Ayreon - Ayreonauts Only (2001/Transmission)
Rating - 8.2

This release features re-recordings of numerous past Ayreon tracks, many of which feature different singers than the originals. As the title suggests, this is a novelty aimed towards the Ayreon die-hards, though it's pretty good music no matter what your allegiance.
Damian Wilson's rendition of "Into the Black Hole" is smooth, and Gary Hughes provides one of the album's top spots with the great chorus in "Beyond the Last Horizon". Other highlights include "Into the White Hole," "Eyes of Time" and the calm "Nature's Dance," and a bonus is the Ambien-preview "Cold Metal," which will please fans of Lacuna Coil, The Gathering, and the like.

TRACK LIST: Into the Black Hole/Into the White Hole/Through the Wormhole/Carpe Diem (Chaos)/Temple of the Cat/Original Hippie's Amazing Trip/Beyond the Last Horizon/Charm of the Seer/Eyes of Time/Nature's Dance/Cold Metal

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