Has Jonas Renkse been approached by Arken Lucassen for the new Ayreon?

[batmura]

I was wondering if Arjen Lucassen has approached Mr Renkse to do the vocals for the upcoming Ayreon CD. He's always been a fan of Dan Swano with whom he worked in Star One, and he also mentioned that The Great Cold Distance was one of his favourite albums... Mikael Akerfeldt's performance on The Human Equation was many fans', including those who don't like Opeth, favourite. Renkse's vocal style on TGCD would would perfectly on a smiliar theme album, IMO.

 

[BlueSky]

That would be awesome. I don't really see it happening but it would be amazing.

 

[My Hearse Your Arms]

cant really see jonas' style in an ayreon project...

imo akerfeldt barley worked

maybe if Arjen got rid of that nerdy prog sound...
i do like the human equation though

 

[daimonion]

Well. His music is extremely diverse, so i'm sure he could fit in Renkse somewhere. But it just seems a bit weird to me somehow... But, yeah. Would be cool, ofcourse.

 

[LifeDepraved]

Think about it...HE CONQUERED SWALLOW THE SUN!! Time to destroy Lucassen's 300!

TONIGHT WE DINE IN AQUA!

 

[Misere Nobis]

I hope Jonas will only use his vocals for Katatonia, maybe because I don't like Ayreon at all.

 

[Anthony3]

I would like to hear Jonas on the new Ayreon.

Akerfeldt was great on The Human Equation.

 

[Lethe78]

I bought the Human Equation thinking it would be good, especially with so many good musicians playing on it. Well, I was wrong.

 

[BlueSky]

You are wrong.

 

[DegradationTrip]

The Human Equation is the only album by Ayreon I like a lot. The other ones are just too cheesy for me.

 

[BlueSky]

The Human Equation is the only album by Ayreon I like a lot. The other ones are just too cheesy for me.

Agreed.

 

[84n44n]

The Human Equation is the only album by Ayreon I like a lot. The other ones are just too cheesy for me.

² that

When I read the topic title I was really excited, but now I'm also curious if it would 'work', so to speak.

 

[BoF]

I certainly hope not... I think Renkse's voice fits Katatonia's music so well because the lyrics are so well-written and so personal as they are.... Ayreon's lyrics are the most un-inspiring I've heard for a long time....

 

[Kenneth R.]

If it happened, it'd probably one of the few decent tracks on the album. That's how it tends to go with Ayreon... you get 2-3 great songs, and the rest of the record is filler.

 

[ucsbdude]

I've heard he wants Till from Rammstein for some vocal stuff.

 

[i aint play this]

God i hate Rammstein

 

[KittyKatatonia]

Damn, I hope not. Jonas is way better than anything that prog-wannabe Arjen has ever done.

 

[BlueSky]

God i hate Rammstein

I hear that brotha

 

[batmura]

If it happened, it'd probably one of the few decent tracks on the album. That's how it tends to go with Ayreon... you get 2-3 great songs, and the rest of the record is filler.

Bullshit. Ayreon rules and Renkse would do great on a couple of tunes, just like Dan Swano, Devin Townsend, and Mikael Akerfeldt.

 

[the mourner13]

God i hate Rammstein

The vocal is good.IMO