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Star One 
579,512 plays (37,984 listeners)
Star One is a band conceived by Arjen Lucassen. The concept is near-identical to that of his main project Ayreon (concept albums with multiple vocalists and styles), yet Star One was a one-off project.
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Ambeon
531,574 plays (17,919 listeners)
Ambeon is a project consisting mainly of multi-instrumentalist composer Arjen Anthony Lucassen and young singer Astrid van der Veen, both hailing from the Netherlands.
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Stream of Passion
1,675,712 plays (88,566 listeners)
Stream of Passion is a progressive metal band with symphonic metal influence founded by Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Marcela Bovio in 2005 in The Netherlands.
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Symphony X
6,725,531 plays (168,159 listeners)
Symphony X is an American progressive/power metal band from New Jersey founded in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo.
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Guilt Machine
60,889 plays (2,640 listeners)
Guilt Machine is the latest side project by Ayreon mastermind Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Also responsible for Ambeon, Star One, and Stream of Passion), with the debut album, titled "On This Perfect Day".
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Pain of Salvation
9,325,697 plays (183,369 listeners)
Pain of Salvation is a progressive rock band from Eskilstuna, Sweden. The band is centered around lead vocalist / guitarist / composer / writer Daniel Gildenlöw. Trademarks include concept albums focusing on social, environmental, philosophical, and emotional issues as well as songs that incorporate complex rhythms and time changes but retain flowing melodies.
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Arjen Anthony Lucassen
78,021 plays (3,445 listeners)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a composer and musician from the Netherlands. He sings and plays a large variety of instruments, including guitars, flutes and synthesizers.
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Shadow Gallery
1,136,746 plays (58,214 listeners)
Shadow Gallery is a six-piece American band from Pennsylvania. Their name is taken from the graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and their musical style can be described as progressive metal. They have a reputation among fans for complex song structures and virtuoso musicianship and have been compared to contemporaries Dream Theater and Queensrÿche.
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Dream Theater
39,340,087 plays (561,721 listeners)
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band from Long Island, New York formed in 1985 under the name "Majesty" by John Myung, John Petrucci, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, which they all dropped out of to support the band.
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Ayreon vs. Avantasia
23,732 plays (2,224 listeners)
On January 25, 2008, both Ayreon’s and Avantasia’s last albums were released (01011001 and The Scarecrow, respectively). The press soon started to create speculations on the possibility of them being rivals and which album would be more successful.
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