Year : 2024
Style : Progressive Rock , Symphonic Rock
Country : Netherlands
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 318 mb
Bio:
Ayreon Listeni/ˈɛriən/ is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is mostly heavy metal and progressive rock but combines them with genres like folk, classical and electronica. The majority of Ayreon's albums are dubbed "rock operas" (or "metal operas") because the albums contain complex storylines featuring a host of characters, usually with each one being represented by a unique vocalist.Ayreon's music is characterized by the use of traditional instruments in rock music (guitars, bass guitar, drums, analogue synthesizers, electric organs) mixed with instruments more native to folk and classical music (e.g. mandolins, violins, violas, celli, flutes, sitars and didgeridoo). Lucassen writes the music and the lyrics, sings and plays most of the instruments on all of the Ayreon albums, alongside many guest musicians. His most regular collaborator is drummer Ed Warby. In addition, flute player Jeroen Goossens has featured on every Ayreon-release since 2004's "The Human Equation".Due to its particular nature, Ayreon never play live; however, several Ayreon songs were included in two live albums by other Lucassen's bands: Live on Earth by Star One and Live in the Real World by Stream of Passion.The first Ayreon CD, released in 1995, is The Final Experiment, which has a mixture of science fiction and medieval themes. The album features thirteen singers and seven instrumentalists, most of them Dutch. The Final Experiment is often mentioned as one of the first metal operas and a reviver of the rock opera genre. The album was originally titled Ayreon: The Final Experiment, with the artist listed as Arjen Lucassen, but upon re-release, the title was changed to The Final Experiment, and the artist was changed to Ayreon.Actual Fantasy from 1996 is the only Ayreon album without a continuous story. With its individual fantasy stories, it can still be considered a concept album, though. There are only three singers and three instrumentalists on Actual Fantasy. Themes inspired by songs on this album can be found on later Ayreon releases, particularly the two Universal Migrator albums. The album did not sell as well as its predecessor.On August 23, 2012, Lucassen published on his Youtube channel that he started composing "a new project".He officially revealed it to be an another Ayreon album (due in 2013) on October 9, 2012. Responding to fan comments on his website, Lucassen stated on October 12 that it will probably take a year before the album was completed.[10] He also stated that the album would be the start of a new story apart from the previous Ayreon albums, and confirmed the presence of Ed Warby as usual. On March 2013, Arjen revealed that the title of the upcoming album would be The Theory of Everything.On August 8, 2013, in an announcement on his Facebook channel, Lucassen stated that the new album was "basically ready" and "just in time for a release this year"
Album:
An AYREON live event is not just any concert. It’s a special occasion where the highest-calibre musicians and an enormous production come together to forge a bombastic spectacle. The rarity of these shows only adds to their uniqueness.In September 2023, Arjen Lucassen’s “01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves” sold out five performances at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. This live production, based on the critically acclaimed 2008 concept album ‘01011001’, was performed in its entirety, followed by a number of encore songs.Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen, alongside keyboardist Joost van den Broek assembled a remarkable lineup, featuring many original cast members from the 01011001 album and various special guests such as Simone Simons (Epica), Damian Wilson (Threshold), Anneke van Giersbergen, Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Tom Englund (Evergrey), Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation), Marcela Bovio (MaYan), Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers), Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis), Maggy Luyten (Beautiful Sin), Michael Mills (Toehider) and Wudstik, among other incredible musicians.The band featured top instrumentalists from the genre – Ed Warby (Drums), Johan van Stratum (Bass), Timo Somers (Guitar), Marcel Coenen (Guitar), Joost Van Den Broek (Keyboards) and more.The enigmatic Lucassen himself made an appearance, marking this as the largest cast in Ayreon’s live show history, which is no mean feat. “01011001 Live Beneath the Waves” vividly brings to life the water planet Y, immersing audiences in this technological underwater world.
Line Up:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Timo Somers - Guitar
Marcel Coenen Guitar
Johan van Stratum Bass
Joost Van Den Broek - Keyboards
Ed Warby - Drums
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. March Of The Machines
02. Age of Shadows
03. Comatose
04. Liquid Eternity
05. Connect the Dots
06. Beneath the Waves
07. Newborn Race
08. Ride the Comet
09. Web of Lies
10. The Fifth Extinction
CD2:
01. Waking Dreams
02. The Truth is In Here
03. Unnatural Selection
04. River of Time
05. E=MC2
06. The Sixth Extinction
07. Speech
08. This Human Equation
09. Fate of Man
10. The Day That The World Breaks Down
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