Revel in Time

Revel in Time
Cover art of the album
Studio album by
Star One
Released18 February 2022
GenreProgressive metal[1]
Length66:42
LabelInsideOut
ProducerArjen Anthony Lucassen
Star One chronology
Victims of the Modern Age
(2010) 		Revel in Time
(2022)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen chronology
Transitus
(2020) 		Revel in Time
(2022) 		Golden Age of Music
(2023)
Singles from Revel in Time
  1. "Lost Children of the Universe"
    Released: 27 October 2021[2]
  2. "Fate of Man"
    Released: 17 November 2021[3]
  3. "Prescient"
    Released: 17 December 2021[4]
  4. "Revel in Time"
    Released: 19 January 2022[5][6][7]

Revel in Time is the third studio album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive metal project/supergroup Star One, released via Inside Out on 18 February 2022.[8]

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.[8] He saw more hard rock elements on this album.[9] The album's lyrics are inspired by science fiction movies and TV series involving time manipulation, such as time loops and time travel.[10][9][11] The title is inspired by a quote from Blade Runner.[11]

Unlike previous albums, however, in which the same quartet of four guest vocalists (Damian Wilson, Dan Swanö, Floor Jansen and Russell Allen) would participate in the main songs, Revel in Time features several different vocalists,[8] one for each track, including Roy Khan, Tony Martin, Jeff Scott Soto, Joe Lynn Turner and the four aforementioned ones.[12] This was partly due to the international travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] It also features guitar and keyboard solos by guest instrumentalists, such as Jens Johansson, Steve Vai, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and Adrian Vandenberg.[12]

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  8. ^ a b c Pilkington, Steve (8 October 2021). "Arjen Lucassen Announces New Star One Album 'Revel in Time' For Early 2022". Velvet Thunder. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  9. ^ a b Basa, Rafa (16 February 2022). "Entrevista con Arjen Lucassen sobre STAR ONE". Rafa Basa (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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  12. ^ a b "Arjen Lucassen Reveals Final Tracklisting And Musicians For New Star One Album". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  13. ^ Lucassen 2022, p. 30.