The Gentle Storm live at the 2015 Wacken Open Air. From left to right: Marcela Bovio, Ed Warby, Anneke van Giersbergen and Johan van Stratum
Background information
Origin
Netherlands
Genres
Progressive rock
folk rock
progressive metal
symphonic metal
Years active
2014–present (hiatus since 2016)
Labels
Inside Out Music[1]
Members
Arjen Anthony Lucassen Anneke van Giersbergen
Website
arjenlucassen.com
The Gentle Storm is a Dutch musical project by singer and lyricist Anneke van Giersbergen and composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen, founder and leader of other musical projects such as Star One, Ayreon, Guilt Machine and Ambeon. The duo has previously collaborated in Ayreon albums Into the Electric Castle and 01011001. The project's debut album, The Diary, was released on March 23, 2015, in Europe, and the following day in the US.[2][3]
^"THE GENTLE STORM Featuring ARJEN LUCASSEN, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN: Deal With INSIDEOUT MUSIC Announced". Blabbermouth.net. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
^"Arjen Lucassen and Anneke van Giersbergen Join Forces in The Gentle Storm". Blabbermouth.net. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^"Arjen Lucassen/ Anneke van Giersbergen:Δημιούργησαν τους The Gentle Storm". Metal Hammer Greece (in Greek). TeamRock. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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