From www.ayreon.com :
12-11-2003 - Mikael Åkerfeldt Confirmed!
As many of you already guessed, Swedish singer/grunter Mikael Åkerfeldt is vocalist number 8 to be confirmed to appear on Ayreon: The Human Equation.
Fans and journalists alike kept telling Arjen to check out Mikael as a possible choice for a singer on an Ayreon album. Arjen became more and more curious to hear him and decided to pick up a copy of Damnation. After a few spins he became an absolute fan of Mikael's voice and music.
When Arjen contacted Mikael to ask whether he would be interested to participate, Mikael replied within an hour that he knew about Ayreon and even had some albums... and that he would love to be part of a new Ayreon project.
Mikael recorded his vocals at the Electric Castle the first week of November and if you want to know if Mikael also grunts on the album, be sure to check the full studio report including pictures to be posted next week!
For more information on Mikael or his band, check out: www.opeth.com
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Awesome news! :hotjump:
12-11-2003 - Mikael Åkerfeldt Confirmed!
As many of you already guessed, Swedish singer/grunter Mikael Åkerfeldt is vocalist number 8 to be confirmed to appear on Ayreon: The Human Equation.
Fans and journalists alike kept telling Arjen to check out Mikael as a possible choice for a singer on an Ayreon album. Arjen became more and more curious to hear him and decided to pick up a copy of Damnation. After a few spins he became an absolute fan of Mikael's voice and music.
When Arjen contacted Mikael to ask whether he would be interested to participate, Mikael replied within an hour that he knew about Ayreon and even had some albums... and that he would love to be part of a new Ayreon project.
Mikael recorded his vocals at the Electric Castle the first week of November and if you want to know if Mikael also grunts on the album, be sure to check the full studio report including pictures to be posted next week!
For more information on Mikael or his band, check out: www.opeth.com
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Awesome news! :hotjump: