The Source

Ayreon album
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The Source

Summary

The Source is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Source's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Source's genre is progressive metal[4].
  • The Source's genre is rock opera[5].
  • The Source followed The Theater Equation[6].
  • The Source was followed by Ayreon Universe – Best of Ayreon Live[7].
  • The Source was produced by Arjen Lucassen[8].
  • Among the performers on The Source was Ayreon[9].
  • The Source's record label is recorded as Mascot Label Group[10].
  • The Source's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Source was released on April 28, 2017[12].
  • The Source's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[14]

  • First release date: 2017-04-28[15]

  • Genre(s): progressive metal, rock opera[16]

  • Community tags: progressive metal, rock opera[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a2e5bab3-af18-4f8f-a5f6-0a140d14ea13[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Source was performed by Ayreon[9]. It was produced by Arjen Lucassen[8].

Publication

The Source was published on April 28, 2017[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include progressive metal[4] and rock opera[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Source followed The Theater Equation[6]. It was followed by Ayreon Universe – Best of Ayreon Live[7].

Why It Matters

The Source ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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