Arjen Lucassen's next project!

[mtndewqueen88]

I'm extremely surprised no one has posted this yet, so without further ado, straight from www.arjenlucassen.com:

21-11-2006 - Arjen's next project

Finally, we are able to bring you some news about Arjen's next recording project.

At the end of September 2006, Arjen’s new studio was finished and ready to use. The very next day, Arjen went in with his trusted little tape recorder, and papers with dozens of song ideas that he’d been working on for the past year.

He has been in his studio nearly every day (and night) since then, getting the ideas translated into songs. The musical ideas are so extremely varied that only one project could possibly hold them all: Ayreon.

Arjen has already been in contact with some very interesting and talented people to help create a new dimension of the Ayreon Universe. Of course, we'll keep you informed on Arjen’s progress over the next months!

http://www.ayreon.com/news/news.php?news_id=206

I don't think I'm the only one when I say that this is extremely exciting news!
PS - Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[Pellaz]

New Ayreon?



Oh

Hell

YES!!


What a great excuse for Arjen and Co. to pay a visit to the States next fall!

 

[rockyracoon]

Perfect Thanksgiving announcement!

 

[BenMech]

Whoo hooo.

Wonder who's signing up for the next installment?

 

[manowarfan1]

Wow - yet one more thing to be thankful for this eyar - what a kickass thing to see first thing today Something tells me that this may not have come to news to someone on this board

jeff

 

[Dark One]

Looking forward to this one for sure. Thanks for sharing.

 

[KahlanRahl]

FUCKING KICK ASS!!

Thank you mtndewqueen88 for making my holiday happier

 

[Jurakan]

Can't get enough Ayreon.

A million souls have been waitng for this.

Bring it on!!!!!!!

 

[Braxil]

Arjen = Quality.

 

[BenMech]

Arjen = Quality.

Not always.

Star One, Flight of the Migrator, and Actual Fantasy are wretched concoctions, Into the Electric Castle is way overrated, and the band he has with Marcella Bovio is subpar The Gathering.

That said, when he's on top, he's ON TOP. I.E. The Human Equation, or the best songs on The Final Experiment and something on Electric Castle

 

[DT Jesus]

Star One, Flight of the Migrator, and Actual Fantasy are wretched concoctions, Into the Electric Castle is way overrated, and the band he has with Marcella Bovio is subpar The Gathering.

That said, when he's on top, he's ON TOP. I.E. The Human Equation, or the best songs on The Final Experiment and something on Electric Castle

See, imo, Electric Castle is his only great album. Human Equation is insanely overrate, and Final Experiment is solid as a pre-cursor to Electric Castle, but he hadn't quite got it 100% right yet. And the two Migrator albums are crapfests.

 

[Kenneth R.]

a what? Stream of Passion >>>> The Gathering

 

[AngraRULES]

the band he has with Marcella Bovio is subpar The Gathering.

Whatever dude, it sounds like you barely heard that band in order to compare it with The Gathering like you're doing.

 

[mtndewqueen88]

I agree with Sharif. Anything Arjen touches is worth buying, in my opinion. I'm so pleased he decided to go with a new Ayreon project and am looking forward to the wait for the first time. With the Human Equation, I hear he played a guessing game with his fans over the guest vocalists. How fun is that?

& KahlanRahl - discovering this news on a random whim to check his page really made my day too.

However, if he isn't working with Stream of Passion, what's the chance Glenn will get Arjen over here for ProgPower? Seems like we may have to wait longer.

 

[AngraRULES]

However, if he isn't working with Stream of Passion, what's the chance Glenn will get Arjen over here for ProgPower? Seems like we may have to wait longer.

Hopefully Glenn will get him here WITH Stream of Passion.

 

[Riceloft]

I love most things Arjen. I'm actually not much of a fan of Stream of Passion though, and Into the Electric Castle is probably my least favorite Ayreon release.

 

[Yngvai X]

I read about this a few days ago...it was posted on that fake news site blabbermouth .

 

[AngraRULES]

I read about this a few days ago...it was posted on that fake news site blabbermouth .

LMAO

The funny thing is that I'm sure those who claim it to be a "FAKE NEWS" website, have used it or will use it somehow someday.

 

[Angrafan]

a what? Stream of Passion >>>> The Gathering

Non-sense!

 

[Ruthven]

a what? Stream of Passion >>>> The Gathering

Maybe these days, sure, but "Mandylion"/"Nighttime Birds"-era The Gathering >>>> every hard rock/metal band with a lead female vocalist.