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A 15-minute audio interview with Arjen Lucassen was recently conducted by Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria’s Tangra Mega Rock.
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Arjen will be making “at least” two in-store appearances this month. Joining him for an acoustic set will be vocalist Marjan Welman, who can be heard on the track E=mc2 on 01011001.
17:00 January 25 Velvet Music in Breda
17:00 January 26 Velvet music in Delft

This is the new preview video of 01011001 from Arjen’s MySpace page, featuring a glimpse into the studio and previews of the songs.

Each day until January 1, 2008, the official Ayreon website will be unveiling selected album artwork from their new album 01011001. The first previews are available here.
01011001 will be in stores January, 25th and can be pre-ordered here.

It’s the season of giving, and Ayreon has generously posted a new song ‘The Fifth Extinction’ on their MySpace page. The song is from their forthcoming album ‘01011001′ . The track, over 10 minutes long, is divided up in two parts to meet with MySpace limitations.

Here’s the official teaser trailer for the upcoming Ayreon release ‘01011001′. You can download the Quicktime version from the official website, or you can visit the MySpace page as well.

Signed editions of “01011001″ are now available for pre-order here. There are currently three editions available:

Limited Deluxe Edition, 2 CD, Bonus DVD, plus extended artwork. Signed edition
Special Edition, 2 CD, Bonus DVD, Signed edition
Regular Edition 2 CD