Space Metal (Star One album)

Space Metal
Studio album by Star One
Released May 21, 2002
Recorded The Electric Castle, Neijsembroughter, Netherlands
Genre
Length 55:49
Label InsideOut
Producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Star One chronology
Space Metal
(2002)
Live on Earth
(2003)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen chronology
Fate of a Dreamer
(2001)
Space Metal
(2002)
Live on Earth
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

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

All music composed by Lucassen.

CD 1
No. Title Length
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"
  • A. "One by Four by Nine"
  • B. "Starchild"
  • C. "A New Sun"  
9:04
  • 3:15
  • 2:20
  • 3:29
Total length:
55:49
CD 2 (Special Edition only)
No. TitleVocals Length
1. "Hawkwind Medley"    9:46
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 track; Donovan cover))  2:32
Total length:
96:44

Album Themes

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

On CD 1

On CD 2

Personnel

Star One

Additional musicians

References

  1. Hill, Gary. "Star One Space Metal". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  2. "Official Star One biography". Retrieved 2010-10-11.

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