On the 28th October 2013, the glorious new Ayreon album 'The Theory of Everything' will be released, and pre-order details have now been announced. Head over to the InsideOut Shop here to reserve your copy now:
The album comes on several formats, full details as follows:
* Ltd. Deluxe Artbook (2CD, DVD + Bonus 2CD) includes a 48-page perfect binding LP-sized book with plenty of artwork, the bonus DVD with a making of feature, full length interviews and the recording session time lapse footage and in addition all tracks as instrumental versions on 2CDs
* Special Edition 2CD+DVD Mediabook
* Gatefold black 2LP+2CD incl. Booklet with additional artwork
* Standard 2CD Jewelcase
* Digital Download
There is also a special pre-order package available through the InsideOut shop that includes a t-shirt, 7 inch single, poster all bundled together with the limited deluxe artbook version of the album.
Line-Up
Vocalists (in order of appearance):
JB as The Teacher
Sara Squadrani as The Girl
Michael Mills as The Father
Cristina Scabbia as The Mother
Tommy Karevik as The Prodigy
Marko Hietala as The Rival
John Wetton as The Psychiatrist
Instrumentalists:
Ed Warby -drums
Rick Wakeman - keyboards
Keith Emerson - keyboards
Jordan Rudess - keyboards
Steve Hackett - lead guitar
Troy Donockley - Uilleann pipes and low flute
Arjen Anthony Lucassen -electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, mandolin and keyboards.
(Ben Mathot -violins, Maaike Peterse -cellos, Jeroen Goossens - flute , bass flute, piccolo, bamboo flute and contrabass flute, Siddharta Barnhoorn - orchestrations, Michael Mills - Irish Bouzouki)
Watch out in the coming weeks for more information on Ayreon!
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