Waves of Destruction is the debut album of Alarion, a project by Bas Willemsen, featuring many guests, including:
Mixed by Hiddo Frericks, mastered by Peter van ‘t Riet (Epica, Pain of Salvation, Steve Howe).
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This is the Official Lyric Video of 'Chains of the Collective',
the opening song of the Alarion album Waves of Destruction, with vocals by
Damian Wilson
(Threshold / Headspace).
The video is a taster of the album, which includes
many guests.
The video was made by Charlie Feld.
About:
Damian Wilson, known for his work with Threshold, Rick Wakeman, Headspace and many others,
recorded lead vocals on six of the eleven tracks of the album, including backing vocals and some narration.
This video features Damian's comments on the album, as well as several
glimpses of Damian's performance, the finished songs on the album and the recording process.
About: Irene Jansen, known for her work with Ayreon, Star One and Gary Hughes and sister of
Floor Jansen of Nightwish, recorded lead & backing vocals on two tracks.
This video features Irene's comments on the album, as well as several
glimpses of Irene's performance, the songs and the recording process.
About:
The guitars on the album were nearly all recorded by Bas Willemsen. This video shows some of the guitar stuff on the album in split-screen,
as well as some violin.
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Bas Willemsen: electric & acoustic guitars.
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Nico Lammers: acoustic guitars.
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Ben Mathot (Epica, Xandria): violin.
The video was originally meant to go online before the albumrelease, but was not finished in time. So, for everyone who's curious about some of the guitar parts of Alarion, you can now check it out!
About:
Tineke Roseboom, known as classical vocalist and for her work with Blaze Bayley (Iron Maiden), nylon guitarist Thomas Zwijsen and Hollywood Scoring,
recorded lead, backing & choir vocals. Lead vocals on Clash with Eternity and backing vocals on three more tracks supporting Damian Wilson.
This video features some of Tineke's comments, as well as several
glimpses of her performance, the finished songs on the album and the recording process.
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Paul Glandorf, known as vocalist in the live band of Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon (2012) and as frontman of Semistereo and of A Day's Work,
recorded lead & backing vocals. Lead vocals on A Life Less Ordinary and backing vocals on two more tracks supporting Damian Wilson.
This video features some of Paul's comments, as well as several
glimpses of Paul's performance, the finished songs on the album and the recording process.
About:
Ben Mathot, known for his work with Epica, Revamp, Ayreon and many others,
recorded violin on several tracks of the album.
This video features several
glimpses of Ben's performance, the finished songs on the album and the recording process.
About:
Erik Laan, known for his work on keys (and vocals) in Silhouette and Tumble Town,
recorded beautifully played piano parts on The Whistleblower - I - Devastation,
and moog parts on The Whistleblower - II - Vindication.
This video features several
glimpses of Erik's performance, the finished songs on the album and the recording process.
About:
Irene Jansen, known for her work with Ayreon, Star One and Gary Hughes and sister of
Floor Jansen of Nightwish, recorded lead & backing vocals on two tracks.
Irene was interviewed on the Michael Spiggos Melodic Rock Show on Rock Radio UK about Alarion and Waves of Destruction,
about her comeback as a singer and about The Theater Equation, Ayreon and Gary Hughes.
The video was originally meant to go online before the albumrelease, but was not finished in time. So, for everyone who's curious about some of the playing of Alarion, you can now check it out!
For more info on Bas, Ben and Nico check out the musicians part of the Alarion website here.
Friday, September 29th: the FINAL Alarion show!
After an awesome album releaseshow at De Boerderij, Zoetermeer and great (inter)national shows and festival gigs, Alarion will play the FINAL show. It will be a 'home gig' at dB's Studio, Utrecht. Semistereo will join Alarion, featuring our own Paul Glandorf on vocals! Openers are new Dutch prog band Overhaul , who have just released their debut album.
So, it is your LAST CHANCE to see Alarion live, hope to see you on september 29th! More info and tickets through the live section of the website.Watch our kickass (Dutch) announcement right here! ;-)
Damn, Willem's Wondere Weiland festival rocked! A great festival stage and enthusiastic crowd is just how we like it!
For more info on Alarion and the upcoming live shows check out the live section of the website.
Saturday July 1st, Alarion will Rock the mainstage of Willems Wondere Weiland festival in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. A great day with loads of great artists as can be seen in the live section of the website.
Watch our kickass (Dutch) announcement right here! ;-)
Alarion is proud to blast-off into 2017 with none other than Eva Kokken on vocals in the Alarion double front.
Eva is a graduate of the famous Rock Academy of Tilburg The Netherlands and frontwoman of Dutch symphonic metallers Only Fate Remains with whom she played with bands like After Forever, Epica, Delain, Autumn and Stream of Passion. With Only Fate Remains, Eva works with Mr. Sander Gommans of After Forever and HDK on a new album.
Be prepared to be overwhelmed by the wonderful double Alarion front and blast-off into 2017 with us! Where? When? -> February 10th at Duycker, Hoofddorp (NL) with the great Semistereo featuring mighty Alarion frontman Paul Glandorf on vocals.
