Arjen Lucassen discography

Arjen Lucassen discography
Lucassen doing a sign session in 2006
Studio albums	26
EPs	4
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	2
Singles	17

Arjen Lucassen is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is most known as the creator of progressive metal/rock opera Ayreon. ^[1]

Over the years, Lucassen created various bands and musical projects. Overall, he has released twenty studio albums in project or bands in which he was the leader and main creative force: two solo albums, ten for Ayreon, one for Ambeon, three for Star One, one for Stream of Passion, one for Guilt Machine, one for The Gentle Storm, and one for Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution. He was the guitarist in two studio albums by rock band Bodine (as Iron Anthony), and in six studio albums by rock band Vengeance, and also released a cover album without any artist credited. Bodine, Vengeance, and Stream of Passion all released albums without Lucassen.

Solo

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)	Notes
1994	Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy Label: Ray's Music B.V	Lead vocals, guitars, banjo, mandolin, lute, keyboards, drum programming	Released as Anthony
2012	Lost in the New Real Released: 23 April 2012 [2] Label: Inside Out Music	Lead vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
2025	Songs No One Will Hear Released: 12 September 2025 Label: Inside Out Music	Lead vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards

Cover albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)	Notes
1996	Strange Hobby	Lead vocals, guitars, bass	Uncredited, recognized post-release

Ambeon

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2001	Fate of a Dreamer Label: Transmission Records	Guitars, keyboards, samplers

Singles

Year	Title	Album
1998	"Cold Metal" Label: Transmission Records	Fate of a Dreamer

Ayreon

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)	Notes
1995	The Final Experiment Released: 27 October 1995 Label: Transmission Records	Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizer (also drums and timpani on 2005 reissue)	Originally released as Ayreon: The Final Experiment with no artist credited
1996	Actual Fantasy Released: 23 October 1996 Label: Transmission Records	Guitars, bass, keyboards, drum programming
1998	Into the Electric Castle Released: 30 August 1998 Label: Transmission Records	Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, minimoog, mellotron
2000	Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer Released: 20 June 2000 Label: Transmission Records	Vocals, guitars, bass, analog synthesizers, mellotron, Hammond, additional keyboards	Released simultaneously
	Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator Released: 20 June 2000 Label: Transmission Records
2004	The Human Equation Released: 25 May 2004 Label: InsideOut Music	Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, synthesizers, Hammond
2008	01011001 Released: 25 January 2008 Label: InsideOut Music	Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, synthesizers, Hammond, Solina
2013	The Theory of Everything Released: 28 October 2013 Label: InsideOut Music	Guitars, bass, mandolin, analog synthesizers, Hammond, Solina
2017	The Source Released: 28 April 2017 Label: Mascot Label Group [3]
2020	Transitus Released: 25 September 2020 Label: Music Theories Recordings, Mascot Label Group	Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Glockenspiel, Dulcimer, Toy Piano

Live albums/DVDs

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2016	The Theater Equation Released: 17 June 2016	Spoken vocals
2018	Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live Release: 30 March 2018	Vocals, guitar
2020	Electric Castle Live and Other Tales Release: 27 March 2020	Vocals
2024	01011001 - Live Beneath the Waves Release: 17 May 2024	Vocals

EPs

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2008	Elected Released: 25 April 2008 Labels: Transmission Records/SPV	Guitars, bass, keyboards

Singles

Year	Title	Album
1995	"Sail Away to Avalon" Label: Transmission Records	The Final Experiment
1996	"The Stranger from Within" Label: Transmission Records	Actual Fantasy
2000	"Temple of the Cat" Label: Transmission Records	Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer
2001	"Temple of the Cat" (acoustic version) Label: Transmission Records
2004	"Day Eleven: Love" Label: InsideOut Music	The Human Equation
	"Loser" Label: InsideOut Music
2005	"Come Back to Me" Label: InsideOut Music

Compilation albums

Year	Album details
2000	Ayreonauts Only Labels: Transmission Records
2008	Timeline Labels: InsideOut Music

The Gentle Storm

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2015	The Diary Released: 2015 Labels: Inside Out Music	Electric and acoustic guitars, electric and acoustic bass guitars, keyboards, hammered dulcimer

EPs

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2015	The Gentle Storm Exclusive Tour CD Released: 2015 Labels: Independent	Vocals, acoustic guitars, acoustic bass guitar, mandolin, percussion, hammered dulcimer

Guilt Machine

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2009	On This Perfect Day Released: 28 August 2009 [4] Labels: Mascot Records	Guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals

Plan Nine

Studio albums

Year	Album details
2023	The Long-Lost Songs Released: 17 May 2024 Labels: Music Theories Recordings

Simone Simons

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2024	Vermillion Released: 23 August 2024 Labels: Nuclear Blast	All music and instruments

Star One

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2002	Space Metal Released: 21 May 2002 Labels: InsideOut Music	Guitars, keyboards, Hammond
2010	Victims of the Modern Age Released: 25 October 2010 [5] Labels:InsideOut Music	Guitars, Hammond, mellotron, analog synthesizer, solina strings
2022	Revel in Time Released: 18 February 2022 [6] Labels: InsideOut Music	Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards

