Ayreon - Timeline
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1995 | The Final Experiment | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - all instruments, vocals | Progressive metal Progressive Rock |
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1996 | Actual Fantasy | ||
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1998 | Into The Electric Castle | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - vocals, guitars, bass, synths, keyboards, mandoline
Additional musicians: Peter Daltrey - voice Derek William "Fish" Dick - vocals Sharon den Adel - vocals Damian Wilson - vocals Edwin Balogh - vocals Anneke Van Giersbergen - vocals Jan van Feggelen - vocals Edward Reekers - vocals Robert Westerholt - vocals George "Dr. Ranzzz" Oosthoek - vocals Ed Warby - drums Robby Valentine - piano, mellotron, synth solos Ernö Olah - violins Jack Pisters - sitar Taco Kooistra - celli Rene Merkelbach - synth solos, harpsichord Ton Scherpenzeel - synth solos Clive Nolan - synth solos Roland Bakker - Hammond organ Thijs van Leer - flute | |
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1999 | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - all instruments, vocals | ||
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2000 | The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer | ||
| The Universal Migrator Part II: Flight Of The Migrator | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals Peter Siedlach - strings Ed Warby - drums | ||
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2001 | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - all instruments, vocals | ||
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2004 | Actual Fantasy Revisited | ||
| The Human Equation | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - vocals, guitars, bass, mandoline, keyboards, synths, Hammond organ, lap steele guitar
Additional Musicians: Ed Warby - drums, percussion Marcela Bovio - vocals Kevin James LaBrie - vocals Mikael Åkerfeldt - vocals Eric Clayton - vocals Irene Jansen - vocals Magnus Ekwall - vocals Heather Findlay - vocals Devon "Buddy Lackey" Graves - vocals Devin Garret Townsend - vocals Mike Baker - vocals Robert Baba - violins Marieke van der Heyden - cellos John McManus - flute, whistle Jeroen Goossens - flute, panpipes, didgeridoo, bassoon, recorder Joost van den Broek - synth solo, spinet Martin Orford - synth solo Ken Hensley - hammond solo Oliver Wakeman - synth solo Peter Daltrey - voice Yvette Boertje - voice Boudewijn Bonebakker - transcriptions Meri Pitkänen - cough | ||
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2005 | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - all instruments, vocals | ||
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2008 | 3-Track Radio CD [Demo] | ||
| 01011001 | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - guitars, keyboards, synths, bass, programming
Session musicians Edward R. "Ed" Warby - drums and percussion Guest musicians: Hansi Kürsch - vocals Daniel Gildenlöw - vocals Tom S. Englund - vocals Jonas Renkse - vocals Jørn Lande - vocals Anneke van Giersbergen - vocals Steve Lee - vocals Bob Catley - vocals Floor Jansen - vocals Magali Luyten - vocals Simone Simons - vocals Phideaux Xavier - vocals Wudstik - vocals Marjan Welman - vocals Liselotte Hegt - vocals Ty Tabor - vocals Lori Linstruth - guitars Michael Romeo - guitars Derek Sherinian - keyboards Tomas Bodin - keyboards Joost van den Broek - piano and keyboards Jeroen Goossens - flutes Ben Mathot - violins David Faber - cellos | ||
| Elected [EP] | |||
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2009 | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - all instruments, vocals | ||
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2010 | |||
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2011 | |||
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2012 | |||
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2013 | The Theory Of Everything | ||
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2014 | |||
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2015 | |||
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2016 | |||
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2017 | The Source | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, mandolin, synthesizers, Hammond, Solina Strings, all other instruments
Additional Musicians: Ed Warby - drums, percussion Joost van den Broek - grand piano and electric piano Maaike Peterse - cello Ben Mathot - violin Jeroen Goossens - flute, wind instruments Mark Kelly - synthesizer solo on "The Dream Dissolves" Paul Gilbert - guitar solo on "Star of Sirrah" Guthrie Govan - guitar solo on "Planet Y Is Alive!" Marcel Coenen - guitar solo on "The Dream Dissolves" Vocalists: James LaBrie - The Historian Tommy Karevik - The Opposition Leader Tommy Rogers - The Chemist Simone Simons - The Counselor Nils K. Rue - The Prophet Tobias Sammet - The Captain Hansi Kürsch - The Astronomer Mike Mills - TH-1 Russell Allen - The President Michael Eriksen - The Diplomat Floor Jansen - The Biologist Will Shaw, Wilmer Waarbroek, Jan Willem Ketelaars, and Lisette van den Berg - The Ship's Crew Zaher Zorgati - The Preacher | |
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2018 | Arjen Anthony Lucassen - all instruments, vocals | ||
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2019 | |||
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2020 | Transitus | ||
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2024 |