---
title: "Ayreon"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/ayreon"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "Netherlands"
formed: 1995
---

# Ayreon

**Ayreon** is a progressive metal band, from Netherlands, active 1995 to present.

Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is described as progressive rock, progressive metal and power metal sometimes combined with genres such as folk, electronica, experimental and classical music. The majority of Ayreon's albums are dubbed "rock operas" because the albums contain complex storylines featuring a host of characters, usually with each one being represented by a unique vocalist.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayreon

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Ayreon |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Formed | 1995 |
| Releases in catalog | 12 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Arjen Anthony Lucassen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/arjen-anthony-lucassen) |  | 1995 to present | Current |
| [Ed Warby](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ed-warby) | Drums (drum set) | 1997 to present | Current |
| [Joost van den Broek](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joost-van-den-broek) | Keyboard |  | Current |
| [Ben Mathot](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ben-mathot) | Violin |  | Current |
| [Jeroen Goossens](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeroen-goossens) | Flute |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [The Final Experiment](https://themetalnet.com/album/c1ab78c7-e895-3151-9c84-0f296cce8b1e) | Album |
| 1996 | [Actual Fantasy](https://themetalnet.com/album/ddfc760e-7288-3503-b052-9e8260757891) | Album |
| 1998 | [Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera](https://themetalnet.com/album/7964d6a1-c568-3620-ba36-5d3626da55f4) | Album |
| 2000 | [Universal Migrator, Part 1: The Dream Sequencer](https://themetalnet.com/album/4c5839ba-b652-3346-87dc-ba3ba891cc39) | Album |
| 2000 | [Universal Migrator, Part 2: Flight of the Migrator](https://themetalnet.com/album/aa296166-9a29-3b59-8b48-1d80f789ca81) | Album |
| 2004 | [Actual Fantasy: Revisited](https://themetalnet.com/album/70be9840-6974-4532-b926-fb0c02856b57) | Album |
| 2004 | [The Human Equation](https://themetalnet.com/album/d220f354-c66e-3747-8a69-670f5a445610) | Album |
| 2008 | [01011001](https://themetalnet.com/album/9f320611-1b34-3460-8db5-d4ef421d4751) | Album |
| 2013 | [The Theory of Everything](https://themetalnet.com/album/6281bcfe-058e-4cd3-85bc-66f47c28960b) | Album |
| 2017 | [The Source](https://themetalnet.com/album/a2e5bab3-af18-4f8f-a5f6-0a140d14ea13) | Album |
| 2020 | [Talk of the Town](https://themetalnet.com/album/0f4b3a70-3d31-4d9e-aca6-94d63c72991b) | EP |
| 2020 | [Transitus](https://themetalnet.com/album/a7f9c284-ffc5-4640-b725-3ac559add563) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Dream Theater](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Porcupine Tree](https://themetalnet.com/band/porcupine-tree) (listened together)
- [Anathema](https://themetalnet.com/band/anathema-20aa23e3) (listened together)
- [Pain of Salvation](https://themetalnet.com/band/pain-of-salvation) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Symphony X](https://themetalnet.com/band/symphony-x) (listened together)
- [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together)
- [Riverside](https://themetalnet.com/band/riverside) (listened together)
- [Kamelot](https://themetalnet.com/band/kamelot) (listened together)
- [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together)
- [Epica](https://themetalnet.com/band/epica) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2RSApl0SXcVT8Yiy4UaPSt
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ayreon/1427
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1986
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayreon_official/
- bandcamp: https://ayreon.bandcamp.com/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCspbpTjXpKGfnTLDDNi-f5A
- website: https://www.arjenlucassen.com/content/arjens-projects/ayreon/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/201629913
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArjenLucassenOfficial

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/ayreon](https://themetalnet.com/band/ayreon). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt