In the Studio with Ayreon - Arjen Lucassen explains The Fifth Extinction

[DIABLOVT12]

I love the bloopers at the end. "Now's the time to rise up from a hell.... ah, bollocks". xD

[Taldaran]

As a musician I can tell that Arjen has an old soul, and that he needs the connection to soul that proximity provides. I can tell that this is the reason he gets the best out of his people, and needs to be with them. I would love to be able to be there and play and sing, if even for a small part... Nothing for me to gain but just to share making music from the heart with a kindred spirit!

[Oscarbrash]

can I name my new band "Electric Castle"??? you can be the godparent

[TheBassioso]

Mmm, great to get this voyage into your world Arjen! Having all these nordic singers on your albums, maybe you would like a swedish bassplayer someday ;) And of course I would like to attend the "Arjen School of Studiowork" :))

[44Bigs]

Those a capella vocals sound awesome, especially with all the harmonies.

[krisdaschwab912]

5:40 "It's six Hansi Kursch's"

Jesus christ, Arjen! You're a madman! It's already widely known that Hansi single-handedly caused Hurricane Katrina back in 2005; don't you realize that six Hansi Kursch's will just destory the entire southeast?

...actually, that's a brilliant idea. Go, Hansi, Go!

[vatochongo14]

i love this sone and i never thought it was diffrent singers

[M3plusYOU]

@vatochongo14

LOL REALLY

[JiNKA]

thank you astraios. seriously- thats foolish to say lande is overrated. listen to his work on beyond twilight.. preferably the track Shadowland.

[Astraios91]

Stop bitching. Both are awesome...

[Sphereal]

@hellraiser7974 You are wrong. It´s actually the other way around.

[legionfalls]

God damn it I would love to meet this man.

\m/ I love you Arjen, keep making me music!

[MIND4eva]

I want more!

[altonormz]

lol so many instruments

[ayreonaut1701]

"...but the dinosaur still lives on the earth, and they know that if they shoot the asteroid to that planet, the dinosaur will die."

Poor little lonely dinosaur! Arjen's accent is so cute. <3

[melculrapid]

now's the time to rise up from our hell..bollocks....lol

[NobIeSavage]

I could actually listen to an album of Hansi singing with no instruments, or should I say 6 of him lol

[PudoozaTheConquer]

Fish aliens!? I never knew that xD I just thought they looked like us.

[Asphyx123]

Thanks for posting this. Very interesting interview. I think Arjen is one of the biggest musical geniuses in the rock/metal genre of our time. It's ridiculous how many instruments he can play by himself and what a great sense for melodies he has. Since I first found out about his work in the early 90s I have bought every single of his albums. And while of most of the other acts I'm listening to, I tend to get sick of it after listening to it too many times, I can listen to his songs all day long

[ANOMTOfficial]

Thank you for uploading this