjen Anthony Lucassen - everything else

Joost Van Den Broek - production

💿 Discography:

Space Metal (2002)

Live on Earth (2003)

Victims of the Modern Age (2010)

Revel in Time (2022)

✔️ Follow Arjen Lucassen:

Website: https://www.arjenlucassen.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArjenLucassenOfficial

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayreon_official

Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjenlucassen

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCihO6uVisilu1mn4x2u-HOA

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3u6HOdW

Special thanks to Mattias Norén https://progart.com/ for providing the original Star One - Space Metal Crew Booklet Picture

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