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formed in 1983.

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 t ...

, the head of

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, elect ...

and other progressive metal projects, played in the band from its formation until 1992 when the band split up, after which he left to pursue a solo career. They later reformed on 1997. Their guitarist, Jan Somers, who was born on 28 December 1964, died on 28 January 2011 in Mierlo, Netherlands, from a

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ...

. He was 46 years old.Thedeadrockstarsclub.com
- accessed February 2011

Members

Current members

*Leon Goewie – lead vocals *Timo Somers – guitar, backing vocals *Emile Marcelis – bass guitar *John Emmen – drums

Former members

*Ian Parry – lead vocals *

- guitar *Oscar Holleman – guitar *Peer Verschuren - guitar *Peter Bourbon - guitar *Len Ruygrock - guitar *Jan Somers - guitar *Jan Bijlsma – bass guitar *Barend Courbois - bass guitar *Roland Bakker - keyboards *Paul Thissen – drums *Matt Olieschlager - drums *John Snels - drums *Hans in 't Zandt - drums *Erik Stout - drums

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

*''Vengeance'' (1984) *''We Have Ways to Make You Rock'' (1986) *''Take It or Leave It'' (1987) *''Arabia'' (1989) *''The Last of the Fallen Heroes'' (1994) *''Back from Flight 19'' (1997) *''Back in the Ring'' (2006) *''Soul Collector'' (2009) *''Crystal Eye'' (2012) *''Piece of Cake'' (2013)

Live albums

*''Same/Same... But Different'' (2007)

Compilation albums

*''The Last Teardrop '84-'92'' (1992) *''Rock'n Roll Shower '84-'98'' (1998) *''Wings of an Arrow'' (2000)

Extended plays

* ''Only the Wind'' (1986) * ''Rock N Roll Shower'' (1987) * ''If Lovin' You is Wrong'' (1989)

Singles

*"Prisoners of the Night" (1984) *"You Took Me By Surprise" (1985) *"May Heaven Strike Me Down" (1986) *"Only the Wind" / "Deathride to Glory" (1986) *"Rock 'n' Roll Shower" / "Code of Honour" (1987) *"Looks like a Winner" (1987) *"Ain't Gonna Take You Home" (1987) *"Arabia" (1989) *"As the Last Teardrop Falls" (1992) *"Planet Zilch" (1997) *"Crazy Horses" (1998)

References

Vengeance at Maximummetal.com

External links

* Musical groups established in 1983 Dutch heavy metal musical groups Arjen Anthony Lucassen {{Netherlands-band-stub