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Ayreon is the flagship musical project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen, a dutch multi-instrumentalist, composer, and vocalist who writes, produces, and records virtually all of his music himself, enlisting the talents of musicians and instrumentalists from a variety of musical genres. Ayreon releases are usually rock-operas with an ongoing science fiction storyline, although there have been exceptions in the form of Actual Fantasy (not a rock opera) and The Human Equation (not science fiction, but still containing ties to the main storyline).
A common misconception is that the name “Ayreon” is derived from Arjen’s own name, but this is purely coincidental: originally the minstrel from the first album The Final Experiment was called Aries, but when this didn’t fit the meters for the songs (Arjen himself mispronounced it A-ri-es (Note: This is how the Dutch do pronounce it), it was changed to Ayreon to sound both old-fashioned (Ay) and futuristic (Eon).
A common misconception is that the name “Ayreon” is derived from Arjen’s own name, but this is purely coincidental: originally the minstrel from the first album The Final Experiment was called Aries, but when this didn’t fit the meters for the songs (Arjen himself mispronounced it A-ri-es (Note: This is how the Dutch do pronounce it), it was changed to Ayreon to sound both old-fashioned (Ay) and futuristic (Eon).
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The Final Experiment
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Actual Fantasy
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Into the Electric Castle
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Thrasherized wrote:
I WANT A NEW AYREON ALBUM!
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MoonRaider86 wrote:
LA REPICHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
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thdreamer wrote:
What about The Jonas Brothers?-.... Okay, it´s a joke :D, Vibeke is not singing anymore, I heard she is teaching. What about Steven Wilson, That would be nice.
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Tyranastrasz wrote:
Thank you very much, I absolutely adore Steve Lee's vocal job.
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Kweim wrote:
First line is sung by Steve Lee and second is Daniel Gindelow if i'm not wrong
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Tyranastrasz wrote:
Would anyone happen to know which singer performs the "The age of shadows has begun/Frozen minds becoming numb" lines throughout the chorus of "The Age of Shadows"?
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Kweim wrote:
and moar Eric Clayton too
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maniatheater wrote:
Geoff Tate, more Anneke vs. Jonas.
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ProgresiveLanD wrote:
how i can forget Vibeke Stene?? her voice is soo great.
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UsagiAddict wrote:
why there is so many FFFFUUU-gly photoshops in gallery? >__>
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MelonMan1981 wrote:
Interview with Arjen Lucassen (in French) for La Grosse Radio Metal with EXCLUSIVE information about Star One, discussion about Guilt Machine and some interesting comments about the possible future (and the past) of Ayreon...
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Kweim wrote:
Vibeke Stene should be on the new album.And Till Lindemann.
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Master_ov_Khaos wrote:
Thom York and Dave Mustaine in Ayreon albums? D= Please, no. Also, are there any pictures here that DON'T look... stupid?
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Minkaro14 wrote:
I started off with Human Equation, because it had a lot of singers I recognised on it. From there I moved on to gradually pick up the entire discography. The music is fantastic on it's own, but when you consider how the story ties together it's just awe-inspiring. Plus I have Ayreon to thank for introducing me to so many different artists, like Devin Townsend, Pain of Salvation, etc.
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San_Gia wrote:
Bah, Arjen says that the project "ayreon" was closed in a lot ot interviews. But I think that progressiveland is more reliable than Mr. Lucassen ^^
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Aladin001 wrote:
What do you have against him?
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simillarian wrote:
god no, not dave mustaine
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TescoSwab wrote:
meh
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ProgresiveLanD wrote:
hahahaha yea. but his voice is funny
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mpaasman wrote:
@progesesiveLand -> Since when does Dave Mustaine sing? ;-)
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