Stream of Passion is a Dutch

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band with

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and

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influences founded by guitarist and composer

Arjen Anthony Lucassen Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 3 April 1960) is a Dutch singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer best known for his long-running progressive metal/rock opera project Ayreon. Lucassen started his career in 1980 as the ...

and Mexican singer, violinist, and lyricist

Marcela Bovio Marcela Alejandra Bovio García (born October 17, 1979) is a Mexican singer and violinist who is currently a member of the Dutch symphonic death metal band MaYaN. In 1995, she joined Hydra, a Mexican metal band, singing and playing violin. In ...

. They have released four studio albums. In 2007, Lucassen left the band to continue on his own as he had originally planned, together with his girlfriend guitarist

Lori Linstruth Lori Von Linstruth is an American guitarist, lyricist and manager. She currently resides in the Netherlands where she lives with her partner and musical collaborator Arjen Anthony Lucassen. She is also his manager. In addition, Linstruth is th ...

, and keyboardist

Alejandro Millán Alejandro Millán (born July 10, 1980, Monterrey, Mexico) is the singer, keyboardist, and composer for band Hello Madness. After winning a music production contest by CONARTE, he released the album "Light and Life After Dusk". He founded the pro ...

; Bovio, her boyfriend (later husband) and bassist

Johan van Stratum Johan van Stratum (born 15 April 1982) is a Dutch bassist and a member of the progressive metal band VUUR. He was the bassist of Stream of Passion, and one of the two founding members to stay in the band until it disbanded in 2016. He also playe ...

and producer Joost van den Broek handling the composition duties afterwards. After keeping a steady line-up since 2009, the band announced in April 2016 that they would disband, wanting to end on a high note rather than letting the interest and inspiration fade away, after a live album entitled ''Memento'' and a final show on 28 December 2016.

History

Lucassen and Bovio had previously collaborated in

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 album ''

The Human Equation ''The Human Equation'' is the sixth album from the progressive rock project Ayreon by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen, released on 25 May 2004 via Inside Out Music. As with other Ayreon albums, it features guest appearances from several mu ...

'', for which Bovio (then in band

Elfonía Elfonía was an experimental rock band with elements of progressive and ambient music. It was founded by Alejandro Millán and Marcela Bovio in 2001 following the leaving of their previous band, Hydra. The band's line-up was extended in 2003 fo ...

) was selected by Lucassen via an internet female singing contest. Lucassen then decided to create a new band with her as lead vocalist, and selected other little-known musicians to form the rest of the band: van Stratum, keyboardist

(from Elfonía as well), guitarist

, and drummer

Davy Mickers Davy Mickers (born 4 September 1980 in Gemert, Netherlands) was the drummer of progressive metal band Stream of Passion. He also played on the special edition bonus-disc of Ayreon Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, musicia ...

. Because the musicians in the band lived thousands of miles apart, Lucassen composed the group's 2005 debut album, ''

Embrace the Storm Embrace the Storm is Stream of Passion's debut album released on October 24, 2005 by InsideOut Music. It was preceded by the single "Wherever You Are" (October 18, 2005) and was followed by the single "Out in the Real World" (February 27, 2006), ...

'', over the Internet, with Bovio writing all the lyrics. A live album, ''

Live in the Real World ''Live in the Real World'' is the first live Compact Disc, CD and DVD album by Netherlands, Dutch/Mexico, Mexican progressive metal band Stream of Passion, created by Arjen Anthony Lucassen. It features not only songs from their debut album ''Em ...

'', featuring songs from Lucassen's other projects

and

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, was released the following year. In 2007, half of the Stream of Passion's line-up decided to leave: Lucassen left to make them continue their own career as he had planned since the creation, while Linstruth and Millán also decided to quit. The three were respectively replaced by Hazebroek, Schultz, and Revet. After the release in 2009 of the band's first album without Lucassen on composition, ''

The Flame Within ''The Flame Within'' is Stream of Passion's second studio album released on May 27, 2009, by Napalm Records. It is the follow-up to their debut album, ''Embrace the Storm''. It is the first album with guitarists Eric Hazebroek and Stephan Schul ...

