---
title: "The Gentle Storm"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-gentle-storm"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "Netherlands"
formed: 2014
---

# The Gentle Storm

**The Gentle Storm** is a progressive metal band, from Netherlands, active 2014 to present.

The Gentle Storm is a Dutch musical project unveiled in 2014 by singer and lyricist Anneke van Giersbergen and composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen, founder and leader of other musical projects such as Star One, Ayreon, Guilt Machine and Ambeon. The duo has previously collaborated in Ayreon albums Into the Electric Castle and 01011001. The project's debut album, The Diary, was released on March 23, 2015, in Europe, and the following day in the US.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Gentle Storm |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Formed | 2014 |
| Releases in catalog | 2 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Arjen Anthony Lucassen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/arjen-anthony-lucassen) | Electric guitar | 2014 to present | Current |
| [Anneke van Giersbergen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anneke-van-giersbergen) | Lead vocals | 2014 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | [Exclusive Tour CD](https://themetalnet.com/album/30af48c1-3847-4e3e-930e-1137aaa23423) | EP |
| 2015 | [The Diary](https://themetalnet.com/album/b1ad861f-965f-4be1-a87a-85b70319c4a9) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Anneke van Giersbergen](https://themetalnet.com/band/anneke-van-giersbergen) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Devin Townsend Project](https://themetalnet.com/band/devin-townsend-project) (listened together)
- [Stream of Passion](https://themetalnet.com/band/stream-of-passion) (listened together)
- [Within Temptation](https://themetalnet.com/band/within-temptation) (listened together)
- [Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis) (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)
- [Arjen Anthony Lucassen](https://themetalnet.com/band/arjen-anthony-lucassen) (listened together)
- [Queensrÿche](https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche-deeea939) (listened together)
- [Therion](https://themetalnet.com/band/therion) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGentleStorm
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4iWFRvqSQC8tHd0BHCudiE
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/The_Gentle_Storm/3540394088
- x: https://twitter.com/gentlestormband
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/7581258

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