Rock Singer's FIRST TIME Reaction to Ayreon "Everybody Dies" 

Floors sister Irene is one of the backing singers. She is the one on the left that looks like Floor !!

The female singer with the awesome raspy voice is Maggy Luyten, a begium singer. The live version of the song Intergalactic Space Crusaders from this same Ayreon concert has her a lot more.

You just got to love Luna fan girling over these amazing people on Stage :)

You're about to be trapped in an endless cycle. People will recommend other Ayreon songs for more from a specific singer, like Maggie. In these songs you'll discover other singers, and you will want more of them too, leading to yet more discoveries of great new singers. Repeat, repeat. You'll never escape, but you'll be happy. 🙂

The raspy voice singer is Maggy Luyten from Belgium The 01 guy is Michael Mills from Australia his band is Toehider PS. The tall blond backup singer who looks like a blond Floor Jansen is Irene Jansen her sister

Floor is always the cream on the cake.

"Him" is Mike Mills. His band is called Toehider. Its a one man project musically with an artist that does his album art and lots of video stuff. He is criminally under appreciated. Check out "Whaterver makes you feel superior " live one take, or "How much for that dragon tooth" also live one take. Also really like "How do ghosts work" but all his shit is next level.

In the song Eye of Ra you'll see all together in the stage, musicians and singers... It's the closer for the show and it's magic.

Arjen won't appear before the end of this show - although very used to be on stage, he actually doesn't really like it. The guy playing the keys is Joost van der Broek. Joost convinced Arjen (together with Arjen's girlfriend) that they should do the show - 2 nights in a row. If you want to see them, you'll have to fly to the Netherland, where the next show will take place probably sometime next year. Arjen and Joost had planned for a show in october 2021, but then COVID-19 happened. Joost has also been co-member with Floor and Mark Jansen (Epica) in "After Forever". Joost is the guy who plays grand piano on Floor's cover of Alone (mostly know with Heart) Check it out. Joost is also unavoidable when it comes to Metal in the Netherlands - he has produced for many bands, among these the last 3 Epica album. Mike Mills (Toehider) the 0100100 guy, is also a composer, multi instrumentalist (like Arjen and Troy from NW) and his voice spans over 4 octaves. You want to see him - try Go Full Bore (speed progressive metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fx3rYwCuB98.html I see in the comment below Maggy Luyten has been introduced ;o).

This is all from the live DVD/Blu Ray Ayreon Universe, it was a pleasure to be a part of this show as a guitarist. Upcoming september there are again Ayreon shows where the whole 01011001 album will be played, I will be a part of that again, looking forward to see many familiar faces again there!

Floors sister Irene one of the backing singers ❤️ in some songs they do sing together. Marco also sings with this group

Main guy is NOT here ) Yes ) He is backstage at this moment ) And even though i have deep respect for Arjen musical and creative genius - even more I am in total awe of his organisation skills. In a million years I have no idea how is it possible to combine and keep all those different people together willing to come bye, rehearse, go on stage and perform. This thing totally blows my mind - need diplomatic 80-level master boss skills for that.

Another good songs with Michael Mills are “The Theory of Everything” and “Loser”. With Tommy Karevik “Into The Black Hole” also from this album

"Valley of the Queens" .. Arjen got three ASTOUNDING Females Goddesses to sing an amazing composition.

The problem with live Ayreon performances is that the sheer mass of talent threatens the space time continuom and unpredictable things can happen to mere mortals in the vicinity.

The lady you kept asking "who is she?" is Maggy Luyten from Belgium, who I believe used to sing with Nightmare a French power metal band. Also Irene Jansen (Floor's sister) is one of the 3 backing singers! The one on the left as you look at them. If you react to The Eye Of Ra also from this concert, then you'll see both Floor and Irene singing together! Great reaction. Stay safe!

Not seeing any comments on the movie theme, so I'll do it. - The album "The Human Equation" has been played as a musical that was technically an unofficial production at first planned by fans, but ended up containing most of the original singers and musicians. It had Arjen's blessing and keen interest since there had never been an Ayreon live concert before (some of his other projects had done concerts, but not Ayreon specifically). It was recorded for DVD with the title *The Theater Equation* and released as an official Ayreon product. - *Electric Castle Live And Other Tales* was a musical-style production of the album "Into the Electric Castle" plus a mini-concert afterwards with songs from Arjen's other projects (hence the "Other Tales" part). Again, most of the original singers reprised their roles, including Arjen himself, and it's available on DVD. - Arjen has hinted of plans to turn his latest album "Transitus" (released last September) into a movie, but it seems the pandemic has thrown a wrench in the scheduling. It may still happen, we just don't know when (I'm sure the international cast doesn't help). I believe there are three music videos released though, that could easily be scenes in a movie.

