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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Ayreon | History Defined

“Usually there would be a hero who destroys the asteroid. I didn’t want that. I wanted to end humanity!” Self-confessed egomaniac counts the ways of our deaths on his first solo release in 13 years

Whether you want to spend your last five months surrounded by family, living in denial or taking part in a shaggathon, there’s a song for you on this apocalyptic concept album

"The voice of Ayreon is not here anymore!" Ayreon contributor and former Kayak singer Edward Reekers has died, aged 68

"The voice of Ayreon is not here anymore!" Ayreon contributor and former Kayak singer Edward Reekers has died, aged 68

Former singer with Dutch prog rockers Kayak and Ayreon contributor, Edward Reekers, has died after a short illness

“I thought, ‘What would people do if they only had five months to live?’ One song is called Shagathon…” Arjen Lucassen decided to be an egomaniac, and the result is Songs No One Will Hear

“I thought, ‘What would people do if they only had five months to live?’ One song is called Shagathon…” Arjen Lucassen decided to be an egomaniac, and the result is Songs No One Will Hear

Ayreon mastermind’s third solo album mixes humour and tragedy as he explores the countdown to an extinction-level event

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“Faintly ludicrous and simplistic – but Humankind should enjoy it while it still can”: Arjen Anthony Lucassen has fun counting down to Armageddon on Songs No One Will Hear

Tragedy and comedy are combined among rich musical moments in Ayreon leader’s pre-apocalyptic adventure

“There’s not one lyric that’s light-hearted… We’ll see what the tear-shedding level for this album is!” Epica’s Simone Simons waited 20 years to make Vermillion

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

“It was originally going to be a Bruce Dickinson solo album – but then I did a very stupid thing”: Arjen Lucassen didn’t make it easy for himself with Ayreon, Star One, Ambeon and other projects

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

Ayreon will perform five shows in Tilburg in the Netherlands in September

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Brittney Slayes shines in new Ayreon live video for Fate Of Man

Brittney Slayes shines in new Ayreon live video for Fate Of Man

Dutch prog rockers Ayreon will release 01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves in May

Epica singer Simone Simons announces debut solo album Vermillion, lead single Aeterna now streaming

Epica singer Simone Simons announces debut solo album Vermillion, lead single Aeterna now streaming

Epica’s lead vocalist is going it alone, with help from Ayreon mainstay Arjen Lucassen

Damian Wilson, Simone Simons and Anneke van Giersbergen all star in new Ayreon live video for The Day That The World Breaks Down

Damian Wilson, Simone Simons and Anneke van Giersbergen all star in new Ayreon live video for The Day That The World Breaks Down

Dutch prog rockers Ayreon will release the star-studded 01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves in May

“I still buy a new album and flick through it trying to find the weepy ballad – but for God’s sake, I was in Mostly Autumn for 13 years!” Heather Findlay’s affection for melancholy

“I still buy a new album and flick through it trying to find the weepy ballad – but for God’s sake, I was in Mostly Autumn for 13 years!” Heather Findlay’s affection for melancholy

Singer songwriter Heather Findlay discusses her album Wild White Horses

“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

“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

Blade Runner star worried the Ayreon mastermind with the amount of swearing in his rewrites for concept album Lost In The New Real

Ayreon announce new star-studded 01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves release

Ayreon announce new star-studded 01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves release

Dutch prog rockers Ayreon will release 01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves in May

Arjen Lucassen unveils Plan Nine project with Robert Soeterboek

Arjen Lucassen unveils Plan Nine project with Robert Soeterboek

Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine will release The Long-Lost Songs

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