Ayreonauts Only
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Ayreonauts Only is an Ayreon
compilation album released in 2000. As the title suggests, it is a CD made primarily for fans of Ayreon, and contains demos and alternate versions of Ayreon songs. The last track was a preview song for Arjen Anthony Lucassen
's then-upcoming project, Ambeon
.
Ayreon
Ayreon is a project by Dutch composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen.Ayreon's musical style derives mostly from heavy metal and progressive rock, but combines them with genres like folk, classical and electronica...
compilation album released in 2000. As the title suggests, it is a CD made primarily for fans of Ayreon, and contains demos and alternate versions of Ayreon songs. The last track was a preview song for Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Arjen Anthony "Oswold Jr." Lucassen is a progressive metal/rock composer, singer and musician from the Netherlands, best known for his long-running progressive opera project titled Ayreon....
's then-upcoming project, Ambeon
Ambeon
Ambeon is a Dutch progressive metal act, a project consisting mainly of multi-instrumentalist composer Arjen Anthony Lucassen and vocalist Astrid van der Veen. The act's first and only album to date, Fate of a Dreamer, was recorded in 2001, when van der Veen was just 14 years old...
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Track listing
- "Into the Black Hole" (Original guide vocals by Lana LaneLana LaneLana Lane is a North American rock singer. She sings lead in her eponymous band, and has sung backing vocals for the band Rocket Scientists and guest sung on Ayreon and Erik Norlander albums....
and Damian WilsonDamian WilsonDamian Wilson is a singer known in the progressive rock genre. He is lead singer with the band Headspace along with Adam Wakeman and is lead singer for Threshold....
) – 10:45 - "Out of the White Hole" (Original guide vocals by Robert Soeterboek of the Cotton Soeterboek Band) – 7:11
- "Through the Wormhole" (Original guide vocals by Ian Parry of ElegyElegy (Netherlands band)Elegy are a Dutch power metal band, founded in 1986 in Eindhoven. Their music is characterized by the fusion of power and progressive metal, which made them the pioneers of the 'progressive power metal' subgenre. The band was plagued by a continuing changing roster, which counts in the current...
) – 6:13 - "Carpe Diem (Chaos)" – 4:14
- "Temple of the Cat" (Acoustic version with vocals by Astrid van der Veen of Ambeon) – 3:07
- "Original Hippie's Amazing Trip" (Original vocals by Mouse of Tuesday Child) – 6:35
- "Beyond the Last Horizon" (Version re-recorded in 2000 with Gary HughesGary HughesGary Hughes is an English hard rock singer, songwriter and musician. Apart from his work as a solo artist, Gary Hughes is the front man and main songwriter of Hard Rock/Melodic Rock band Ten...
of TenTen (band)Ten is a British hard rock/melodic rock band which was formed in 1995 by vocalist/songwriter Gary Hughes and guitarist Vinny Burns.-Formation :...
on lead vocals) – 5:31 - "The Charm of the Seer" (Original guide vocals by Arjen Lucassen) – 2:31
- "Eyes of Time" (Previously unreleased version with vocals by Leon Goewie of VengeanceVengeance (band)Vengeance is a metal band from the Netherlands formed in 1983. Arjen Anthony Lucassen, the head of Ayreon and other progressive metal projects, played in the band from its formation until 1992, when he left to pursue a solo career....
) – 5:10 - "Nature's Dance" – 2:34
- AmbeonAmbeonAmbeon is a Dutch progressive metal act, a project consisting mainly of multi-instrumentalist composer Arjen Anthony Lucassen and vocalist Astrid van der Veen. The act's first and only album to date, Fate of a Dreamer, was recorded in 2001, when van der Veen was just 14 years old...
: "Cold Metal" (with drums by Stephen van HaestregtStephen van HaestregtStephen van Haestregt is a Dutch drummer, best known as the drummer of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation....
of Within TemptationWithin TemptationWithin Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
) – 7:09