Arjen Lucassen
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Arjen Anthony Lucassen shares 15-minute mini-movie as he announces apocalyptic new solo album Songs No One Will Hear
By Jerry Ewing published
Arjen Anthony Lucassen will release his third solo album, Songs No One Will Hear, in September

Epica’s Simone Simons waited 20 years to make Vermillion
By Phil Weller published
Singer explains how Arjen Lucassen helped realise her long-held dream, what she’s saying with her songs, and why she chose a colour as her solo record’s title

Arjen Lucassen didn’t make it easy for himself with Ayreon, Star One and other projects
By Rich Wilson published
Stubbornly starting out with rock operas in the grunge era, he’s managed to secure guest spots from James LaBrie, Fish, Mikael Akerfeldt and others – but he still regrets the ones who got away

Ayreon announces 30th anniversary live dates for September 2025
By Jerry Ewing published
Ayreon will perform five shows in Tilburg in the Netherlands in September

“He really immersed himself in the story and spent weeks rewriting the narration… I had no idea what he was talking about, but it was so much better than what I wrote”: When Arjen Lucassen worked with his hero Rutger Hauer
By Holly Wright published
Blade Runner star worried the Ayreon mastermind with the amount of swearing in his rewrites for concept album Lost In The New Real

Arjen Lucassen unveils Plan Nine project with Robert Soeterboek
By Jerry Ewing published
Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine will release The Long-Lost Songs

“All of my albums are pretty exhausting," laughs Arjen Lucassen as he tells the story of Ayreon's Transitus
By Dave Ling published
Gothic horror, prog metal and Doctor Who all come together on Ayreon's Transitus album, a love story with a difference

“I suppose it will turn some people off. It’s not a typical prog album… But I’m always laughing and having fun. I wanted a band that reflects that”: Arjen Lucassen celebrates the Golden Age Of Music
By Jerry Ewing published
After the darkness of Ayreon and Star One, Dutch polymath has let his hair down with new project Supersonic Revolution, featuring a fantastic group of musicians
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