Jan-Chris de Koeijer or Jan Chris de Koeyer (born 20 October 1966,
Yerseke
Yerseke (, Zeelandic: ) is a village situated on the southern shore of the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt) estuary in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland. A separate municipality until 1970, it today forms part of the municipality of Reimers ...
) is a Dutch bass player and singer. He is best known for his position in
Gorefest
Gorefest was a Dutch death metal band from Goes in Zeeland. It was founded in 1989 by Jan-Chris de Koeijer, Frank Harthoorn, Alex van Schaik and Marc Hoogendoorn.
History
Within two months of existence Gorefest recorded their first demo. A ...
. He also co-founded the band.
He provided vocals for
Ayreon
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, electro ...
's 1995 debut album, ''
The Final Experiment
''The Final Experiment'' (originally ''Ayreon: The Final Experiment'') is the debut studio album by the Dutch progressive metal project Ayreon, released in 1995. Originally with no artist noted, at the suggestion of the record label the subject wa ...
''.
After the disbandment, De Koeyer focused on a studio project called ColdPopCulture, together with Iljan Mol.
In 2004, he took part in the re-united
Gorefest
Gorefest was a Dutch death metal band from Goes in Zeeland. It was founded in 1989 by Jan-Chris de Koeijer, Frank Harthoorn, Alex van Schaik and Marc Hoogendoorn.
History
Within two months of existence Gorefest recorded their first demo. A ...
.
In 2006, he appeared at
EPICA
Epica or EPICA may refer to:
* Epica (band), a Dutch symphonic metal band
* ''Epica'' (Kamelot album), 2003
* ''Epica'' (Audiomachine album), 2012
* The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA)
* The Epica Awards (International Adver ...
's concert in
Paradiso (Amsterdam)
Paradiso is a Dutch music venue and cultural centre located in Amsterdam.
History
It is housed in a converted former church building that dates from the nineteenth century and that was used until 1965 as the meeting hall for a liberal Dutch ...
as a guest grunter on the song ''Consign to Oblivion''
(A New Age Dawns #3).
References
1966 births
Living people
Dutch heavy metal bass guitarists
Dutch heavy metal singers
People from Reimerswaal
Gorefest members
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