Live albums/DVDs

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2002	Live on Earth Released: 29 April 2003 Labels: InsideOut Music	Guitar

Stream of Passion

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2005	Embrace the Storm Released: 24 October 2005 Labels: InsideOut Music	Guitars, keyboards

Live albums/DVDs

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2006	Live in the Real World Released: 15 June 2006 Labels: InsideOut Music	Guitars, vocals

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2006	"Out in the Real World" Released: 27 February 2006 Label: Transmission Records	Embrace the Storm

Supersonic Revolution

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
2023	Golden Age of Music Released: 19 May 2023 Labels: Music Theories Recordings	Bass

With Bodine

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)	Notes
1982	Bold as Brass Labels: Warner Music Group	Guitar	Credited as Iron Anthony
1983	Three Times Running Labels: Warner Music Group	Guitar

With Vengeance

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)	Notes
1984	Vengeance	Guitar
1986	We Have Ways to Make You Rock
1987	Take It or Leave It
1989	Arabia
1994	The Last of the Fallen Heroes		Released after the band split
1997	Back from Flight 19		Not credited as band member

EPs

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)
1986	Only the Wind	Guitar
1987	Rock N Roll Shower
1989	If Lovin' You is Wrong

Singles

Year	Title	Album
1984	"Prisoners of the Night"	Vengeace
1985	"You Took me by Surprise"
1986	"May Heaven Strike me Down"	We Have Ways to Make You Rock
	"Only the Wind"/"Deathride to Glory"	Only the Wind
1987	"Rock N roll Shower"/"Code of Honour"	Rock N Roll Shower
	"Looks like a Winner"	Take It or Leave It
	"Ain't Gonna Take You Home"
1989	"Arabia"	Arabia
1992	"As The Last Teardrop Falls"

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Instrument(s)	Notes
1992	The Last Teardrop '84–'92	Guitar
1998	Rock'n Roll Shower '84–'98	Guitar	Released after his departure

Guest appearances

Year	Album	Artist
1981	After the Silence	Pythagoras
1993	Symphony of Dreams	Ian Parry
1994	Pink Floyd Songbook	Alex Bollard
1995	Thru the Looking Glass	Ian Parry
1996	Between You and Me	Biscuit
1997	Opposites	Veralin
1998	A Time and Place for Everything	Helloise
1999	Powder to the People	BlockBusters
	Consortium Project	Ian Parry
	Candy: The Best of Peter Daltrey	Peter Daltrey
	Oblivion Days	Rocket Scientists
2000	Into the Sunset	Erik Norlander
	Shadowman	Ian Parry
	Chronometree	Glass Hammer
	Mother Earth	Within Temptation
	Secrets of Astrology	Lana Lane
2002	"Emphasis/Who Wants to Live Forever"	After Forever
	The Hound of the Baskervilles	Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman
	Reflected	Wicked Sensation
2003	Alive Again	Nightingale
	Biogenesis Project	Ars Nova
	Once and Future King Part I	Gary Hughes
2004	The Darker Side of Art	Space Mirrors
	Amadeus' Spell
2005	Hour of Joy	Morning
	This Sonic Landscape	Elfonía
	Characters	Freak Neil Inc.
	Room V	Shadow Gallery
2008	Cybion	Kalisia
	Galexia [7]	Galexia
2013	The Mystery of Time [8]	Avantasia
	Abstract Disorder [9]	Homo-Demen
2014	The Aspie Project	Computer Mind
2015	Death is just a Feeling	Amadeus Awad
2016	The Clockwork Fable	Gandalf's Fist [10]
2017	Galexia Remastered [11]	Galexia
	Rose of Thorns 2.0 [12]
	Of Clans and Clones and Clowns	Soul Enema
2018	The Room [13]	Ostura
2024	"A Symphonic Tragedy"	Dianne van Giersbergen

References

1. Hoek, Joost van (12 July 2004). "'Ik moet gewoon kippenvel krijgen': Een interview met Arjen Anthony Lucassen van Ayreon" (in Dutch). 8Weekly. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
2. "Arjen's solo album title and cover art revealed". Arjen A. Lucassen official website. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
3. "Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles". 6 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
4. "ARJEN LUCASSEN's GUILT MACHINE: Europe Release Dates, Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
5. "Arjen Lucassen reveals the Star One album release dates @ Arjen Lucassen official website". Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
6. "ARJEN LUCASSEN Reveals Final Tracklisting And Musicians For New STAR ONE Album". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
7. "AFTER FOREVER Keyboardist, AYREON Mastermind to Guest on GALEXIA Debut". 30 May 2007.
8. "Arjen Lucassen on new Avantasia album!". Tobias Sammet official website. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
9. "'Asesinando a su alter ego' Diego Sánchez | Rock y metal con vídeos y noticias en español. Laestadea.com". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
10. Martin Kielty (21 March 2016). "Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist reveal The Clockwork Fable guest list". teamrock.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
11. "Galexia (Remastered)". Spotify . 2007.
12. "Rose of Thorns 2.0 (Remastered)". Spotify . 15 March 2018.
13. https://www.osturaband.com/biography/ |title=Ostura Biography