Space Metal (Star One album)

Space Metal
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Studio album by Star One
Released	May 21, 2002
Recorded	The Electric Castle, Neijsembroughter, Netherlands
Genre	Progressive metal Space metal
Length	96:35
Label	InsideOut
Producer	Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Star One chronology
Space Metal (2002) Live on Earth (2003)Live on Earth2003
Arjen Anthony Lucassen chronology
Fate of a Dreamer (2001) Space Metal (2002) Live on Earth (2003)

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Space Metal is the debut album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive metal project/supergroup Star One, released on the recording label Inside Out in 2002. It was issued in two versions, a standard version containing just the first CD and a limited edition version with more elaborate packaging and both CDs.

The album mixes progressive metal and space rock, and many of the songs are linked conceptually by having cult science fiction movies, novels or TV series as their subjects, mainly adventures on space. The album features a guest vocal performance by Dave Brock of Hawkwind on the track 'Hawkwind Medley'.

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Lift-Off" – 1:14
2. "Set Your Controls" – 6:01
3. "High Moon" – 5:36
4. "Songs of the Ocean" – 5:23
5. "Master of Darkness" – 5:14
6. "The Eye of Ra" – 7:34
7. "Sandrider" – 5:31
8. "Perfect Survivor" – 4:46
9. "Intergalactic Space Crusaders" – 5:22
10. "Starchild" – 9:04

CD 2: (Special Edition only)

1. "Hawkwind Medley" – 9:46 (Master of the Universe/Silver Machine/Psychedelic Warlords/Brainstorm/Assault and Battery/The War I Survived (including melody of Space Is Deep)/Spirit of the Age/Lost Chronicles)
2. "Spaced Out" – 4:53
3. "Inseparable Enemies" – 4:15
4. "Space Oddity" (David Bowie Cover) – 4:59
5. "Starchild" (Pro-Logic Mix) – 9:31
6. "Spaced Out" (Alternative Version) – 4:55
7. "Intergalactic Laxative" (Hidden Bonus Track, Donovan Cover) – 2:32

Album Themes

The themes of the album's songs are based on the following works of fiction:

On CD 1

• Set Your Controls - Doctor Who
• High Moon - Outland
• Songs of the Ocean - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
• Master of Darkness - The Empire Strikes Back
• The Eye of Ra - Stargate
• Sandrider - Dune
• Perfect Survivor - Alien
• Intergalactic Space Crusaders - Blake's 7
• Starchild - 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010

On CD 2

• Spaced Out - Dark Star
• Inseparable Enemies - Enemy Mine

Personnel

Star One

• Arjen Anthony Lucassen - guitars, keyboards, hammond organ on all tracks
• Ed Warby - drums
• Peter Vink - bass
• Sir Russell Allen - vocals
• Damian Wilson - vocals
• Dan Swanö - vocals
• Floor Jansen - vocals

Additional musicians

• Dave Brock - lead and backing vocals in "Hawkwind Medley"
• Jens Johansson - keyboards
• Erik Norlander - keyboards
• Robert Soeterboek - backing vocals
• Gary Wehrkamp - guitar

External links

• Space Metal at MusicBrainz (list of releases)