ALARION Video Teaser Featuring AYREON / EPICA Session Violinist BEN MATHOT Posted
April 3, 2016, 8 years ago
This spring, Alarion - the solo project of Dutch guitarist Bas Willemsen formerly known as Alerion - will release their debut album Waves Of Destruction through Freia Music. The album contains an hour of melodic, symphonic and intense music featuring appearances by many great musicians, whose identities will gradually be revealed in time.
Ben Mathot recorded violin on several tracks for the album. He is well known for his regular studio recordings as violin player with many great progressive and symphonic rock and metal acts, often working with Joost van den Broek (ex-After Forever) or Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon). He has recorded for Epica, Revamp, Ayreon, Xandria and many others. Check out several glimpses of his Alarion performance, the songs and the recording process in the new album teaser below.
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".
Musicians also confirmed to appear on Waves Of Destruction include.
Bas Willemsen - guitars, keyboards, orchestration, bass
Tom Gorissen (Hymir) - keyboards
Nico Lammers - acoustic guitars
Ronald van Schaik - bass
Jeroen Nagel (Blind Justice) - drums
Irene Jansen – vocals
Damian Wilson - vocals
Check out the cover art for Waves Of Destruction below.
For more information go to the official Alarion website.
Photo by Ben Treep