Further, Luc van den Berghe will take place behind the drumkit and make sure the blast-off will really be a BLAST-off! With A New Dawn, Bad Temper and others Luc has played on stages all over Europe, with bands like Leaves' Eyes, Detonation and Ignite.
For more info on Alarion , the live formation and the upcoming live shows check out the live section of the website.
Oh boy, did we enjoy ourselves at De Flux, Zaandam! A packed venue completely rocking out is just how we like it!
Check out a great video preview of the album, be awed, and join us february 10th for an evening to remember!
For more info on Alarion and the upcoming live shows check out the live section of the website.
We will be supported by fellow Dutchmen End of the Dream.
For more info on Alarion and the upcoming live shows check out the live section of the website. Tickets available: right here!
The Waves of Destruction album releaseparty at De Boerderij was an overwhelming experience. In fact, we liked the evening and your reactions so much that we have decided to do more Alarion shows! :-)
On August 5, Alarion will be co-headlining the Metal Babes II festival in Maasmechelen, Belgium, together with internationally renowned band Battle Beast from Finland.
Moreover, we are proud to announce Marina La Torraca as part of the double Alarion vocal front with Paul Glandorf.
Marina is a rapidly emerging talent in the metal scene and has already released several albums worldwide with different projects. Marina replaces none other than Amanda Somerville at several Avantasia shows. Moreover, she is the lead vocalist of new dutch metal band Phantom Elite, launched by Sander Gommans, known as the man behind HDK and After Forever. Phantom Elite also features Alarion drummer Eelco van der Meer.The Waves of Destruction releaseparty at De Boerderij was a unique one-off show. Irene Jansen, Erik Laan and Sophie Zaaijer added to the special flavour of the evening with their outstanding performances, but did so for the special releaseshow only. The coming Alarion shows will feature the core Alarion formation of experienced metal musicians. Check them out right here.
We had an AWESOME time June 3rd at De Boerderij! It was overwhelming: performing the entire album live in such a great venue and seeing so many of you there, hearing your excited and positive reactions during and after the show, and reading about them online. Some of you even came from (very) far abroad to see the show! Thanks to all of you who came to see Alarion, there were very many of you and you were great!! Thanks to all crew, to La-Ventura and End of the Dream, and of course to all great Alarion guests: to Irene Jansen for her awesome vocal performance, to Erik Laan for his fantastic synth and piano work, to Sophie Zaaijer for her enchanting violin and to Carla Van Huizen and Micky Huijsmans, leading ladies of the other bands, for the fantastic final performance of 'Turn of Fate' with us. We enjoyed meeting many of you after the show and loved hearing your enthusiastic reactions. Thank you all for a great night!
The video is a taster of the album, which will be released in June 2016 through FREIA Music and includes
many guests,
including:
• Damian Wilson (Threshold / Headspace) (on 5 more tracks)
• Irene Jansen (Ayreon / Star One)
• Ben Mathot (Epica / Revamp / Xandria)
• Paul Glandorf (Arjen Lucassen (live) / Semistereo)
• Tineke Roseboom (Blaze Bayley)
• Erik Laan (Silhouette)
The video was made by Charlie Feld.
You can (pre)order Alarion - Waves of Destruction here.
The video is also a taster of the special album releaseshow June 3rd 2016 at Boerderij Cultuurpodium, Zoetermeer, NL, with End of the Dream and La-Ventura. Alarion plays with a double vocal front of album singers Irene Jansen (Ayreon, The Theater Equation) and Paul Glandorf (Arjen Lucassen (live), Semistereo). The full album will be played live just this once, so don't miss out!
Album releaseshow tickets are available right here!
More details on the album releaseshow at the Live section of the website (in Dutch).
La-Ventura will join Alarion and End of the Dream for the Alarion album releaseshow, June 3rd at De Boerderij, Zoetermeer! :-)
The Alarion live formation, assembled especially for the release show, will feature a double front of Irene Jansen (Ayreon / Star One) and Paul Glandorf (Arjen Lucassen (live), Semistereo) on vocals, with special guest Erik Laan (Silhouette) on keys.
With the addition of End of the Dream and La-Ventura, the releaseshow promises to be a unique one-off occasion. Don't miss out and get your tickets now! -->> right here!
More details on the album releaseshow at the Live section of the website (in Dutch).
End of the Dream
End of the Dream a metal band with a unique sound, founded in 2010 by singer Micky Huismans and guitarists
Armen Shamelian and Robin van Ekeren. End of the Dream is touring Europe supporting their debut album "All I AM", produced by
Joost van den Broek (After Forever), and delivers an epic, melodic heavy metal show.
The Alarion crowdfund has now closed with a total score of 173% of the target! THANK YOU ALL BACKERS, YOU ROCK!! :-)
All you backers are a part of this project now and will have your names in the album booklet. And: you can all expect your ordered items in May, BEFORE the album release date!
As a further thank you, we have a great announcement tomorrow concerning the album release show!
