Damian Wilson
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Damian 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
.
Damian was lead singer for Landmarq
and recorded four non-Progressive singer-songwriter
solo studio albums (Cosmas, Disciple, Live in Rehearsal and Let's Start a Commune).
Aside from performing as a solo artist, he has often performed with several guest musicians as the Damian Wilson Band. The last DWB tour was filmed and released on DVD.
He has also worked on projects with Ayreon
, Star One
and Gary Hughes
and played the lead role of Jean Valjean in the musical Les Misérables
. Damian has also worked with Rick Wakeman
's English Rock Ensemble, Guy Fletcher
, Aina, After Forever
, Mostly Autumn and Praying Mantis.
In 2007, Wilson returned to Threshold as replacement for lead vocalist Mac for the "Live Reckoning" tour. A new Threshold album is to be released in 2012).
He is currently frontman for the first instalment of the Maiden uniteD
project.
On August 2nd 2011 Damian announced that he would release a retrospective double album called I Thought The World Was Listening. 1997 – 2011 on October 28th 2011
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
genre. He is lead singer with the band Headspace
Headspace
In firearms, headspace is the distance measured from the part of the chamber that stops forward motion of the cartridge to the face of the bolt. Used as a verb, headspace refers to the interference created between this part of the chamber and the feature of the cartridge that achieves the correct...
along with Adam Wakeman
Adam Wakeman
Adam Wakeman is the current keyboardist for Ozzy Osbourne's band and also keyboardist for Black Sabbath...
and is lead singer for Threshold
Threshold (band)
Threshold is a progressive metal band, formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s.-History:Threshold began their career in 1988, initially playing covers of metal groups like Ratt and Testament. As they continued playing together, they began to write their own songs, and eventually stopped playing...
.
Damian was lead singer for Landmarq
Landmarq
Landmarq are a UK-based neo-progressive rock band. Since forming in 1990, they have so far released six albums, two of which were recorded live at various concerts in the UK and elsewhere in Europe....
and recorded four non-Progressive singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
solo studio albums (Cosmas, Disciple, Live in Rehearsal and Let's Start a Commune).
Aside from performing as a solo artist, he has often performed with several guest musicians as the Damian Wilson Band. The last DWB tour was filmed and released on DVD.
He has also worked on projects with Ayreon
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...
, Star One
Star One
Star One is a Dutch progressive metal supergroup/side-project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon fame. Unlike Ayreon, the band did not follow one storyline; instead, each song was a different story with a sci-fi concept, most of the tracks based on existing movies and series.-Origins and first...
and Gary Hughes
Gary Hughes
Gary 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...
and played the lead role of Jean Valjean in the musical Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
. Damian has also worked with Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman
Richard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes...
's English Rock Ensemble, Guy Fletcher
Guy Fletcher
Guy Wilson Fletcher is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as the keyboardist in the British rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his involvement in nearly every part of Mark Knopfler's solo work to date.-Biography:Fletcher was born into a...
, Aina, After Forever
After Forever
After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...
, Mostly Autumn and Praying Mantis.
In 2007, Wilson returned to Threshold as replacement for lead vocalist Mac for the "Live Reckoning" tour. A new Threshold album is to be released in 2012).
He is currently frontman for the first instalment of the Maiden uniteD
Maiden uniteD
Maiden uniteD is an acoustic project. Musicians from different bands join together to play an all-acoustic tribute to English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The songs are played with new arrangements.-About:...
project.
On August 2nd 2011 Damian announced that he would release a retrospective double album called I Thought The World Was Listening. 1997 – 2011 on October 28th 2011
1)Solo albums
- Cosmas - 1997
- Disciple - 2001
- Live in Rehearsal (live) - 2002
- Let's Start a Commune - 2003
- 20 Years Of Avoiding A Job (Dvd) - 2011
- I Thought The World Was Listening. 1997 - 2011 - 2011
2)With Landmarq
- Solitary Witness - 1992
- Infinity Parade - 1993
- The Vision Pit - 1995
3)With Threshold
- Wounded LandWounded Land (album)Wounded Land is the debut album from British progressive metal band Threshold, released in 1993. It is the first of two non-consecutive albums to feature vocalist Damian Wilson, who returned for 1997's Extinct Instinct, and the only one to feature Tony Grinham on drums...
- 1993 - Extinct InstinctExtinct InstinctExtinct Instinct is the third studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold, released in 1997. It is the first album to feature drummer Mark Heaney and the second to feature vocalist Damian Wilson, his first album with the band being their 1993 debut, Wounded Land...
– 1997 - Paradox – 2009 (singles box set)
4)With Rick Wakeman and the New English Rock Ensemble
- Out Of The Blue (live) – 2001
- Live in Buenos Aires (DVD) - 2001
- Out There - The movie - 2003
7)With Arjen Lucassen
- AyreonAyreonAyreon 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...
- Into the Electric CastleInto the Electric CastleInto the Electric Castle is a progressive metal two-disc album released in 1998 by Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen A. Lucassen. It is the third album of his Ayreon project....
- 1998 - AyreonAyreonAyreon 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...
- Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream SequencerUniversal Migrator Part 1: The Dream SequencerUniversal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer is a progressive rock album released in 2000 by Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen, and is the fourth album of his Ayreon project....
– 2000 (Lead vocals on "And the Druids Turned to Stone") - AyreonAyreonAyreon 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...
- Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the MigratorUniversal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the MigratorUniversal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator is a progressive metal album released in 2000 by Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen, and is the fifth album of his Ayreon project....
– 2000 (Backing vocals on "Dawn of a Million Souls") - AyreonAyreonAyreon 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...
- Ayreonauts OnlyAyreonauts OnlyAyreonauts 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...
– 2000 (Lead vocals on "Into the Black Hole") - Star OneStar OneStar One is a Dutch progressive metal supergroup/side-project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon fame. Unlike Ayreon, the band did not follow one storyline; instead, each song was a different story with a sci-fi concept, most of the tracks based on existing movies and series.-Origins and first...
- Space Metal – 2002 - Star OneStar OneStar One is a Dutch progressive metal supergroup/side-project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon fame. Unlike Ayreon, the band did not follow one storyline; instead, each song was a different story with a sci-fi concept, most of the tracks based on existing movies and series.-Origins and first...
- Live on EarthLive On EarthLive on Earth is the first live CD and DVD by Dutch band Star One. It features not only songs from their debut album, Space Metal, but also songs from Ayreon, another musical project by Arjen Anthony Lucassen...
– 2003 - Stream of PassionStream of PassionStream of Passion is a progressive metal band with symphonic metal and gothic metal influences founded by Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Marcela Bovio. Because the musicians in the band lived thousands of miles apart, Lucassen composed the group's debut album, Embrace the Storm, over the Internet...
- Live in the Real WorldLive In The Real WorldLive in the Real World is the first live CD and DVD album by Dutch/Mexican progressive metal band Stream of Passion. It features not only songs from their debut album, Embrace the Storm, but also songs from Ayreon and Star One, which are other musical projects by Arjen Anthony Lucassen.- Disc one...
– 2006 - Star OneStar OneStar One is a Dutch progressive metal supergroup/side-project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon fame. Unlike Ayreon, the band did not follow one storyline; instead, each song was a different story with a sci-fi concept, most of the tracks based on existing movies and series.-Origins and first...
- Victims of the Modern AgeVictims of the Modern AgeVictims of the Modern Age is the second studio album by Star One released on the recording label Inside Out on October 25, 2010 in the United States...
– 2010
8)With Other Artists
- LaSalle – LaSalle – 1993
- Tales from Yesterday w/Jeronimo Road - 1995 (Lead vocals on the "Starship Trooper")
- Micha Calvin - Evolution 2 - 1995 (Backing vocals)
- Shadowland - Mad as a Hatter – 1996 (Backing vocals on "Salvation Comes")
- Revealing Songs of Yes -2001 (Lead vocals on "Going For the One" & "And You & I")
- After ForeverAfter ForeverAfter Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...
- Emphasis (Single) – 2001 (Lead vocals on "Imperfect Tenses" & "Who Wants to Live Forever") - Shadowkeep- A Chaos Theory – 2001 (Backing vocals)
- Wicked Sensation- Reflected – 2002 (Backing vocals on "You're the Answer", "Stand Tall", "Highspeed Chase", "The Preacher", "Night on Fire", "Caught in a Fantasy", "Let it Ride", and "Joker in the Pack")
- Mostly Autumn - Passengers – 2003 (Backing vocals)
- 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...
- Once & Future King Part 1 - 2003 (Lead vocals on "Excalibur") - Aina - Days of Rising Doom – 2003 (Vocals on "Revelations")
- Shadrane – Neurastasia - 2004
- Jeronimo Road - Live at the Orange - 2006
- ResourceResource (band)Resource was a German electronic dance production and remix group, consisting of producers Frank Knebel, Henning Reith, Reinhard Raith, and Wolfgang Boss. They released one single in 2003, " In Your Arms", in three different countries and two other 12" records were later released in Germany...
- More Than a Feeling – 2006 (Single) - Bass BumpersBass BumpersBass Bumpers is a DJ and record production team, known for their dance/techno music. They are originally from Germany; with members: Henning Reith, Caba Kroll, CJ Stone, George Dee, Akira Yamamoto, and Reinhard "DJ Voodoo" Raith...
- 2006 - After ForeverAfter ForeverAfter Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...
- Mea Culpa - 2006 - Port Mahadia – Echoes in Time- 2007
- Casual Silence - Lost In Life – 2007 (Guest Vocals)
- Guy FletcherGuy FletcherGuy Wilson Fletcher is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as the keyboardist in the British rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his involvement in nearly every part of Mark Knopfler's solo work to date.-Biography:Fletcher was born into a...
– Inamorata – 2008 (Backing Vocals) - Galexia – Recidivate – 2008 (Single)
- Archangel - The Akallabeth - 2009
- Seti - Discoveries - 2010
- Unwritten Pages – Part 1. Noah - 2010
- For All We Know – For All We Know - 2011
- Peter Gee - East Of Eden - 2011
9)Films
- Guy FletcherGuy FletcherGuy Wilson Fletcher is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as the keyboardist in the British rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his involvement in nearly every part of Mark Knopfler's solo work to date.-Biography:Fletcher was born into a...
- Sergeant Pepper – My Best Friend vocals/co-written (2004 - Guy FletcherGuy FletcherGuy Wilson Fletcher is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as the keyboardist in the British rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his involvement in nearly every part of Mark Knopfler's solo work to date.-Biography:Fletcher was born into a...
– Spirit Trap - Tie me down (Spirit Trap) vocal/co-written (2006)