First Time Reaction to Ayreon - "The Day That The World Breaks Down"

NOT a band, Ayreon is a project by musical genius Arjen Lucassen, he uses different vocalist for each part of his space operas

SINGERS: James Labrie - Lead singer for Dream Theatre. Tommy Karevik - Lead singer of Kamelot and Seventh Wonder. Tommy Rodgers - Lead singer of Between the Buried and Me. Simone Simons - Lead singer of Epica. Nils K. Rue - Lead singer of Pagan's Mind and also worked with Eidolon. Tobias Sammet - Lead singer of Edguy & Avantasia. Hansi Kürsch - Lead singer of Blind Guardian and Demons & Wizards. Mike Mills - Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and main songwriter for Toehider. Russell Allen - Lead singer of Symphony X (Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Allen/Lande). Michael Eriksen - Lead singer of Circus Maximus. Floor Jansen - Lead singer of After Forever, ReVamp & now Nightwish. INSTRUMENTALISTS: Joost van den Broek (ex-After Forever) – grand piano and electric piano, Maaike Peterse (Kingfisher Sky) – cello, Ed Warby – (Gorefest) drums, Ben Mathot – violin, Jeroen Goossens (ex-Pater Moeskroen) – flute and wind instruments, Arjen Anthony Lucassen – electric and acoustic guitars, all other instruments

"Everybody dies" live version would be a great next song. As someone who discovered Ayreon through YT reactions I am enjoying this so much! Thanks Stacey!

Fun fact on the live shows Floors sister is one of the vocalists, she is a pretty damn good singer as well

More Ayreon with Queen Floor singing? Check out the beautiful live version of the Valley of the Queens, where Floor joins 2 other Queens to sing of their ultimate destination in the Egyptian valley of the queens.

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. Each Ayreon album tells a different story, but all, with the exceptions of Actual Fantasy, The Theory of Everything, and Transitus, take place in the same fictional, science fiction universe; additionally, Lucassen's solo album Lost in the New Real is also set in the Ayreon universe. Ayreon's music is characterized by the use of traditional instruments in rock music mixed with instruments more native to folk and classical music. Lucassen writes the music and the lyrics, sings and plays most of the instruments on all of the Ayreon albums, alongside many guest musicians. His most regular collaborator is drummer Ed Warby. The binary code means "Trust TH-1" I also call this song : "The song that exploded my music world"!!!! The singers in order of appearance are: James LaBrie from Dream Theater Tommy Karevik from Kamelot, Seventh Wonder Tommy Rogers from Between the Buried and Me Simone Simons from th most epic Epica Nils K. Rue from Pagan's Mind and Eidolon Tobias Sammet from Edguy and here mentioned Avantasia Hansi Kürsch the „Bard from Walhalla“ from Blind Guardian Mike Mills playing a computer and singing binary from Toehider Russell Allen from Symphony X Michael Eriksen from Circus Maximus and last but not least the incredible Valkyrie Goddess Floor Jansen from Nightwish NWSU/FloorFan/Epican/Ayreonaut/TWA 🤘😎🤘

Ayreon is not a band, per se, but one of the many musical projects of Dutch composer/multi-instrumentalist/producer Arjen Lucassen (the guy playing the guitar, bass, synths and organ, and providing the narration in the captions). All Ayreon albums are concept albums that tell a story, and Arjen gets top-notch vocalists from all over the world to play the various parts of the characters in the story. Due to the logistics of getting everyone together in the same place at the same time, live performances are few and far between, but there have been a few, and lucky for us they're all available on video. I would highly recommend you check out the live version of "Everybody Dies" as your next Ayreon adventure.

"What is THAT?" That's a Leslie speaker. It features a set of rotating speaker horns that gives a wobbling effect to the sound

The plot thickens! Stacey, Stacey, Stacey.... You know you're required to watch Ayreon's live show now. 'Ayreon Universe' is the go-to, until 'Live Beneath The Waves' hits the internet... uh, waves. Lots of fun songs, including, but not limited to: 'Everybody Dies', 'Intergalactic Space Crusaders', 'Abbey of Synn', 'Dawn of a Million Souls', 'Comatose', 'Valley of the Queens', 'The Eye of Ra' and many more. The logistical challenge of gathering so many singers for a series of live shows is mind-blowing, but it's so rewarding to watch and listen to. The production value is off the charts, and everyone is having fun on stage. It's very clear that Arjens is well-loved and held in high regard. Also, do NOT sleep on Toehider! It's Mike's love child (with himself), and he has made some really good live playthroughs available here. 'How Do Ghosts Work' is somewhere to start.

... Welcome in the amazing world of Arjen A. Lucassen Aka Ayreon Universe (Ayreon, Ambeon, Star One, Supersonic Revolution, Plan Nine, Guilt Machine, Gentle Storm, Stream of Passion).... Enjoy this 100+ artist thick rabbit hole….!!!!! #themeaningoflifeistogivelifemeaning 🤘

YEEESSSSSS! I literally found your channel a couple of hours ago and have been chewing through the content! Ayreon was one of the bands I wanted to suggest. I was at the Live Beneath The Waves show last year in the Netherlands. What an amazing experience!! Ayreon is the work of Arjen Lucassen and his brilliance. I hope you dig into this project even further. I would suggest the recently released Sixth Extinction live from the show last year.

Arjen just released a live version of this which is phenomenal 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 I think it is 3 of the original singers in it. Including Michael Mills.

Tommy Karevik of Kamelot, Simone Simons of Epica, Hansi Kursch of Blind Guardian... 3 bands I have loved for many long years, and I have seen each of them live once so far. I'm getting ready to see Kamelot on Saturday with Ad Infinitum and Hammerfall. As a side note on the singing in binary... The Warning does a little of that in their song 'Error', though it's a lot shorter and not so elaborate.

Back in the 80s Arjen was in the Dutch Band VENGEANCE. Check out "Arabia"

Great reaction to this amazing piece of music! On a side note, the new Nightwish album is releasing on September 20th and the single, "perfume of the timeless", is releasing on may 21st!!

Perfect timing on this upload! Love your content ❤

My first time hearing this great song.Thank you Stacy for another great reaction. Keep up the great work.

You could say Arjen was the promoter of Floor's career. He is also one of the few musicians whose size ratio to the floor seems normal. Of course this also applies to Hannes.

Excellent reaction. I love your reactions and content. Greetings from Chile

Ayreon “The Human Equation” is my favorite rock opera of all time!