Bonus disc

A special edition was released with a CD of bonus material, including covers of four "pretty cool songs by pretty uncool bands" as well as two original songs. "Set The Kingdom" actually ends at 11:00 and is followed by silence before the hidden track.

Reception

Unlike the majority of Morse's work, reception for the album has been mixed to positive.

Radu Catrina of The Dwarf found it to be "an abrupt drop in quality" from what he considered previous excellent releases, and refers to Lifeline as "a descent into the often mind-numbing abyss of Christian rock".

According to Neal Morse's official website, TheProgFiles.com reportedly wrote: "Hands down, nobody in the industry does prog better than Neal Morse."

Band

• Neal Morse
  Neal Morse
  Neal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
  
   - keyboards, guitars, vocals
• Mike Portnoy
  Mike Portnoy
  Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, as well as the temporary drummer for the hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold. Known for his drumming prowess and technical...
  
   - drums
• Randy George - bass

Special Guests

• Paul Gilbert
  Paul Gilbert
  Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American guitarist. He is well known for his technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr...
  
   - lead guitar on Crazy Horses
• Paul Bielatowicz - lead guitar on Lemons and 2nd guitar solo on Fly High
• Collin Leijenaar
  Collin Leijenaar
  Collin Leijenaar is a drummer living in the Netherlands. During his 23-year career, Leijenaar has played in many bands and projects.-Neal Morse:...
  
  - drums on Set the Kingdom
• Carl Groves - backing vocals on Lifeline, The Way Home, Children of the Chosen and So Many Roads
• Jonathan Willis - strings on The Way Home, Eyes of the Saviour and Fly High
• Jim Hoke - saxophone on Leviathan and The Humdrum Life
• Ivory Leonard and Danielle Spencer - backing vocals on So Many Roads