Synopsis[]
The tired Colonist pre-incarnates as far back as possible, to the birth of the universe and the creation of the first soul, the Universal Migrator.
Plot[]
Throughout the story, the Colonist follows the Universal Migrator on its path. They travel from the chaos of the Big Bang, where the Migrator splits into a million souls, to a Black Hole, which they enter. They travel through the wormhole inside, and exit through the White hole on the other side. They eventually reach Planet Y of Forever, and finally the Solar system. Before reaching Earth, the Colonist dies, and his spirit is reincarnated as the Second Coming of the Universal Soul. The Colonist provides a very graphic description of all celestial bodies he encounters.
Musicians[]
Vocalists[]
- Lana Lane - voice on track 1; backing vocals on tracks 4, 5, 6, and 9
- Russell Allen (Symphony X) - track 2
- Damian Wilson (Threshold) - backing vocals on track 2
- Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear) - track 3
- Andi Deris (Helloween) - track 4
- Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) - track 5
- Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire) - track 6
- Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius) - track 7
- Robert Soeterboek - track 8
- Ian Parry (Elegy) - track 9
Instrumentalists[]
- Arjen Lucassen - electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, analog synthesizers, Mellotron, Hammond, additional keyboards; guitar solos on tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
- Ed Warby - drums
- Erik Norlander - analog synthesizers, vocoder, Taurus pedal, Hammond, additional keyboards; synth solos on tracks 1, 3 (Hammond), 4, 5, 7
- Michael Romeo - guitar solo on track 2
- Oscar Holleman - second guitar solo on track 4
- Gary Wehrkamp - guitar and synth solo on track 6
- Rene Merkelbach - last synth solo on track 4
- Clive Nolan - second synth solo on track 5
- Keiko Kumagai - synth solo on track 9 (plus Hammond)
- Peter Siedlach - strings
Notes[]
- The events from The Sixth Extinction movement "Complete the Circle" directly follow the events in The New Migrator.
Song List[]
- Chaos - 5:11
- Dawn of a Million Souls - 7:45
- Journey on the Waves of Time - 5:48
- To The Quasar - 8:43
- The Taurus Pulsar
- Quasar 3C273
- Into the Black Hole - 10:25
- The Eye of the Universe
- Halo of Darkness
- The Final Door
- Through the Wormhole - 6:05
- Out of the White Hole - 7:11
- M31
- Planet Y
- The Search Continues
- To the Solar System - 6:12
- Planet of Blue
- System Alert
- The New Migrator - 8:17
- Metamorphosis
- Sleeper Awake
External Links[]
- Universal Migrator, Parts 1 and 2 on www.arjenlucassen.com
- Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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