Arjen Lucassen discography explained
Arjen Lucassen is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is most known as the creator of progressive metal/rock opera Ayreon.[1]
Over the years, Lucassen created various bands and musical projects. Overall, he has released twenty studio albums in project or bands in which he was the leader and main creative force: two solo albums, ten for Ayreon, one for Ambeon, three for Star One, one for Stream of Passion, one for Guilt Machine, one for The Gentle Storm, and one for Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution. He was the guitarist in two studio albums by rock band Bodine (as Iron Anthony), and in six studio albums by rock band Vengeance, and also released a cover album without any artist credited. Bodine, Vengeance, and Stream of Passion all released albums without Lucassen.
Solo
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) | width=20% | Notes |
|---|
| 1994 | Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy
| Lead vocals, guitars, banjo, mandolin, lute, keyboards, drum programming | Released as Anthony |
| 2012 | Lost in the New Real
| Lead vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards | | |
Cover albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) | width=20% | Notes |
|---|
| 1996 | Strange Hobby | Lead vocals, guitars, bass | Uncredited, recognized post-release | |
Ambeon
Studio albums
Singles
Ayreon
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) | width=20% | Notes |
|---|
| 1995 | The Final Experiment- Released: 27 October 1995
- Label: Transmission Records
| Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizer
(also drums and timpani on 2005 reissue) | Originally released as Ayreon: The Final Experiment with no artist credited |
| 1996 | Actual Fantasy- Released: 23 October 1996
- Label: Transmission Records
| Guitars, bass, keyboards, drum programming | |
| 1998 | Into the Electric Castle- Released: 30 August 1998
- Label: Transmission Records
| Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, minimoog, mellotron | |
| 2000 | - Released: 20 June 2000
- Label: Transmission Records
| Vocals, guitars, bass, analog synthesizers, mellotron, Hammond, additional keyboards | Released simultaneously |
- Released: 20 June 2000
- Label: Transmission Records
|
| 2004 | The Human Equation- Released: 25 May 2004
- Label: InsideOut Music
| Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, synthesizers, Hammond | |
| 2008 | 01011001- Released: 25 January 2008
- Label: InsideOut Music
| Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, synthesizers, Hammond, Solina | |
| 2013 | The Theory of Everything- Released: 28 October 2013
- Label: InsideOut Music
| Guitars, bass, mandolin, analog synthesizers, Hammond, Solina | |
| 2017 | The Source
| |
| 2020 | Transitus- Released: 25 September 2020
- Label: Music Theories Recordings, Mascot Label Group
| Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Glockenspiel, Dulcimer, Toy Piano | | |
Live albums/DVDs
EPs
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) |
|---|
| 2008 | Elected- Released: 25 April 2008
- Labels: Transmission Records/SPV
| Guitars, bass, keyboards | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|
| 1995 | "Sail Away to Avalon"- Label: Transmission Records
| The Final Experiment |
| 1996 | "The Stranger from Within"- Label: Transmission Records
| Actual Fantasy |
| 2000 | "Temple of the Cat"- Label: Transmission Records
| Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer |
| 2001 | "Temple of the Cat" (acoustic version)- Label: Transmission Records
|
| 2004 | ""
| The Human Equation |
| "Loser"
|
| 2005 | "Come Back to Me"
| |
Compilation albums
The Gentle Storm
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) |
|---|
| 2015 | The Diary
| Electric and acoustic guitars, electric and acoustic bass guitars, keyboards, hammered dulcimer | |
EPs
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) |
|---|
| 2015 | The Gentle Storm Exclusive Tour CD- Released: 2015
- Labels: Independent
| Vocals, acoustic guitars, acoustic bass guitar, mandolin, percussion, hammered dulcimer | |
Guilt Machine
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) |
|---|
| 2009 | On This Perfect Day- Released: 28 August 2009[4]
- Labels: Mascot Records
| Guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals | |
Plan Nine
Studio albums
Star One
