Year : 2020 (Box Set Deluxe Edition)
Style : Progressive Rock , Symphonic Rock
Country : Netherlands
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 256 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:
Electric Castle Live and Other Tales is a live album and DVD/Blu-ray by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive rock/metal rock opera project Ayreon, that was released on March 27, 2020.It is a live version of the 1998 studio album Into the Electric Castle, performed as an actual rock opera, complete with mise-en-scène; it is a recording of one of four live performances between September 13 and 15, 2019 in Tilburg, to celebrate the original album's 20th anniversary in a way similar to The Theater Equation, with songs from other Lucassen projects performed once the songs from the albums were all performed.Lucassen and fellow singers Anneke van Giersbergen, Damian Wilson, Edward Reekers, Edwin Balogh, Fish, and George Oosthoek returned to reprise their roles from the original album, alongside drummer Ed Warby and flutist Thijs van Leer.New additions include John "JayCee" Cuijpers of Praying Mantis, Simone Simons of Epica, Marcela Bovio of Mayan, and Mark Jansen of both Epica and Mayan, with actor John de Lancie acting as narrator. The performance of the album was followed by a selection of songs from other Lucassen projects.The album was available to pre-order in five editions: the Super Deluxe Wooden Box Set for €159,00, limited to 1500 copies worldwide, the 5-disc Earbook for €49,99, the Gold Vinyl Edition for €27,99 the 2CD + DVD edition for €17,99, and the Blu-Ray for €17,99; the Gold Vinyl Edition does not contain the tracks "Robby Valentine (piano solo)", "Kayleigh", and "Speech by Arjen & Joost".It also features a documentary chronicling the making of the shows and the events behind-the-scenes of the show themselves.All tracks are written by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, except as noted. Narration written by John de Lancie and Marnie Mosiman.
Line Up:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Vocalists:
John de Lancie – Narrator
Fish (ex-Marillion) – Highlander
Simone Simons (Epica)[3] – Indian
Damian Wilson (Headspace, Maiden uniteD, ex-Threshold) – Knight
Edwin Balogh – Roman
Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gentle Storm, VUUR, ex-The Gathering) – Egyptian
John Jaycee Cuijpers – Barbarian
Arjen Anthony Lucassen – Hippie
Edward Reekers (ex-Kayak) – Futureman
George Oosthoek – Death
Mark Jansen (Epica, Mayan, ex-After Forever) - Death
Marcela Bovio (ex-Stream of Passion, Mayan) - Backing vocals, lead vocals on "Out in the Real World"
Dianne van Giersbergen (Ex Libris, ex-Xandria) - Backing vocals
Jan Willem Ketelaers - Backing vocals
Robert Soeterboek - Vocals on "Songs of the Ocean"
Michael Mills (Toehider) - TH-1 (recorded intro to Other Tales section)
Rutger Hauer - Voight Kampff (recorded intro to "Pink Beatles in a Purple Zeppelin")
Production:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen – producing, mixing
Brett Caldas-Lima – mastering
Instrumentalists
Ed Warby – drums
Marcel Singor (Kayak) – lead guitar
Ferry Duijsens (VUUR) – guitar
Bob Wijtsma (Ex Libris) – guitar
Johan van Stratum (VUUR, ex-Stream of Passion) – bass
Joost van den Broek (ex-After Forever) – keyboards
Ben Mathot – violin
Jurriaan Westerveld – cello
Thijs van Leer (Focus) – flute
Robby Valentine - piano on "Robby Valentine" and "The Mirror Maze"
Arjen Anthony Lucassen - guitar on "Songs of the Ocean"
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Welcome To The New Dimension
02. Isis and Osiris
03. Amazing Flight
04. Time Beyond Time
05. The Decision Tree
06. Tunnel Of Light
07. Across The Rainbow Bridge
08. The Garden Of Emotions
09. Valley Of The Queens
10. The Castle Hall
11. Tower Of Hope
12. Cosmic Fusion
CD2:
01. Robby Valentine
02. The Mirror Maze
03. Evil Devolution
04. The Two Gates
05. Forever Of The Stars
06. Another Time, Another Space
07. Shores Of India
08. Ashes
09. Out In The Real World
10. Twisted Coil
11. Kayleigh
12. Pink Beatles In A Purple Zeppelin
13. Songs Of The Ocean
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