Tineke recorded angelic sounding vocals for the track Clash with Eternty (which concerns the passing of a loved one). Her classical singing abilities and pleasant sound made her voice a great addition to that of Damian Wilson on several tracks where she recorded backing vocals. Moreover, Tineke provided soprano & alto choir vocals on several tracks, with the bass parts being recorded by Marinus van Grootheest.
For more info on Tineke and her participation check out the musicians part of the Alarion website
here.
Ben recorded enchanting violin melodies to Clash with Eternity and the acoustic Turn of Fate, as well as the (sometimes scorchingly fast!) violin parts on Colourblind.
Get your copy of 'Waves of Destruction', or ticket for the live releaseshow (June 3rd, 2016), through the Alarion IndieGoGo crowdfund campaign now: be a part of the project and help make it happen!
For more info on Ben and his participation check out the musicians part of the Alarion website here.
Not only is Irene a powerful singer, she can sing beautifully mellow as well. The versatility and range of Irene's voice are brought forward beautifully by the different layers she sung on the album, especially since she recorded vocals on an electric and an acoustic song.
Irene will be lead vocalist of the Alarion live formation at the special album releaseshow, June 3rd in De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands! Get your copy of the album, or ticket for the live releaseshow, through the Alarion IndieGoGo crowdfund campaign now, be a part of the project and help make it happen!
For more info on Irene and her participation check out the musicians part of the Alarion website here.
"Hi everyone. I am Dutch guitarist Bas Willemsen. Alarion is my solo project. For the past years I have worked to create the debut album Waves of Destruction. The album is now finished and contains an hour of melodic, symphonic and intense music!"
"Don't just take my word for it, check out the comments of guest lead vocalist Damian Wilson (Threshold) on the album in the teaser video. :-)"
"I love music, I love Alarion and I have happily and with all my heart put in my time, money and effort to create the album, to make it something truly special, record great guest musicians and get it out there and available to all of you."
"Creating and releasing an album for an ambitious project like Alarion is tough. Everything takes a lot of time and money. A big chunk of those expenses still have to be made to be able to release the album."
"Help me to make this album a reality! I love music, I love Alarion, and I want YOU to be a part of it! Check out my IndieGoGo campaign, and choose the special items YOU want!"
"You'll be dealing directly with me. Rock & metal fans are the most supporting and loyal fans in the world and I'm very eager to give you all something exclusive in return."
Get your tickets WITH DISCOUNT through the IndieGoGo campaign!
Especially for this release show, Bas has assembled a great live formation to storm the stage, consisting of guest musicians off of the album, and other experienced Dutch rock & metal musicians, including a special guest appearance by Erik Laan of Silhouette!
The live formation includes a double front of two vocalists: Paul Glandorf and a vocalist who will be announced soon. Expect something special! ;-)
Special guests End of the Dream and -To be revealed- will join Alarion to make the album release party an evening to remember! The release party will be in The Netherlands, exact location to be revealed in a few days.
Check out the live formation and other release party details here.A special album release show requires a special location. What better location than Dutch Prog Temple De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands? Date: June 3rd, 2016. Get your tickets through the IndieGoGo campaign!
Paul recorded great vocals on A Life Less Ordinary. Moreover, Paul's vocal style blends beautifully with Damian Wilson's. This enabled Paul to deliver some great backing vocals supporting Damian’s voice on two tracks. For more info on Paul and his participation check out the musicians part of the Alarion website here.
Damian was the prime choice for vocals on several songs and delivered excellent vocal recordings, as well as some nice narration. For more info on Damian and his participation check out the musicians part of the Alarion website here.
Bas first met Erik after a show of Silhouette in 2012. Bas was impressed by Erik’s compositions for Silhouette and the influence his compositions and playing have in the band. It is an honour to have him as a guest on 'Waves of Destruction'. More info on Erik here.
Moreover, the video will feature some snippets of music off of the album, as well as footage of the guest musician.
So check it out, and enjoy the video and the music. :-)For the major updates on Alarion, the album and its release subscribe to the mailinglist here.
A New Era
A new era begins with Alarion as a renewed entity with a newly spelled name, signed
to record label FREIA Music.
Alarion is the solo project of Dutch guitarist Bas Willemsen.
To mark this new era, a brand new website has been made.
A Vision
Through the years Bas became the sole driving force of Alerion, picking up ever more tasks
and realising his vision by writing all the songs, recording guitars, keyboards and bass.
In August of 2013, bassist and longtime member Ronald van Schaik quit and moved to Norway. During the next six months both drummer Jeroen Nagel (joining Blind Justice) and singer Laura ten Hoedt (working on Ayreon's The Theater Equation) departed as well.
In the spring of 2014, Bas made the natural decision to continue Alerion as his solo project, making use of all things learned and loved during the previous years. The spelling of the name was changed to Alarion to distinguish Alarion from the many new artists who followed it with the name "Alerion".
Driven by his vision of Alarion, Bas set out to create and release the album ‘Waves of Destruction’. The album was to be something special: featuring some of Bas' favorite musicians as guests, and mixed and mastered by high quality studios.