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) |
|---|
| 2002 | Space Metal- Released: 21 May 2002
- Labels: InsideOut Music
| Guitars, keyboards, Hammond |
| 2010 | Victims of the Modern Age- Released: 25 October 2010[5]
- Labels:InsideOut Music
| Guitars, Hammond, mellotron, analog synthesizer, solina strings |
| 2022 | Revel in Time- Released: 18 February 2022[6]
- Labels: InsideOut Music
| Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards | |
Live albums/DVDs
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) |
|---|
| 2002 | Live on Earth- Released: 29 April 2003
- Labels: InsideOut Music
| Guitar | |
Stream of Passion
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) |
|---|
| 2005 | Embrace the Storm- Released: 24 October 2005
- Labels: InsideOut Music
| Guitars, keyboards | |
Live albums/DVDs
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) |
|---|
| 2006 | Live in the Real World- Released: 15 June 2006
- Labels: InsideOut Music
| Guitars, vocals | |
Singles
Supersonic Revolution
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) |
|---|
| 2023 | Golden Age of Music- Released: 19 May 2023
- Labels: Music Theories Recordings
| Bass | |
With Bodine
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) | width=20% | Notes |
|---|
| 1982 | Bold as Brass
| Guitar | Credited as Iron Anthony |
| 1983 | Three Times Running- Labels: Warner Music Group
| Guitar | |
With Vengeance
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) | Notes |
|---|
| 1984 | Vengeance | Guitar | |
| 1986 | We Have Ways to Make You Rock |
| 1987 | Take It or Leave It |
| 1989 | Arabia |
| 1994 | The Last of the Fallen Heroes | Released after the band split |
| 1997 | Back from Flight 19 | Not credited as band member | |
EPs
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) |
|---|
| 1986 | Only the Wind | Guitar |
| 1987 | Rock N Roll Shower |
| 1989 | If Lovin' You is Wrong | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|
| 1984 | "Prisoners of the Night" | Vengeace |
| 1985 | "You Took me by Surprise" |
| 1986 | "May Heaven Strike me Down" | We Have Ways to Make You Rock |
| "Only the Wind"/"Deathride to Glory" | Only the Wind |
| 1987 | "Rock N roll Shower"/"Code of Honour" | Rock N Roll Shower |
| "Looks like a Winner" | Take It or Leave It |
| "Ain't Gonna Take You Home" |
| 1989 | "Arabia" | Arabia |
| 1992 | "As The Last Teardrop Falls" | |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | width=40% | Instrument(s) | width=20% | Notes |
|---|
| 1992 | The Last Teardrop '84–'92 | Guitar | |
| 1998 | Rock'n Roll Shower '84–'98 | Guitar | Released after his departure | |
Guest appearances
Notes and References
- News: 'Ik moet gewoon kippenvel krijgen': Een interview met Arjen Anthony Lucassen van Ayreon. Hoek. Joost van. 12 July 2004. 8Weekly. Dutch. 17 February 2010.
- Web site: Arjen's solo album title and cover art revealed. 23 February 2012. Arjen A. Lucassen official website. 23 February 2012.
- Web site: Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 7 October 2016. 6 October 2016.
- Web site: ARJEN LUCASSEN's GUILT MACHINE: Europe Release Dates, Album Details Revealed. 23 June 2009. Blabbermouth. 5 July 2009.
- Web site: Arjen Lucassen reveals the Star One album release dates @ Arjen Lucassen official website. 25 October 2010. 19 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219023139/http://arjenlucassen.com/aal/aa_news.html. dead.
- Web site: ARJEN LUCASSEN Reveals Final Tracklisting And Musicians For New STAR ONE Album . . 19 February 2022 . 17 January 2022.
- Web site: AFTER FOREVER Keyboardist, AYREON Mastermind to Guest on GALEXIA Debut. 30 May 2007.
- Web site: Arjen Lucassen on new Avantasia album!. Tobias Sammet official website. 10 January 2013. 27 December 2012.
- Web site: 'Asesinando a su alter ego' Diego Sánchez | Rock y metal con vídeos y noticias en español. Laestadea.com . 18 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019123149/http://www.laestadea.com/2013/09/asesinando-a-su-alter-ego-el-universo-alrededor-de-diego-sanchezs-homo-demen/ . 19 October 2013 . dead.
- Web site: Martin Kielty . Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist reveal The Clockwork Fable guest list . teamrock.com . 21 March 2016 . 30 March 2016.
- Web site: Galexia (Remastered). Spotify. 2007.
- Web site: Rose of Thorns 2.0 (Remastered). Spotify. 15 March 2018.
- https://www.osturaband.com/biography/