Had a feeling you would love this

Welcome to the world Ayreon live videos. It´s a long and amazing ride!

Sunday is perfect for some Ayreon. 👍🔥🎤

Maggy Luyten and yes I want to live with her too!!!

Next one should be Ayreon- Age of shadows. You'll love it.

This song is such a crowd pleaser. You can tell by how loud the crowd cheers when they realize it's this song, in the opening moments. Ayreon is pronounced Air-eon, btw :) Great reaction. For an excellent, amazing Tommy Karevik song try Into The Black Hole, from this same concert, Ayreon Universe. It's a vocal tour de force built on amazing music and a crushing killer riff. Also, as others have said, Intergalactic Space Crusaders for more Maggy Luyten. :) Ride the Comet is another great song that has Maggy on it.

Lisette is an absolute powerhouse here. I wish Arjen would give her a feature role on an Ayreon album. Her talent deserves it.

The "Other Guy" you were listening to is Hansi Kursch, the lead singer for Blind Guardian a very famous German power metal group. Try their song Nightfall (live at Wacken 2011). For a good Mike Mills song with his band Toehider, try "The Giants who walked with Man."

Your a a treasure among reactors and far too humble. Thank you again.

You should discover more of Hansi with his band Blind Guardian. "Mirror Mirror" live or you could do 2 Songs in one video with "The bard's song/Valhalla" live from Wacken

I just love the enthusiasm in your reactions. Maggy Luyten (the rock chick with the raspy voice) also teaches singing. She can also sing with a very clear voice. Unfortunately I don't see a whole lot of her on RU-vid. Greetings from the Netherlands.🇳🇱👍

Check out "River of time" and "The age of Shadows" from this concert if you want to listen some more to Hansi Kursch with Marko Hietala. I love Hansi, and to see and hear him sing together with Marko is indescribable for me.

Darn it I was too slow Phoenix streams beat me to the punch Maggie really kills it on the intergalactic space crusaders song and she is badass.

TOEHIDER aka Mike Mills aka 0-1 is an Australian genius. He makes amazing music and is a super cool person. For a short introduction song to him I reccomend WHATEVER MAKES YOU FEEL SUOERIOR. Its going to dislocate your ear. Toehider is a whole rabit hole in itself. Im so glad so see you discover this beautiful musical cosmos.

It's so joyful to watch your reactions. 🇳🇱

Your genuine happiness listen to this song made my day xDDD

Try " Whatever makes you feel superior " by his project Toehider.

She is Magali Luyten, also known as Maggy Luyten, a Belgian female rock singer. She is also a vocal coach and voice teacher. She was raised in Leuven and then moved to the South of Belgium, where she still lives today. She played in several local bands before joining forces with the progressive metal band Over Us Eden from Aachen, Germany in 2003, produced by Uli Kusch, (ex-drummer of Helloween and Masterplan). Three years later, she was asked by Kusch, with whom she already collaborated in the past, to be the vocalist on his solo project Beautiful Sin. She recorded her vocals in Belgium and then flew to Norway to finish the work at Kusch's studio, together with guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad (Pagan's Mind, Jorn). Beautiful Sin debut album The Unexpected was acclaimed by heavy metal fans and specialized press worldwide. The tracks "Lost" and "Closer to My Heart" were featured on Nuclear Blast compilations Beautiful Voices II and III, AFM Records compilations All for Metal, and Gothic Melancholy Vol. XIX.

And this time we had two Jansens on stage. Floor of course and her sister Irene is one of the backing singers !!

Ayreon Universe is excellent watched in order. Everyone on stage will get introduced mostly as they come on stage for the first time (Irene introduces the band and other background singers during Two Gates).

Not sure if someone mentioned this on one of your previous Ayreon reactions, but for the 3 backup singers, the one on the left is Floor's sister Irene.

If it's not already on your list you should add Kamelot - Sacrimony (live) ft Alissa (Arch Enemy) and Elize (Amaranthe)

There is also "Ride the comet" with Maggy Luyten in this show :)

If u want to see more of Maggy Luyten "her" go watch Intergalactic Space crusaders.

