Ayreon

Ayreon es una banda de Rock/Metal progresivo, formada en 1994 por el multi-instrumentista y compositor holandés Arjen Anthony Lucassen, y varios artistas invitados para cada álbum. Es una banda experimental, y combina géneros folk, clásicos y electrónicos además de los mencionados anteriormente.

Discografía

Álbumes
The Final Experiment (1995)
Actual Fantasy (1996)
Into the Electric Castle (1998)
Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer (2000)
Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator (2000)
Ayreonauts Only (2001)
The Human Equation (2004)
01011001 (2008)
Timeline(2009)
The Theory of Everything (2013)

Singles/EPs
Sail Away To Avalon (1995)
The Stranger From Within (1996)
Temple Of The Cat (2000)
Day Eleven: Love (2004)
Day Sixteen: Loser (2004)
Come Back to Me (2005)
Elected(2008)

Miembros

Fundadores

* Arjen Anthony Lucassen – Vocales, Guitarras, Bajo, Sintetizador, Órgano Hammond

Invitados

* Cantantes
o Andi Deris (Helloween)
o Anneke van Giersbergen (ex the gathering)
o Astrid van der Veen (The Endorphins)
o Axel Joseph Langemeijer (ex Bodine)
o Barry Hay (Golden Earring)
o Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
o Damian Wilson (ex Rick Wakeman, Threshold (UK), Landmarq)
o Dan Swanö (Nightingale, Edge of Sanity, Bloodbath (Swe))
o Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation)
o Dave Brock (Hawkwind)
o Debby Schreuder
o Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad)
o Devon Graves (Dead Soul Tribe)
o Edward Reekers (ex Kayak)
o Edwin Balogh (ex Omega)
o Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
o Fabio Lione (Rhapsody Of Fire)
o Fish (Fish, ex Marillion)
o Floor Jansen (After Forever)
o Gary Hughes (Ten)
o George Oosthoek (Orphanage)
o Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
o Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn)
o Ian Parry (Elegy)
o Irene Jansen
o Jacqueline Govaert (Krezip)
o James LaBrie (Dream Theater)
o Jan-Chris de Koeijer (ex Gorefest)
o Jay van Feggelen (ex Bodine)
o Johan Edlund (Tiamat, Lucyfire)
o Jorn Lande
o Lana Lane
o Lenny Wolf (Kingdom Come)
o Leon Goewie (Vengeance (Hol))
o Lucie Hillen
o Magnus Ekwall (The_Quill)
o Marcela Bovio (ex Hydra, Elfonía, Stream of Passion)
o Mark McCrite (Rocket Scientists)
o Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth, ex Bloodbath (Swe))
o Mike Baker (Shadow Gallery)
o Mirjam van Doorn
o Mouse (Tuesday Child)
o Neal Morse (ex Spock's Beard)
o Okkie Huysdens
o Peter Daltrey (ex Kaleidoscope)
o Ralf Scheepers (Primal_Fear))
o Robert Soeterboek (Wicked Sensation)
o Robert Westerholt (Within Temptation)
o Russell Allen (Symphony X)
o Ruud Houweling (Cloudmachine)
o Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)
o Simone Simons (Epica)
o Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius)
o Tom Englund (Evergrey)

* Guitarristas
o Lori Linstruth ((ex-Stream of Passion))
o Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery)
o Jan Somers (Vengeance (Hol))
o Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
o Oscar Holleman (ex Vengeance (Hol))
o Peer Verschuren (ex Vengeance (Hol))
o Rheno Xeros (ex Bodine)
o Ruud Houweling (Cloudmachine)
o Fernando Lazo (Saurus)

* Bajistas
o Armand van der Hoff (ex Bodine)
o Jan Bijlsma (ex Vengeance (Hol))
o Jolanda Verduijn
o Peter Vink (ex Finch)
o Rheno Xeros (ex Bodine)
o Walter Latupeirissa (Snowy White)

* Flautistas
o Barry Hay (Golden Earring)
o Ewa Albering (ex Quidam)
o Jeroen Goossens
o John McManus (Celtus)
o Thijs van Leer (Focus)

* Didgerido
o Jeroen Goossens

* Teclado / Clave / Piano / Sintetizadores / Órgano Hammond
o Cleem Determeijer (ex Finch)
o Clive Nolan (Arena)
o Derek Sherinian (ex Dream Theater-Planet X)
o Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery)
o Jens Johansson (Stratovarius)
o Joost van den Broek (After Forever)
o Keiko Kumagai (Ars Nova)
o Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
o Martin Orford (IQ, Jadis)
o Oliver Wakeman
o René Merkelbach
o Robby Valentine (Valentine)
o Roland Bakker (ex Vengeance (Hol))
o Ton Scherpenzeel (Kayak)

* Sitar
o Jack Pisters

* Violonchello
o Dewi Kerstens
o Marieke van der Heyden
o Taco Kooistra

* Batería
o Ed Warby (ex (Gorefest)
o Ernst van Ee (Trenody)
o Gerard Haitsma (ex Bodine)
o John Snels (ex Vengeance (Hol))
o Matt Oligschlager (ex Vengeance (Hol))
o Rob Snijders (ex Celestial Season)
o Stephen van Haestregt
o Alexander Manyakin (ex Aria)

* Violin
o Ernö Olah (Metropole Orchestra)
o Pat McManus (Celtus)
o Robert Baba