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Digital Media 1
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1The Day That the World Breaks Down
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [TH-1]:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lead vocals [The Astronomer]:
Hansi Kürsch
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Chemist]:
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. (Between the Buried and Me)
lead vocals [The Counselor]:
Simone Simons
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The Historian]:
James LaBrie
lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]:
Tommy Karevik
lead vocals [The President]:
Russell Allen
lead vocals [The Prophet]:
Nils K. Rue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Day That the World Breaks Down
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 1: The Frame
512:30
2Sea of Machines
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Chemist]:
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. (Between the Buried and Me)
lead vocals [The Counselor]:
Simone Simons
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The President]:
Russell Allen
lead vocals [The Prophet]:
Nils K. Rue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Sea of Machines
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 1: The Frame
45:09
3Everybody Dies
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [TH-1]:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lead vocals [The Astronomer]:
Hansi Kürsch
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Chemist]:
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. (Between the Buried and Me)
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]:
Tommy Karevik
lead vocals [The President]:
Russell Allen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Everybody Dies
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 1: The Frame
54:43
4Star of Sirrah
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [The Astronomer]:
Hansi Kürsch
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Chemist]:
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. (Between the Buried and Me)
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The Historian]:
James LaBrie
lead vocals [The President]:
Russell Allen
lead vocals [The Prophet]:
Nils K. Rue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Star of Sirrah
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten
47:04
5All That Was
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Counselor]:
Simone Simons
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The Historian]:
James LaBrie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
All That Was
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten
43:36
6Run! Apocalypse! Run!
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [TH-1]:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lead vocals [The Astronomer]:
Hansi Kürsch
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Historian]:
James LaBrie
lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]:
Tommy Karevik
lead vocals [The President]:
Russell Allen
lead vocals [The Prophet]:
Nils K. Rue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Run! Apocalypse! Run!
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten
44:53
7Condemned to Live
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Chemist]:
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. (Between the Buried and Me)
lead vocals [The Counselor]:
Simone Simons
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The Historian]:
James LaBrie
lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]:
Tommy Karevik
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Condemned to Live
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 2: The Aligning of the Ten
46:14
Digital Media 2
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1Aquatic Race
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [The Astronomer]:
Hansi Kürsch
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Chemist]:
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. (Between the Buried and Me)
lead vocals [The Counselor]:
Simone Simons
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The Historian]:
James LaBrie
lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]:
Tommy Karevik
lead vocals [The President]:
Russell Allen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Aquatic Race
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 3: The Transmigration
46:44
2The Dream Dissolves
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Counselor]:
Simone Simons
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The Prophet]:
Nils K. Rue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Dream Dissolves
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 3: The Transmigration
36:12
3Deathcry of a Race
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Counselor]:
Simone Simons
lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]:
Tommy Karevik
lead vocals [The Preacher]:
Zaher Zorgati (Vocalist for Myrath)
lead vocals [The President]:
Russell Allen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Deathcry of a Race
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 3: The Transmigration
44:44
4Into the Ocean
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [TH-1]:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lead vocals [The Astronomer]:
Hansi Kürsch
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]:
Tommy Karevik
lead vocals [The President]:
Russell Allen
lead vocals [The Prophet]:
Nils K. Rue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Into the Ocean
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 3: The Transmigration
44:53
5Bay of Dreams
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [TH-1]:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lead vocals [The Chemist]:
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. (Between the Buried and Me)
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The Historian]:
James LaBrie
lead vocals [The Prophet]:
Nils K. Rue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Bay of Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 4: The Rebirth
2.54:25
6Planet Y Is Alive!
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [TH-1]:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lead vocals [The Astronomer]:
Hansi Kürsch
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]:
Tommy Karevik
lead vocals [The President]:
Russell Allen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Planet Y Is Alive!
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 4: The Rebirth
46:03
7The Source Will Flow
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [The Chemist]:
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. (Between the Buried and Me)
lead vocals [The Counselor]:
Simone Simons
lead vocals [The Historian]:
James LaBrie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Source Will Flow
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 4: The Rebirth
44:14
8Journey to Forever
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [The Astronomer]:
Hansi Kürsch
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Journey to Forever
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 4: The Rebirth
43:20
9The Human Compulsion
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [The Astronomer]:
Hansi Kürsch
lead vocals [The Biologist]:
Floor Jansen
lead vocals [The Captain]:
Tobias Sammet
lead vocals [The Chemist]:
Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. (Between the Buried and Me)
lead vocals [The Counselor]:
Simone Simons
lead vocals [The Diplomat]:
Michael Eriksen
lead vocals [The Historian]:
James LaBrie
lead vocals [The Opposition Leader]:
Tommy Karevik
lead vocals [The President]:
Russell Allen
lead vocals [The Prophet]:
Nils K. Rue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Human Compulsion
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 4: The Rebirth
32:15
10March of the Machines
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], Hammond organ [Hammond], mandolin, synthesizer [Solina strings] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Maaike Peterse
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ed Warby
electric piano and grand piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Marcel Coenen, Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)) and Guthrie Govan
synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
violin:
Ben Mathot
wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
lead vocals [TH-1]:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
March of the Machines
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Mike Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Chronicle 4: The Rebirth
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