Ayreon anyone?

[Thidrek]

Does anyone on this forum listen to Ayreon? I think the lyrics of this band or better project and those of Vintersorg's latest 3 albums are very much alike. Or at least go into the same direction. Though Ayreon's music has no black metal influences, is not even metal, but modern progressive rock.
All albums are concept albums that follow some fantasy story but there is always some philosophical aspect beyound it.

Here's an excerpt of the song "Evil Devolution":


[futureman]
our hope's dissolved
for man's evolved into another state of being
have we "progressed" beyond the need of feeling?

a cyber-brain
the last in the chain of man/machine allience
have we become the victims of our science?

[...]

is this the end
will we transcend the need for human pleasures?
will we abandon all our earthly treasures?

will mankind yield
on the battlefield of natural selection
to an inorganic digital perfection?

 

[karpsmom]

I love Ayreon. The Human Equation is one of my all time favorite albums! Ayreon has metal!

 

[rammpeth]

its kind of gay though. i mean, i really like Pain and some other songs, but some of them are just too much for me. Plus, the whole concept didnt attract me that much

 

[Thidrek]

It has some nice moments, but it is weaker than his other stuff.
But the limited digipack or better book is great!

 

[karpsmom]

Dude, if you can't appreciate the gayness and overall cheese of Ayreon, you are missing out on something amazing!

 

[CHUK]

I love The Dream Sequencer, and all of the different projects that he has(Star One,Ambeon), he is one of the geniuses of the metal world.

 

[rammpeth]

lol i can take SOME gayness. but Day Nine : Hope was just too much for me to handle