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The Human Equation is the sixth album from the progressive rock project Ayreon by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen , released on 25 May 2004 via InsideOut Music .. Ayreon. Ayreon. InsideOut Music. InsideOut Music. Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Arjen Anthony Lucassen. progressive rock. progressive rock. Dutch. Dutch people. As with other Ayreon albums , it features guest appearances from several musicians previously unrelated to the project , including James LaBrie of Dream Theater , Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth , Eric Clayton of Saviour Machine , and Devin Townsend , performing music arranged and written by Lucassen .. Ayreon. Ayreon. James LaBrie. James LaBrie. Dream Theater. Dream Theater. Mikael Akerfeldt. Mikael Akerfeldt. Opeth. Opeth. Eric Clayton. Eric Clayton. Saviour Machine. Saviour Machine. Devin Townsend. Devin Townsend. As with nearly every Ayreon album , it is a concept album with each character being portrayed by one singer .. Ayreon. Ayreon. concept album. concept album. However unlike previous albums , The Human Equation is not a sci-fi story but take place almost entirely in the mind of a character called Me -LRB- played by LaBrie -RRB- who is in a coma after a car accident , with each song consisting of one day spent in coma .. sci-fi. Science fiction. coma. coma. While his Wife -LRB- Marcela Bovio -RRB- and Best Friend -LRB- Lucassen -RRB- are at his side in the real world , Me , trapped in his own mind , encounters representations of his own feelings and recall his life from his childhood to his accident .. Marcela Bovio. Marcela Bovio. The album was released in three different editions  : a regular edition with two CDs , a Special Edition with two CDs and a DVD , and a Limited Deluxe Edition with two CDs , a DVD and a 36-page booklet .. The album peaked at # 7 at Dutch Albums Chart and at # 50 at Germany Albums Top 50 .. Dutch. Dutch people. Dutch Albums Chart. Dutch Albums Chart. Germany Albums Top 50. German Albums Chart. The album was also released on vinyl in December 2012 .. vinyl. vinyl. The Human Equation is one of the few Ayreon albums in which Lucassen did not write all the lyrics -LRB- the others are Into the Electric Castle and The Theory of Everything -RRB-  : Townsend wrote all lyrics for his character Rage , while Heather Findlay of Mostly Autumn and Devon Graves of Deadsoul Tribe also wrote some of the lyrics for their characters , Love and Agony .. Ayreon. Ayreon. Into the Electric Castle. Into the Electric Castle. The Theory of Everything. The Theory of Everything ( Ayreon album ). Mostly Autumn. Mostly Autumn. Deadsoul Tribe. Deadsoul Tribe. The albums marks the first collaboration between Lucassen and Bovio , selected by Lucassen via an internet female singing contest to play Wife .. The following year , Bovio and Lucassen created together progressive / symphonic metal band Stream of Passion .. symphonic metal. symphonic metal. Stream of Passion. Stream of Passion