'', Mickers decided to leave the band, with Bovio and van Stratum being the only original members left. He was replaced by Peters who featured on the band's third album in 2011, '' Darker Days''. In 2012 Stream of Passion left Napalm Records and decided to become an independent band, launching an Indiegogo campaign to finance their fourth full studio album. The new album, ''

A War of Our Own ''A War of Our Own'' is the fourth and final studio album by the Dutch progressive metal band Stream of Passion. Stream of Passion produced the album after leaving Napalm Records, financing it through crowdfunding website Indiegogo, and was the ...

'', was released on 18 April 2014. In April of 2016 the band announced via Facebook that they would be separating at the end of the year, saying "Over the past eleven years we've had the time of our lives playing in stages all over the world and sharing moments of joy on stage. But all good things come to an end, and we feel it's time to move on and search for new musical challenges. We're proud of everything we've achieved, with your help, and we want to end the band history on a high note instead of losing focus, interest and drive. Before parting ways as a band we will perform a few goodbye shows; we also want to record a DVD to serve as a memento of the good times we've had. ..Once again, we'd like to express our eternal gratitude for the support you've given us all these years. All of us will continue to make music, one way or the other; so we still hope to see you soon on a stage near you. Thank you for being part of the wonderful adventure that has been Stream of Passion!" The band released a live album entitled ''Memento'' and performed a final show on 28 December 2016. After the split-up, bassist Johan van Stratum and singer

became part of the line-up for progressive metal band

VUUR VUUR ("fire", "passion" or "drive") is a Dutch progressive metal band formed in 2016 by singer and lyricist Anneke van Giersbergen and musicians she has worked with previously in bands like The Gentle Storm or her own solo band. The band is in ...

, but Bovio left the band before its debut release after she and fellow VUUR singer

Anneke van Giersbergen Anna Maria "Anneke" van Giersbergen (born 8 March 1973) is a Dutch singer, songwriter and guitarist who became known worldwide as the lead singer for the rock band The Gathering between 1994 and 2007. She also has a solo career. The project wa ...

realized they wanted to approach the vocals in different ways. In October 2022 the band announced that they were reforming for a show in September 2023. They later announced a second show to be played the same month, as well as the upcoming release of an EP of newly recorded material.

Personnel

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;Lineup *

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(2005–2016, 2022–present) *

- bass (2005–2016, 2022–present) *Eric Hazebroek -

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(2007–2016, 2022–present) *Stephan Schultz - lead/rhythm guitar (2007–2016, 2022–present) *Jeffrey Revet -

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(2007–2016, 2022–present) *Martijn Peters -

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(2009–2016, 2022–present) ;Other members *

- lead/rhythm guitar, keyboards,

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(2005–2007) *

- lead/rhythm guitar (2005–2007) *

- keyboards, piano, live backing vocals (2005–2007) *

- drums (2005–2009) ;Session members *

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- vocals,

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(live, 2006) *Diana Bovio - backing vocals (live, 2006–2007) *Joost van den Broek -

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, mixing, mastering,

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(studio, 2009-2016) *André Borgman - drums (live, 2009)

Timeline

Discography

;Studio albums *''

'' (2005) *''

'' (2009) *'' Darker Days'' (2011) *''

'' (2014) ;Live albums *''

'' (2006) (CD and DVD) *''Memento'' (2016) (DVD) ;Singles *"

Out in the Real World "Out in the Real World" is the only single by Stream of Passion, released on February 27, 2006, from their album ''Embrace the Storm''. As the whole album ''Embrace the Storm'', the song was written by Marcela Bovio and composed by Arjen Anthony ...

" (2006) – No. 49* NL Singles Top 100 *"I Have a Right" (2015) – from '' A Tribute to Sonata Arctica''

References

External links

Official band website

Interview with Arjen on Lebmetal.com October 2009
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