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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Elected
| Type = EP
| Artist = [[Ayreon]]
| Cover = Ayreon E.jpg
| Released = April 25, 2008
| Recorded = 2008
| Genre = [[Progressive metal]]
| Length = 13:45
| Language = [[English language|English]]
| Label = [[InsideOut Music]]/[[SPV GmbH|SPV]]
| Producer =
| Reviews =
| Last album = ''[[01011001]]''<br/>(2008)
| This album = ''Elected''<br/>(2008)
| Next album =
}}
'''Elected''' is the latest EP by [[Dutch]] [[Progressive metal]] project [[Ayreon]]. It was released on [[April 25]], [[2008]] in [[Germany]], [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], and on [[April 28]] in the rest of [[Europe]]. It features the guest performance of [[Tobias Sammet]] from [[Avantasia]]. The EP contains an [[Alice Cooper]] cover, two tracks from the [[01011001]] album and a piano version of [[The Human Equation]]'s [[The Human Equation#Day Six: Childhood|Day Six: Childhood]]. Some reviewers and also the [[CD-Text]] information on the CD itself call the EP '''The Universal Ayreonaut'''.
==Background==
On [[January 25]], [[2008]], both [[Ayreon]]’s and [[Avantasia]]’s latest albums were released ([[01011001]] and [[The Scarecrow (Avantasia album)|The Scarecrow]], respectively).<ref>[http://www.bravewords.com/news/87173 Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles - AYREON Vs. AVANTASIA - New Single "Three Minutes Of Metal Magic"]</ref> The press soon started to create speculations on the possibility of them being rivals and which album would be more successful. When asked about this, [[Arjen Anthony Lucassen]] (mastermind behind Ayreon) stated that he was mad at Tobias Sammet, head of [[Avantasia]], because Tobias managed to have [[Alice Cooper]], of whom Arjen is a great fan, to perform on his last [[Avantasia]] album. Coincidently, Tobias was also mad at Arjen because he had [[Bruce Dickinson]] performing on his Ayreon album [[Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator]]. To "put some fuel on the fire created by the press", as Arjen stated on his website<ref>[http://www.arjenlucassen.com/ayreon/ay_news.html Arjen announcing his new EP at his official website]</ref>, they decided to record a song together. Initially, the EP was to be titled "Ayreon vs. Avantasia."
==Track listing==
#Elected (Alice Cooper cover) - 3:37
#E=MC² (Live acoustic radio version) - 3:32
#Ride the Comet - 3:32
# Day Six: Childhood (Piano version) - 3:04
==Personnel==
*[[Arjen Anthony Lucassen]] ([[Ayreon]]) – [[Electric guitar|Guitars]], [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[Electronic keyboard|Keyboards]]
*[[Ed Warby]] ([[Gorefest]]) – [[Drum kit|Drums]]
*[[Tobias Sammet]] ([[Edguy]], [[Avantasia]]) – [[Lead vocals]] in "Elected"
*[[Marjan Welman]] ([[Elister]], [[Autumn (Dutch band)|Autumn]]) – Lead vocals in "E=MC²" and "Day Six: Childhood"
*[[Jorn Lande]] – Vocals in "Ride the Comet"
*[[Floor Jansen]] ([[After Forever]]) – Vocals in "Ride the Comet"
*[[Tom Englund]] ([[Evergrey]]) – Vocals in "Ride the Comet"
*[[Jonas Renkse]] ([[Katatonia]]) – Vocals in "Ride the Comet"
*[[Bob Catley]] ([[Magnum (band)|Magnum]]) – Vocals in "Ride the Comet"
*[[Magali Luyten]] ([[Virus IV]]) – Vocals in "Ride the Comet"
*[[Joost van den Broek]] ([[After Forever]]) – [[Piano]] in "Day Six: Childhood"
*[[Michael Romeo]] ([[Symphony X]]) - Guitar solo on "E=MC²"
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.arjenlucassen.com/ayreon/ay_index.html Ayreon official website]
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