Revel in Time

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All lyrics are written by Arjen Anthony Lucassen except "Prescient" by Micheal Mills, and "Lost Children of the Universe," Latin text by Jaap Toorenaar and Gjalt Lucassen. [14] ; all music is composed by Arjen Anthony Lucassen [14]

Revel in Time
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Studio album by
Star One
Released18 February 2022
Genre Progressive metal [1]
Length66:42
Label InsideOut
Producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Star One chronology
Victims of the Modern Age
(2010)		Revel in Time
(2022)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen chronology
Transitus
(2020)		Revel in Time
(2022)		 Golden Age of Music
(2023)
CD 1
No.TitleVocalistLength
1."Fate of Man" (inspired by The Terminator [1] [3] ) Brittney Slayes 5:29
2."28 Days (Till the End of Time)" (inspired by Donnie Darko [1] ) Russell Allen 7:20
3."Prescient" (inspired by Primer [1] )Micheal Mills, Ross Jennings 6:34
4."Back from the Past" (inspired by Back to the Future [1] ) Jeff Scott Soto 4:50
5."Revel in Time" (inspired by Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure [6] [1] ) Brandon Yeagley 4:37
6."The Year of '41" (inspired by The Final Countdown [1] ) Joe Lynn Turner 6:20
7."Bridge of Life" (inspired by Frequency [1] ) Damian Wilson 5:13
8."Today Is Yesterday" (inspired by Groundhog Day [1] ) Dan Swanö 5:46
9."A Hand on the Clock" (inspired by Source Code [1] ) Floor Jansen 5:51
10."Beyond the Edge of it All" (inspired by Sapphire & Steel [1] ) John Jaycee Cuijpers 4:52
11."Lost Children of the Universe" (inspired by Interstellar [2] [1] ) Roy Khan 9:46
Total length:66:42
CD 2 (alternate versions with different vocalists)
No.TitleVocalistLength
1."Fate of Man" (inspired by The Terminator [1] [3] ) Marcela Bovio 5:29
2."28 Days (Till the End of Time)" (inspired by Donnie Darko [1] ) John Jaycee Cuijpers 7:20
3."Prescient" (inspired by Primer [1] ) Will Shaw 6:34
4."Back from the Past" (inspired by Back to the Future [1] ) John Jaycee Cuijpers 4:50
5."Revel in Time" (inspired by Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure [6] [1] ) John Jaycee Cuijpers 4:37
6."The Year of '41" (inspired by The Final Countdown [1] ) Alessandro Del Vecchio 6:20
7."Bridge of Life" (inspired by Frequency [1] ) Wilmer Waarbroek 5:13
8."Today Is Yesterday" (inspired by Groundhog Day [1] ) Arjen Anthony Lucassen 5:46
9."A Hand on the Clock" (inspired by Source Code [1] ) Marcela Bovio, Irene Jansen (verses)5:51
10."Beyond the Edge of it All" (inspired by Sapphire & Steel [1] ) Mike Andersson 4:52
11."Lost Children of the Universe" (inspired by Interstellar [2] [1] ) Tony Martin 9:46
Total length:66:42

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Revel in Time
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [16] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17] 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [19] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC) [21] 51
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 7
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [23] 77
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [24] 7

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