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Ayreon is the brainchild of Arjen Anthony Lucassen, a dutch musician who writes and records virtually all of his music himself, employing only a drummer and several vocalists for his albums. Ayreon releases are almost always rock-operas with a science fiction style storyline, although there have been exceptions in the form of Ayreon - klix Fantasy (not a rock opera) and Ayreon - The Human Equation (not science fiction)
Stream of Passion has been the last of Arjen Anthony Lucassen' projects so far (see the post above!)
Ayreon - klix Fantasy
Track listing
1. klix Fantasy (1:35)
2. Abbey Of Synn (9:34)
3. The Stranger From Within (7:36)
4. Computer Eyes (7:31)
5. Beyond The Last Horizon (7:34)
6. Farside Of The World (6:21)
7. Back On The Planet Earth (7:01)
8. Forevermore (6:10)
9. The Dawn of Man (bonus)
Total Time: 53:22
Line-up
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen / everything else
- Robert Soeterbeek / vocals
- Edward Reekers / vocals
- Okkie Huysden / vocals
- Cleem Determeijer / synth solo on 3 and 4
- Rene Merkelenbach / hammond, synth solo on 2
Ayreon - Ayreonauts Only
Track listing
1. Into the Black Hole (10:46)
2. Out of the White Hole (7:12)
3. Through the Wormhole (6:14)
4. Carpe Diem (Chaos) (4:15)
5. Temple of the Cat (3:07)
6. Original Hippie's Amazing Trip (6:38)
7. Beyond the Last Horizon (5:34)
8. The Charm of the Seer (3:30)
9. Eyes of Time (5:10)
10. Nature's Dance (2:33)
11. Ambeon: Cold Metal (7:10)
Total Time: 62:09
Line-up
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen / all instruments, except (on one or more tracks)
- Ed Warby / drums on 1, 2 and 3
- Erik Norlander / keyboards 1 and 2
- Clive Nolan / keyboards on 1
- Gary(eon) Wehrkamp / guitar, synth on 3
- Roland Bakker / hammond on 6
- Robby Valentine / piano on 6
- Stephen van Haestregt / drums on 7 and 11
- Ernst van Ee / drums on 9
- Peter Vink / bass on 9
- Cleem Determeijer / hammond and minimoog on 9
- Jolanda Verduijn / bass on 11
- Vocals performed by Damian Wilson on 1, Lana Lane on 1, Rob Soeterbroek on 2, Astrid van der Veen on 5 and 11, Mouse on 6, Anneke van Giersbergen on 6, Edward Reekers on 6, Arjen Lucassen on 8, 10, Gary Hughes on 7, Leon Goewie on 9.
- Backing vocals by Bruce Dickinson on 1, Lana Lane on 3, Fabio Lione on 3, Rob Soeterbroek on 7, Okkie Huysdens on 7, Mirjam van Doorn on 9, Debbie Schreuder on 9, Rene Merkelbach on 9
The Human Equation
Track listing
CD 1:
1. Day One: Vigil (1:33)
2. Day Two: Isolation (8:42)
3. Day Three: Pain (4:58)
4. Day Four: Mystery (5:37)
5. Day Five: Voices (7:09)
6. Day Six: Childhood (5:05)
7. Day Seven: Hope (2:47)
8. Day Eight: School (4:22)
9. Day Nine: Playground (2:15)
10. Day Ten: Memories (3:57)
11. Day Eleven: Love (4:18)
CD 2:
12. Day Twelve: Trauma (8:59)
13. Day Thirteen: Sign (4:47)
14. Day Fourteen: Pride (4:42)
15. Day Fifteen: Betrayal (5:24)
16. Day Sixteen: Loser (4:46)
17. Day Seventeen: Accident? (5:42)
18. Day Eighteen: Realization (4:31)
19. Day Nineteen: Disclosure (4:42)
20. Day Twenty: Confrontation (7:03)
Line-up
Musicians:
- Arjen “Ayreon” Lucassen / electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, analogue synthesizers, Hammond, Mellotron, additional keyboards
Vocalists:
- Devon Graves (Dead Soul Tribe) as 'Agony'
- Devin Townsend (SYL) as 'Rage'
- Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) as 'Reason'
- Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) as 'Fear'
- Magnus Ekwall (The Quill) as 'Pride'
- Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn) as 'Love'
- Irene Jansen (Karma) as 'Passion'
- James LaBrie (Dream Theater) as 'Me'
- Marcela Bovio (Elfonia) as 'Wife'
- Mike Baker (Shadow Gallery) as 'Father'
- Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) as 'Best Friend'
Instrumentalists:
- Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep, Various) / Hammond
- Oliver Wakeman (Nolan & Wakeman) / keyboards
- Martin Orford (IQ, Jadis) / keyboards
- Ed Warby (Gorefest, Various) / drums
- Joost van den Broek (Ayreon) / keyboards
- John McManus / Low-flute, tin-whistle
- Jeroen Goossens / flute
- Robert Baba / violins
- Marieke van der Heyden / cello
The Universal Migrator Part One: The Dream Sequencer
Track listing
1. The Dream Sequencer (5:08)
2. My House On Mars (7:49)
3. 2084 (7:42)
4. One Small Step (8:46)
5.The Shooting Company Of Captain Frans B Cocq (7:57)
