Space Metal is the debut studio 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
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, vocals in "Space Oddity" and "Intergalactic Laxative"
- Ed Warby – drums
- Sir Russell Allen – vocals
- Damian Wilson – vocals
- Dan Swanö – vocals
- Floor Jansen – vocals
Additional musicians
- Dave Brock – vocals in "Hawkwind Medley"
- Jens Johansson – keyboards
- Erik Norlander – keyboards
- Robert Soeterboek – backing vocals
- Gary Wehrkamp – guitar
Charts
References
External links
- Space Metal at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