My personal heroes during this concert are back up vocalists. Main singers pop up here and there, but these three ladies do their thing during the whole concert. So, let me introduce them (from left to right): Irene Jansen (Floor’s sister, she doesn’t pursue music career, but sometimes appears in some projects; I recommend checking out Floor and Irene duet in Who I Am, sadly not a pro-shot, but with decent enough sound), Lisette van der Berg (vocalist of Scarlet Stories, pretty unknown and underrated band) and Marcela Bovio (ex-Stream of Passion, MaYaN; she’s a beast of a vocalist, a vocal couch herself and just a very versatile singer; MaYaN have several music videos worth checking out).

MAD VIKING is right! Maggie Luyten, a Belgian singer, is your new love.

The whole ‘Universe ‘ concert is epic, you should see it all!

I was there and Maggy is amazing singer and stage perfomer. She was cool with us fans. And her crowdsurfing....

Some suggestions of songs from the 01011001 guy (Mike Mills - his band is called Toehider): ALL SONGS Just kidding (it's hard to choose). But maybe: Toehider - How Much For That Dragon's Tooth? Toehider - Rancourous Heart Toehider - This Conversation is Over Toehider - Whatever Makes You Feel Superior Toehider - How do ghosts work

Floor her sister Irene, Lisette and Marcela as background singers... It can't get any better. And there also is a live version where Anneke van giersbergen does the part of Hansi and Floor, Simone not but she did do the last part of "age of Shadows" at one live performance, together with mark from Epica. (And a great newer song, called "this human equation"with Diane and Marcela and at some other performances like "electric castle" she did the part of Sharon den Adel of within temptation, as far as I know)

I hate to hear you say you could never achieve this. Floor was once you and you can be Floor. I like your work and I think you have it in you. Look at some of Floor's stuff from her earliest days. Try anything from her first band "After Forever" or her second band "ReVamp." Listen to some of her interviews talking about her journey. You will clearly see her progress as she grew and trained into the legend she is now. Keep at it!

React to Intergalactic Space Crusaders for more Maggy 💪

In the background vocals, the left one is Irene Jansen, Floor’s sister. The middle one is Lisette van den Berg. She has her own band Scarlet Stories. You should listen to them. The right one is Marcella Bovio. She was the singer of the band Stream of Passion. Listen to their live concert. She now sings in Mayan. The band Haken makes great music. Also the band IQ is recommendable.

As far as I know ayreon goes only live in the netherlands on very rare occasions. Since all these singers have their own bands it is difficult to get this live.

Next Ayreon: Age of Shadows Live!

Ayreon Universe is one of the greatest concerts I've ever heard. If you want to hear more of Maggi Lyuten (the Rock Chick you kept askin about) you should listen to "Intergalactic Space Crusaders" by Ayreon from the same concert, she sings that song together with Damian Wilson, an amazing Tenor. Other than that, check out "The Bard's Song" by Blind Guardian Live (preferably from the Wacken Open Air Festival) to see an amazing song, an amazing singer and the most passionate crowd you can imagine. Hansi Kürsch (one of the vocalists in this video) is the lead singer for Blind Guardian.

Love the reaction!!! I LOVE your voice!!! I believe that you will be a great singer with gazillions worth of success. Keep up the wonderful music you love.

If you like Tommy, I may suggest from the same concert "Into the Black hole". The back-up angels are amazing in that. The whole Universe concert is amazing, you may want to react to other songs like "River of Time", "Waking Dreams", "Age of Shadows", "Valley of the Queens", "Comatose", "Magnetism", "Day Sixteen: Loser", "Intergalactic Space Crusaders" or the amazing show closer, "Eye of Ra".

You definitely need to see «Intergalactic Space Crusaders» and «Magnetism» from same live concert.

Thanks for this fantastic video. Can't wait to see what you have next. One of the back up vocalists (the tall one on the right) is Floor's sister Irene Jansen, you should check out Ayreon The Eye of Rah from the same show they sing together on that song. ❤️ Thanks again for all you hard work it is appreciated. 🤘

I just absolutely love your personality. Love your voice too. It is always super fun to watch your reactions. More Epica is my vote for next. Chasing the Dragon live or Canvas of Life maybe?

Amazing guy, with funny hat with wires, is the main computer shutting everything down.

