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Ayreon () is a project by Dutch composer and musician Arjen Anthony
Lucassen.
Ayreon's musical style derives mostly from heavy metal and progressive
rock, but combines them with genres like folk, classical and electronica to
form what some call a completely new style of music. The majority of
Ayreon's albums are dubbed "rock operas" due to the fact that the albums
contain complex storylines featuring a host of characters, each represented
by a unique vocalist.
Ayreon's music is characterized by the use of traditional instruments in
rock music (guitars, bass guitar, drums, synthesizers, electric organs)
mixed with instruments more native to folk and classical music (i.e.
mandolins, violins, violas, celli, flutes, sitars and didgeridoo). Lucassen
writes the music and the lyrics, sings and plays instruments on all of the
Ayreon albums, alongside many guest musicians.
History The first Ayreon CD, released in 1995, is
Discography
Universal Migrator, Pt. 2: Flight of the Universal Migrator
