Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998) [4CD 20th Anniversary Edition, Remixed 2018]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 1,42 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 492 MB | Covers - 284 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Space Opera | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Music Theories Recordings (MTR 7495 5)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 1,42 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 492 MB | Covers - 284 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Space Opera | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Music Theories Recordings (MTR 7495 5)
For the 20th anniversary, Arjen Lucassen remixed the audio to 21st century standards. He made it clear that it's a 'remix', not a 'remaster', saying "Remastering takes 2 hours, this remix took me 2 months!".
Into the Electric Castle is an epic prog rock opera from Dutch guitarist Arjen Lucassen. The sci-fi story centers around eight strangers brought together into a dimension of no space and no time. The characters in the story are played by varying lead singers, including former Marillion frontman Fish. The supporting cast is a who's who of proggers, which translates into superb musicianship. The story is standard sci-fi fare, but winds up being quite effective with the accompanying score. The massive coordination of such a large project is admirable, but to pull it off with such impressive results is stunning…