Probably the best music news I'll see all day. I knew he was teasing a new album, but to say it'll come out THIS year is a treat! Well, it HAS been three years since The Source. I, too, wonder if this will take place in the familiar Forever storyline, or if it'll be a standalone concept like The Theory Of Everything.
Arjen did hint that, when a fan asked about him wanting to do a horror-themed concept album, that that fan had a good memory! So this could possibly be a horror-themed story, and if so, I bet we'll see some big name metal vocalists doing some heavy vocals!
-Marc.