Arjen Lucassen
Arjen Anthony Lucassen 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 the guitarist and backing vocalist of Dutch band Bodine as Iron Anthony, before joining Vengeance in 1984. After eight years he left the band, wanting to go into a more progressive direction, and released two years later an unsuccessful solo album entitled Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy under the nickname Anthony.
3 April 1960
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Born in the same month (April 1960): Claude Julien (ice hockey) • Ian Rankin • Katrina Leskanich • Kerry Healey • Myoma Myint Kywe • Rafael BenÃtez