ARJEN LUCASSEN’S SUPERSONIC REVOLUTION

So you think you know Arjen Lucassen, huh? Towering Dutch prog rock polymath? The man behind the super successful prog rock conceptualists Ayreon? Not to mention his prog metal offshoots Star One and Guilt Machine? Enormous
overarching concept albums about space and time, packed to the hilt with special guests that read like a who’s who of modern day progressive rock? Records that take as long to conceive as they do to record? That Arjen Lucassen? Well, think again…

‘Golden Age Of Music’, the latest album to feature Lucassen’s not inconsiderable talents, may also feature stellar musicianship and killer tunes, but there is no storyline that takes place far into the future in the far flung depths of space. Nor do the album’s 11 tracks come courtesy of an unending list of guest artists.

Supersonic Revolution, the band behind ‘Golden Age Of Music’, are simply five men; Arjen on bass, long-standing keyboard player Joost van den Broek, guitarist Timo Somers, drummer Koen Herfst and singer Jaycee. Five men rocking out and having one hell of a time doing it.

“It’s the same word that comes up all the time and that’s fun,” Lucassen exclaims, grinning ear to ear. “Making this album was just fun, and each time one of the guys would send me their recorded parts, I loved it and it was better than I could have imagined myself. It was all so easy.”