While many people were concerned that December 21 2012 marked yet another end-of-the-world event, Rush nerds fans worldwide were excited about the prospect of marking 2112 at 9:12PM on December 21 2012 (2112 on 2112). Why?

Today also marked the re-release of the classic album, originally released in 1976. The album's first side tells the story of a dystopian future in the year 2112 when the Priests of Syrinx determine the content of all reading matter, songs, pictures.

The re-released vinyl album contains a hologram that can only be viewed while the record is playing: