The album was released in two editions: a regular, and a special edition with 2 CDs. It was also the first time Lucassen released a second studio album with one of his side-projects.
Victims of the Modern Age has received critical acclaim, with many critics praising Lucassen's composition abilities and the voices of the four singers: Craig Hartranft of DangerDog.com stated that "Lucassen and his talented crew have created a terrific and entertaining work, excelling beyond their past achievements" and "strongly recommended" the album, giving it the maximum rating.[7] It was later chosen as one of the fifteen Albums of the Year by Dangerdog with the words "Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a bloody genius. He's a classical Baroque composer reborn in our time to write timeless music".[8]Metal Storm gave the album a very good review, with the reviewer stating "In the end all I have to say is that I for one like this album, been a while since I was this happy with the end result." It also praised the singers who were "all brilliant and so different from each other".[9]Blistering.com also gave a positive review of the album with a rating of 8/10, stating "As cliché as this sounds, Victims of the Modern Age is nothing like you’ll hear all year, the wry combination of the right tones and voices, with a batch of songs that are quite refreshing in today’s climate".[6]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Arjen Anthony Lucassen except "Closer to the Stars" by Lucassen and Tony Martin; all music is composed by Lucassen
CD 1
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Down the Rabbit Hole"
1:20
2.
"Digital Rain"
6:23
3.
"Earth That Was"
6:08
4.
"Victim of the Modern Age"
6:27
5.
"Human See, Human Do"
5:14
6.
"24 Hours"
7:20
7.
"Cassandra Complex"
5:24
8.
"It's Alive, She's Alive, We're Alive"
5:07
9.
"It All Ends Here"
A. "I Think Therefore I Am"
B. "Four Years"
C. "It All Ends Here"
9:46
4:21
3:13
2:12
Total length:
53:09
CD 2 (Special Editions, also included on vinyl releases (except "Making Of"))
