Fate of a Dreamer is an album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen under the name Ambeon, released in 2001 by Dutch music label Transmission Records. All of the ten tracks feature samples from and arrangements of Ayreon's songs, as noted below. The album was out of print for years, due to the closing of Transmission. The album was re-released in December 2011 with bonus tracks, and an accompanying acoustic CD covering various Ambeon and Ayreon tracks.

Fate of a Dreamer
Studio album by
Ambeon
Released2001
Recorded2000–2001
Length51:29
LabelTransmission Records
ProducerArjen Lucassen
Arjen Anthony Lucassen chronology
Ayreonauts Only
(2000)
Fate of a Dreamer
(2001)
Space Metal
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Astrid van der Veen

No.TitleLength
1."Estranged"2:51
2."Ashes"5:29
3."High"4:15
4."Cold Metal"6:50
5."Fate"7:45
6."Sick Ceremony"3:44
7."Lost Message"4:33
8."Surreal"4:38
9."Sweet Little Brother"6:08
10."Dreamer"5:17
2011 Expanded Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Cold Metal (Single Version)"3:48
12."Merry-Go-Round"4:45
13."High (Remix)"3:29
2011 Expanded Edition Disc 2: The Unplugged Recordings
No.TitleLength
1."Actual Fantasy"1:25
2."Valley of the Queens"2:39
3."Ashes"3:15
4."Charm of the Seer"3:29
5."Castle Hall"4:33
6."Estranged"2:49
7."Temple of the Cat"3:32
8."Isis and Osiris"6:09
9."High"3:43
10."Garden of Emotions"4:31
11."Sick Ceremony"3:02
12."House on Mars"5:22
13."Lost Message"3:42
14."Into the Black Hole / Cold Metal"5:10

Single

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Cold Metal

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Cold Metal

"Cold Metal" is the only single from this album. It has samples of Ayreon's "Into the Black Hole", from the album Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator.

Track listing

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  1. "Cold Metal (Remix Single Version)"
  2. "Merry-Go-Round"
  3. "High (Remix)"
  4. "Cold Metal (Album Version)"

Personnel

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  • Astrid van der Veen – vocals, background vocals
  • Arjen Lucassen – acoustic and electric guitar, keys, samples
  • Stephen van Haestregt – acoustic and electronic drums, percussion
  • Walter Latupeirissa – bass, fretless bass

Guest musicians

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Ayreon's song reference

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References

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  1. ^ "Fate of a Dreamer - Ambeon | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.