After Forever is a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death growls.
Star One is a Dutch progressive metal supergroup/side-project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon fame.
Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter,singer,musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is described as progressive rock,progressive metal and power metal sometimes combined with genres such as folk,electronica,experimental and classical music. The majority of Ayreon's albums are dubbed "rock operas" because the albums contain complex storylines featuring a host of characters,usually with each one being represented by a unique vocalist.
Universal Migrator Part 2:Flight of the Migrator is the fifth album from Ayreon,a progressive metal/rock opera project by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen,released in 2000.
Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a Dutch singer,songwriter,multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer,best known for his long-running progressive metal/rock opera project Ayreon. Lucassen started his career in 1980 as the guitarist and backing vocalist of Dutch heavy metal band Bodine as Iron Anthony,before joining Vengeance in 1984. After eight years he left the band,wanting to go into a more progressive direction,and released two years later an unsuccessful solo album entitled Pools of Sorrow,Waves of Joy under the nickname Anthony.
Actual Fantasy is an album released in 1996 by Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen A. Lucassen and is the second album of his Ayreon project. It is the only Ayreon release that does not feature a single overarching story concept,but instead draws on science fiction and fantasy films for inspiration,as well as stories written by Arjen himself.
Universal Migrator Part 1:The Dream Sequencer is a progressive rock album released in 2000 by Dutch multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Arjen Lucassen,and is the fourth album of his Ayreon project.
Space Metal is the debut studio album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive metal project/supergroup Star One,released on the recording label Inside Out in 2002. It was issued in two versions,a standard version containing just the first CD and a limited edition version with more elaborate packaging and both CDs.
"Day Eleven:Love" is the fourth single by Ayreon,released on 2004,from their album The Human Equation.
"Loser" is a song by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive rock/metal opera Ayreon,originally released under the title "Day Sixteen:Loser" as a part of the 2004 album The Human Equation. It is the fifth track of the second disc,and the sixteenth track of the overall album. It was later released as the fifth single by Ayreon under the new title "Loser";this version,very different,features several new musicians.
Live in the Real World is the first live CD and DVD album by Dutch/Mexican progressive metal band Stream of Passion,created by Arjen Anthony Lucassen.
Elected is the first EP by progressive metal project Ayreon,owned by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen. It was released on 25 April 2008 in Germany,Austria and Switzerland,and on 28 April in the rest of Europe. It features the guest performance of German singer Tobias Sammet,from Avantasia and Edguy.
Guilt Machine is a musical project by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen,owner of other musical projects such as Star One,Ayreon and Ambeon. The project's debut release,On This Perfect Day,was released in August 2009.
On This Perfect Day is the debut album by Dutch singer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen's side project Guilt Machine,released in August 2009. The cover of the album was made by Christophe Dessaigne,an artist discovered by Lucassen on Flickr.
Pools of Sorrow,Waves of Joy is the debut solo album of Dutch composer,singer,and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen,released under the name Anthony. He sang leading vocals and played most of the instruments himself. However unlike most of his future works,Lucassen did not play bass,with Peter Vink playing all bass.
Irene Jansen is a Dutch singer. She sang on the Ayreon album The Human Equation,portraying the character Passion. She was also the live backing vocalist of Star One during their tour in 2003,and played the character Morgana in two Gary Hughes concept albums. She was the lead singer of a power metal band called Karma. She made her first recordings in more than a decade for the Alarion album Waves of Destruction,released in 2016.
The Theater Equation is a live album and DVD/Blu-ray by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive rock/metal rock opera project Ayreon. The Theater Equation originally consisted of a four live performances,with cast,choir and small orchestra,of the 2004 album The Human Equation,as an actual rock opera,complete with mise-en-scène. It is the first Ayreon live release,although Ayreon songs had previously been featured on live albums by two of Lucassen's other musical projects,and marks the first time an Ayreon album was performed live in its entirety. The Theater Equation consisted of four shows,all played in Rotterdam between September 18 and 20,2015,with the last performance being the one recorded for the album.
The Gentle Storm is a Dutch musical project unveiled in 2014 by singer and lyricist Anneke van Giersbergen and composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen,founder and leader of other musical projects such as Star One,Ayreon,Guilt Machine and Ambeon. The duo has previously collaborated in Ayreon albums Into the Electric Castle and 01011001. The project's debut album,The Diary,was released on March 23,2015,in Europe,and the following day in the US.
Ayreonauts Only is the first compilation album by Dutch progressive metal project Ayreon by Arjen Anthony Lucassen,released in 2000. Although categorized as a compilation album,it consists only of previously unreleased material,with alternate versions of Ayreon songs with different singers,demos,and of the song "Cold Metal" from Lucassen's then-upcoming project Ambeon.
Electric Castle Live and Other Tales is a live album and DVD/Blu-ray by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive rock/metal rock opera project Ayreon,released on 27 March 2020. It is a live version of the 1998 studio album Into the Electric Castle,performed as an actual rock opera,complete with mise-en-scène;it is a recording of one of four live performances between 13 and 15 September 2019 in Tilburg to celebrate the original album's 20th anniversary in a way similar to The Theater Equation,with songs from other Lucassen projects performed once the songs from the albums were all performed.
