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The Mission is the sixteenth studio album by the band Styx, released on June 16, 2017 through UM e. It is the band's first studio album since 2005's Big Bang Theory, their first album of original material since 2003's Cyclorama. The album reached #45 on the Billboard 200, propelled.

The Mission is the sixteenth studio album by the band Styx, released on June 16, 2017 through UM^e.^[3] It is the band's first studio album since 2005's Big Bang Theory, their first album of original material since 2003's Cyclorama. The album reached #45 on the Billboard 200, propelled by pre-sales prior to its official release date. The album fell off the chart after 2 weeks. The album also reached the Top 100 in four other countries. A concept album, it tells the story of a mission to the planet Mars in the year 2033.^[3] The album's story was written by Tommy Shaw and Will Evankovich. Evankovich played a significant role on the album, serving as producer and co-writing all but 1 of the full length tracks.

The album was conceived in 2015 when Tommy Shaw composed the guitar riff that became the record's closing track, 'Mission to Mars.' The first lines Shaw wrote were 'Now we can say it / This is the day / We'll be on our way / On our mission to Mars.' The story was then formed around this idea.

Styx announced the album in conjunction with the release of the lead single 'Gone Gone Gone,' while 'Radio Silence' and 'Hundred Million Miles from Home' were later made available prior to the album's release. The album was expanded in 2018 and re-released in 5.1 surround sound (both DTS Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD) on a blu-ray disc with visualizations for each song as well as a various music videos from the album and a 'Making of the Mission' documentary.

Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Styx

• Lawrence Gowan – vocals, piano, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizers
• Tommy Shaw – vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin
• James 'JY' Young – vocals, electric guitars
• Ricky Phillips – bass guitar
• Chuck Panozzo – bass guitar on 'Hundred Million Miles from Home'
• Todd Sucherman – drums, percussion, waterphone

Additional personnel

• Will Evankovich – additional synthesizers, guitars, sound effects

Production

• Will Evankovich – production, engineering
• Alan Hertz – engineering
• Sean Badum – engineering
• JR Taylor – additional engineering
• Jim Scott – mixing
• Kevin Dean – assistant mixing engineer
• Derek Sharp – additional editing
• Richard Dudd – mastering
• Todd Gallopo – cover illustration, art direction & design
• Jason Powell – band photography

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Styx - The Mission (2017) album review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic
2. ^Styx - The Mission (2017) album review by Geoff Barton at TeamRock
3. ^ ^abGraff, Gary (April 21, 2017). 'Styx Flies to Mars with New Album The Mission: Exclusive Premiere of 'Gone Gone Gone' Track'. Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
4. ^'Styx Chart History (Canadian Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
5. ^'Offiziellecharts.de – Styx – The Mission' (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
6. ^'Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
7. ^'Swisscharts.com – Styx – The Mission'. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
8. ^'Styx Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.

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• Styx - The Mission (2017) album review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
• Styx - The Mission (2017) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
• Styx - The Mission (2017) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Styx - The Mission (2017) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com

The family of Avicii have announced a posthumous album from the late Swedish DJ. At the time of his death from suicide in April 2018, at the age of 28, Tim Bergling was close to completing his third album. His family report he left behind “a collection of nearly finished songs, along with notes, email conversations and text messages about the music”.

Executives from Bergling’s label, Universal Music, asked his regular collaborators rather than invite superstar names to be part of the project, according to the New York Times. The highest-profile musician on the album, Chris Martin of Coldplay, had worked with Bergling and was invited to sing on a song named Heaven.

The Times describes the album as exploring “psychedelia, Arabian music, sounds of the Caribbean and more”. Bergling’s publisher, Johnny Tennander of Sony/ATV, said the lyrics showed his growth as a writer: “The album felt coherent and personal.”

Bergling’s family have also announced the creation of the Tim Bergling Foundation, which will benefit organisations supporting groups involved with mental health and suicide prevention. The musician’s net profits from the album will be donated to the charity.

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Bergling started releasing music as Avicii in 2008, breaking through in 2011 with the single Levels, which was certified platinum in nine countries. He was a key figure in EDM.

'It will kill me' – behind the devastating Avicii documentary

He was hospitalised in 2012 with acute pancreatitis caused by excessive alcohol consumption. In late 2016, he quit touring to focus on his health. The 2018 documentary Avicii: True Stories depicted Bergling struggling with a lengthy tour and career pressures.

SOS, the first single from the forthcoming album, will be released on 10 April and features vocals by soul singer Aloe Blacc. The album will be released by Universal on 6 June.

In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 or by email at jo@samaritans.org. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international suicide helplines can be found at befrienders.org.