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Now transformed into Starboy he navigates homeward to confront the past.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this final of three videos exploring Starboy Homecoming concept album and Starboy Eternity movie trilogy we look at epic rock tracks Homecoming, Higher, Hunger Cry and Urban Disease while discussing the exile period Starboy went through on the low planet and reinvention Matt went through in Thailand, explaining that getting High can mean transcendence and showcasing some explosive live footage from 2011 National Geographic shoot, 2012 Armageddon and 2013 Live show at T in the park in Scotland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homecoming Concept Album (3\/3) 17th June 2026 Sucked through a vortex and dumped on a lower planet, the alchemist is captured by cyborgs &amp; discovers a frequency ship whose computer reveals his true identity. 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