Elected 1274533 223938871 2008-07-06T16:38:38Z Twsx 1964288 fixing genre capitalization mistakes per [[Wikipedia:MUSTARD#Capitalization|WP:MUSTARD]] -> [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(capital_letters)#Musical_genres|MOS:CAPS]] + cleanup. {{Notability|music|date=April 2008}} {{Refimprove|article|date=April 2008}} {{otheruses4|the [[Ayreon]] EP|the voting process|Election}} {{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== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.arjenlucassen.com/ayreon/ay_index.html Ayreon official website] {{Ayreon}} [[Category:Ayreon albums]] [[Category:2008 albums]]