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His Web site boasts that "To say that Ayreon (Arjen
Anthony Lucassen) is an exceptional phenomenon in Dutch rock music is an
understatement to say the least."
With that said, the artist's talents include being a composer,
songwriter, singer, guitarist, bassist, pianist, conductor, director, and
producer.
After building a reputation as one of the few musicians in
the world who is capable of writing a classic rock opera and selling an
impressive number of albums without playing a single gig, Ayreon travels into
the new millennium with the release of two new albums.
Entitled The Universal Migrator Parts I & II (Insideout Music
American), these discs are said to balance the "savage" and the
"atmospheric" elements of his works into two parts.
And though the albums will be released at the same time, they will be
sold in stores independently.
In previous projects, he had for the greater part recruited
other top musicians from Holland, but for these releases, he traveled all over
the world to gather a multi-national assemblance, including talents from
Helloween, Primal Fear, Stratovarius, Rhapsody, Tiamat, Symphony X, Spock's
Beard, Shadow Gallery, Lana Lane, Elegy, Ars Nova, After Forever, Krezip, and
Iron Maiden.
Arjen Anthony Lucassen also attested to his
fascination for traveling through time and manipulating dimensions in
earlier releases under the same moniker after experiencing other successes
with previous bands even before his alter ego Ayreon came to life, and he
has also performed on other albums as side projects.
For more information about Ayreon visit the artist Web site
at www.ayreon.com.
Contact Information:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen:
music@ayreon.com
Questions about Ayreon albums, promotional materials,
or
legalities, contact Transmission Records:
double@caiw.nl
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