AYREONをはじめGUILT MACHINE, AMBEON, THE GENTLE STORM, STREAM OF PASSIONなど様々なプロジェクトを手掛けてきたオランダのギタリスト/クリエーターArjen Anthony Lucassen (g,b,key,vo/ex-VENGEANCE, BODINE)によるプログレッシヴ・メタル・プロジェクトの、前作から約12年ぶりとなる3作目。
STAR ONEはArjenのプロジェクトの中では最もメタリックな質感で、本作でもこれまで同様にSF映画（今回は時空系）を題材とした美しくも濃密な所謂「プログレ・メタル」な世界を存分に堪能することができる。
多数のゲスト・シンガー/ギタリストの熱演もさることながら、個人的には数々のArjen関連作でのレギュラードラマーでもあるEd Warby (GOREFEST, VUUR, THE 11TH HOUR)の叩きっぷりに痺れる。

それぞれの曲のインスピレーション元の映画、シンガー、ギタリストは以下のとおり。

1. Fate of Man
   • inspired by The Terminator
   • vocals: Brittney Slayes (UNLEASH THE ARCHERS)
   • guitar solo: Michael Romeo (SYMPHONY X, ex-KOTIPELTO)
2. 28 Days (Till the End of Time)
   • inspired by Donnie Darko
   • vocals: Sir Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X, ex-ADRENALINE MOB)
   • guitar solos: Timo Somers (VENGEANCE, CARTHAGODS, ex-DELAIN)
3. Prescient
   • inspired by Primer
   • vocals: Micheal Mills (TOEHIDER) and Ross Jennings (HAKEN, NOVELA)
4. Back from the Past
   • inspired by Back to the Future
   • vocals: Jeff Scott Soto (ELLEFSON-SOTO, OCTAVISION, SONS OF APOLLO, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, S.O.T.O., TALISMAN, W.E.T., ex-AXEL RUDI PELL, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, M.A.R.S., PANTHER, EYES, HUMANIMAL, SOUL SIRKUS, TAKARA, JOURNEY)
   • guitar solo: Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-ASIA, GUNS N' ROSES)
5. Revel in Time
   • inspired by Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
   • vocals: Brandon Yeagley (CROBOT)
   • guitar solos: Adrian Vandenberg (VANDENBERG, MOONKINGS, WHITESNAKE, MANIC EDEN)
6. The Year of '41
   • inspired by The Final Countdown
   • vocals: Joe Lynn Turner (RATED X, ex-BRAZEN ABBOT, DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, FANDANGO, SUNSTORM, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN)
   • guitar solo: Joel Hoekstra (ICONIC, JOEL HOEKSTRA'S 13, REVOLUTION SAINTS, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, WHITESNAKE, ex-NIGHT RANGER)
   • synthesizer solo: Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS, CAIN'S OFFERING, RAINBOW, MASTERMIND, ex-SILVER MOUNTAIN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, SNAKE CHARMER)
7. Bridge of Life
   • inspired by Frequency
   • vocals: Damian Wilson (LALU, MAIDEN UNITED, HEADSPACE, ARENA, ex-THRESHOLD, LANDMARQ, COMPUTER MIND, RICK WAKEMAN)
8. Today is Yesterday
   • inspired by Groundhog Day (恋はデジャ・ブ)
   • vocals: Dan Swano (NIGHTINGALE, UNICORN, WITHERSCAPE, ex-EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH)
   • Moog synthesizers: Lisa Bella Donna
   • guitar solo: Marcel Singor (KAYAK)
9. A Hand on the Clock
   • inspired by Source Code (ミッション: 8ミニッツ)
   • vocals: Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, RASKASTA JOULUA, ex-AFTER FOREVER, REVAMP)
   • Hammond solo: Joost van den Broek (ex-AFTER FOREVER, SUN CAGED)
10. Beyond the Edge of it All
    • inspired by Sapphire & Steel
    • vocals: John Jaycee Cuijpers (PRAYING MANTIS)
    • guitar solo: Arjen Lucassen
11. Lost Children of the Universe
    • inspired by Interstellar
    • vocals: Roy Khan (CONCEPTION, ex-KAMELOT)
    • choir: HELLSCORE CHOIR
    • guitar solo: Steve Vai (ex-ALCATRAZZ)

また、CD2には各曲のガイドヴォーカル（仮歌）を別のシンガーが歌ったヴァージョンが収録されている。

1. Fate of Man
   • vocals: Marcela Bovio (DARK HORSE | WHITE HORSE, STREAM OF PASSION)
2. 28 Days (Till the End of Time)
   • vocals: John Jaycee Cuijpers
3. Prescient
   • vocals: Will Shaw (ATHEM, DEADRISEN, RUST BELT GOTHIC, ex-ABODEAN SKYE, HEIR APPARENT)
4. Back from the Past
   • vocals: John Jaycee Cuijpers
5. Revel in Time
   • vocals: John Jaycee Cuijpers
6. The Year of '41
   • vocals and synth solo: Alessandro Del Vecchio (EDGE OF FOREVER他)
7. Bridge of Life
   • vocals: Wilmer Waarbroek (COMPUTER MIND)
8. Today is Yesterday
   • vocals: Arjen Lucassen
9. A Hand on the Clock
   • vocals: Marcela Bovio and Irene Jansen
10. Beyond the Edge of it All
    • vocals: Mike Andersson (TUNGSTEN, FULLFORCE, PLANET ALLIANCE, ex-CLOUDSCAPE)
11. Lost Children of the Universe
    • vocals: Tony Martin (THE CAGE ex-BLACK SABBATH, GIUNTINI PROJECT, EMPIRE)

Tony Martinが仮歌って・・・なんて贅沢な！