Anyone with even half a foot in the prog-metal world will be aware of Dutch master of the concept album Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Best known as the creator of the sprawling Ayreon story arc, which so far stretches over 10 albums, he has also produced three sci-fi-themed Star One albums, four collaboration Stream Of Passion..
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Pink castles in a purple Transitus: A chat with Arjen Lucassen
At its core, with all the adornments stripped away, beats a heart of brilliant compositions, rich in emotional melodies and lush textures... Crippling stage fright and social reclusiveness are not usually among the traits one expects to find in someone who mounts lavish, large-scale musical theater productions of which he is author, composer and performer...
Ayreon – Electric Castle Live And Other Tales (Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group)
I’m the guy who comes up with the ideas, sees the big picture, and puts it all together... “I just love recording my various projects in the studio,” says Arjen Anthony Lucassen, mastermind behind the soaring series of concept albums set in the Ayreon universe, “but I’m not a live performer. I’m the guy who..