6. Dragon On The Sea (7:09)
7. Temple Of The Cat (4:11)
8. Carried By The Wind (3:59)
9. And The Druids Turn To Stone (6:36)
10. The First Man On Earth (7:19)
11. The Dream Sequencer Reprise (3:36)
Total Time: 70:14
Line-up
- Arjen Lucassen / electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, analogue synthesizers, Hammond, Mellotron and additional keyboards
- Erik Norlander (Ritual Symphony, Rocket Scientists, Lana Lane) / analogue synthesizers, piano, vocoder, Hammond and additional keyboards
- Rob Snijders (Celestion Season) / drums
Synth solos:
- Erik Norlander / (Rocket Scientists, Lana Lane) on 1, 4, 6
- Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon) on 3
Singers:
- Johan Edlund (Tiamat) on 2
- Floor Jansen (After Forever) on 2
- Lana Lane - on 3, 6 and voice on 1
- Edward Reekers (Kayak) on 4
- Mouse (Tuesday Child) on 5
- Jacqueline Govaert (Krezip) on 7
- Arjen Lucassen on 8
- Damian Wilson (Threshold, Landmarq and now playing the role of Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar)
- Neal Morse (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic) on 10
Backing vocals:
- Mark McCrite (Rocket Scientists) on 10
- Lana Lane on 4, 5
The Universal Migrator Part Two: Flight of the Migrator
Track listing
1. Choas (5:10)
2. Dawn Of Million Souls (7:45)
3. Journey On The Waves Of Time (5:47)
4. To The Quasar (8:42)
a) The Taurus Pulsar
b) Quasar 3C273
5. Into The Black Hole (10:25)
a) The Eye Of The Universe
b) Halo Of Darkness
c) The Final Hour
6. Through The Wormhole (6:05)
7. Out Of The White Hole (7:11)
a) M31
b) Planet Y
c) The Search Continues
8. To The Solar System (6:11)
a) Planet Of Blue
b) System Alert
9. The New Migrator (8:15)
a) Metamorphosis
b) Sleeper Awake
Total Time: 65:36
Line-up
- Arjen Lucassen / electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, analogue synthesizers, Hammond, Mellotron and additional keyboards
- Erik Norlander / analogue synthesizers, piano, vocoder, Hammond and additional keyboards
- Ed Warby (Gorefest, ex-Elegy) / drums
Guitar solos:
- Arjen Lucassen on 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
- Michael Romeo (Symphony X) on 2
- Oscar Holleman 2nd solo on 4
- Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery) on 6
Keyboard solos :
- Erik Norlander (Rocket Scientists, Lana Lane) on 1, 3 (Hammond solo), 4, 5, 7
- Rene Merkelbach last solo on 4
- Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon) 2nd synth solo on 5
- Gary Wehrkamp on 6
- Keiko Kumagai (Ars Nova) on 9 (+ Hammond solo)
Singers:
- Russel Allen (Symphony X) on 2
- Ralf Scheepers (ex-Gamma Ray, Primal Fear) on 3
- Andi Deris (Helloween) on 4
- Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) on 5
- Fabio Leone (Rhapsody) on 7
- Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius) on 7
- Robert Soeterboek (Ayreon) on 8
- Ian Parry (Vengeance, Elegy) on 9
Backing vocals:
- Damion Wilson on 2
- Lana Lane on 4, 5, 6, 9 and narration on 1
Into the Electric Castle
Track listing
CD 1:
1. Welcome to the new dimension (3:05)
2. Isis and Osiris (11:11)
a) Let the journey begin
b) The hall of Isis and Osiris
c) Strange constellations
3. Amazing flight (10:15)
a) Amazing flight in space
b) Stardance
c) Flying colours
4. Time beyond time (6:05)
5. The decision tree (we're alive) (6:24)
6. Tunnel of light (4:05)
7. Across the rainbow bridge (6:20)
CD 2:
1. The garden of emotions (9:40)
a) In the garden of emotions
b) Voices in the sky
c) The aggression factor
2. Valley of the queens (2:25)
3. The castle hall (5:49)
4. Tower of hope (4:54)
5. Cosmic fusion (7:27)
a) I soar on the breeze
b) Death's grunt
c) The passing of an eagle
6. The mirror maze (6:34)
a) Inside the mirror maze
b) Through the mirror
7. Evil devolution (6:31)
8. The two gates (6:28)
9. "Forever" of the stars (2:02)
10. Another time, another space (5:20)
The Final Experiment
Track listing
1. Prologue (3:17)
Act I The Dawning
2. The Awareness (6:36)
3. Eyes Of Time (5:06)
4. The Banishment (11:08)
Act II King Arthur's Court
5. Ye Courtyard Minstrel Boy (2:46)
6. Sail Away To Avalon (4:02)
7. Nature's Dance (2:28)
Act III Visual Echoes
8. Computer-reign (game Over) (3:25)
9. Waracle (6:44)
10. Listen To The Waves (4:59)
11. Magic Ride (3:36)
Act IV Merlin's will and Ayreon's fate
12. Merlin's Will (3:20)
13. The Charm Of The Seer (4:12)
14. Swan Song (2:44)
15. Ayreon's Fate (6:56)
Total Time: 71:19
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