THE GENTLE STORM Vocalist ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Introduces Live Band Line-Up
November 21, 2014, 10 years ago
Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, Star One, Guilt Machine) and Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Devin Townsend Project) have joined forces for new band, The Gentle Storm. Anneke has checked in with the following update:
"Ladies & gentlemen, I present to you The Gentle Storm live band! From left to right: Ed Warby, Joost van den Broek, Johan van Stratum, Merel Bechtold and Ferry Duijsens. After our first rehearsal there's only one thing I can say: WOW! What a sound and energy!! Can't wait for the upcoming shows!"Confirmed dates are currently as follows:
March
28 - Rock Itervoort Festival - Itervoort, The Netherlands
April
11 - Paard van Troje - Den Haag, The Netherlands
The Gentle Storm recently revealed the cover artwork for their debut album, The Diary, which is due out early next year.
Arjen had this to say: "I loved the front cover of the last Stream Of Passion album, so I tracked down the cover artist, Alexandra V. Bach. I sent her some samples of the The Gentle Storm music, and explained the album concept. She made a moodboard that captured the feel of the story and the music. We then gave her the go-ahead to design the cover. She did an amazing job that exceeded our expectations: Alexandra's cover art represents The Gentle Storm perfectly!"
Having originally worked together back in 1998 on Ayreon's album Into The Electric Castle, and reconvening again for the seventh Ayreon album 01011001, The Gentle Storm sees the duo collaborate for a full double-album that will see the light of day next year. Anneke will take the music on the road in 2015 backed by a band of Dutch musicians; however Arjen himself will not take part.
