genre: heavy prog
country: netherlands
quality: mp3 (320k, covers)
time: 1:05'40" size: 142 mb
Actual Fantasy is a progressive metal album released in 1996 by Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen A. Lucassen and is the second album of his Ayreon project. It is the only Ayreon release that does not feature a single overarching story concept, but instead draws on science fiction and fantasy films for inspiration, as well as stories written by Arjen himself.
In 2004, Arjen moved to a new record label, InsideOut Germany. With this move came re-issues of all previous Ayreon releases, including Actual Fantasy. The re-issue came with a bonus DVD featuring a 5.1 remix of the entire original album, a video clip for "The Stranger from Within," and a video featurette showing the 2004 recordings of drums, bass, and guitar for the remix.
1. Actual Fantasy 1:33
2. Abbey of Synn 9:34
3. The Stranger from Within 7:40
4. Computer Eyes 7:27
5. Beyond the Last Horizon 7:35
6. Farside of the World 6:20
7. Back on Planet Earth 7:04
8. Forevermore 7:16
9. The Dawn of Man (1998 reissue only) 7:32
10. The Stranger from Within 3:38
Ed Warby (drums)
Peter Vink (bass guitar)
Ewa Albering (flute)
Astrid van der Veen (vocal)
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