That tiny lady is Magali Luyten from Belgium. I didn't listen to any of her own stuff; she sings in a power metal band, I don't remember the name. But I heard her parts in Ayreon's 2008 album 01011001. Well, one can't say anything bad about anyone who takes part in Ayreon. I've also seen this whole show, it is on YT. Apart from playing the role of TH-1 the robot, Mike Mills served as a narrator. I would also like to point out the support trio: Irene Jansen, Lisette van den Berg and Marcela Bovio. Doing support vocals and headbanging during the whole show, and on top of that, Marcela took some strong front parts too. Listening to the albums, I'd not believe the vocal layers could be done live. The 3 ladies made it possible.

If you want to see Tommy Kaverik at his best, I would suggest Sacrimony and Under Grey Skies from Kamelot's I Am The Empire live show. Also Phantom Divine. Screw it, the whole show is phenomenal! Great reaction, by the way 😁

There are a loooot of songs that you could listen from Ayreon haha, It's a powerful project and this concert is amazing. The girl in black with a raspy and gritty voice is Maggy Luyten, she really shines in the song ''Intergalactic Space Crusaders (live)". Other great songs from this concert that you should react are: "Valley of the Queens (live)" and "Eye of Ra (live)", you would love it

Never give up. You are amazing too.

No, Simone from Epica is not in this show, she is in another Ayreon show ' Into the Electric Castle and other Tales' that was recorded 2 years after this one.

If you wanna hear more of Maggie (the girl with the raspy voice), She and the amazing singer Damian are the featured singers of Ayreon - Intergalactic Space Crusaders from the same live show.

"she" is Maggy Luyten, and if you want to see and hear more of her look at space crusaders from the same show

Wow! Anastasia you rock!

For more Mike Mills I recommend checking out Ayreon - Day Sixteen - Loser. The way he plays the character with his voice is really outstanding, as well as high belts in the end of the song. For Maggy Lyuten the best choice probably would be Ayreon - Intergalactic Space Crusaders. You can also discover another great singer from this song - Damian Wilson. Both songs from the same (Ayreon Universe) show.

Kind of reminds me of Styx from the 70’s. I haven’t heard this song but I totally dig it.

If you want to react to some of Michael Mills'/ Toehider's music, I would recommend Whatever Makes You Feel Superior or How Do Ghosts Work.

And next Eye of Ra... another perfekt song by Ayreon and you See all singers of this project

Recommendation: after you've done a couple of these reactions from ayreon (buy the live dvd's and watch the songs back to back) after that get the complete discography from the band and see how it has been developing in the past years.

"Who is she?" Maggie Luyten from Belgium. You can also see/hear her in Aryeon's "Intergalactic Space Crusaders".

Ayreon is pronounced: AIR.. E.. ON. Very enthusiastic video, haha... loved it

Masterly delivered Rockopera.

Its nice that Floor joins her sister Irene at the end (who has been there all the time as the left-hand-side backing singer).

Actually Arjen Lucassen, the mastermind behind Ayreon wanted to make a movie...the latest album "Transitus" should be a movie, but due to the pandemic it couldn't be realized.

Staff are all listed in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayreon_Universe_%E2%80%93_The_Best_of_Ayreon_Live the little power-rocket is Maggy Luyten. She sings "Intergalactic Space Crusaders" with Damian Wilson. I think you'll love that one. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mDjomu33Xzc.html

don`t put yourself down, your voice sounds great, I am sure you will get there!!

In Eye of Ra it starts with Floor and Irene. The keyboardist Joost was in the band After Forever with Floor and now he's helping on her solo album. Tommy is a volunteer Fireman. Hansi has a beautiful voice and he was also in The day the world breaks down. FYI Tarja played the piano and is classically trained. She took piano lessons from Tuomas's Mother.

Thank you for this fantastic reaction.

For sure you will love, Ayreon - Daniel's descent into transitus.

told you...and i knew it would hit you in the face!. You will see more to Floor at this concert. As i mentioned Floors sister "Irene" is in this concert aswell. You can find in the choir first to the left on this track, but she will appear in a duet with Floor laterone at the same concert.

next up...."the eye of Ra" and "Intergalactic spacecruisader" both very nice 🤘👍

You should do a live stream of full reaction to the whole Ayreon Universe concert. It's awesome all the way through!

If You want listen more of that woman singing - please watch Intergalactic Space Crusaders from the same concert. You will also discover one more great male singer there.

The keyboard player, Joost van den Broek, was one of Floor's After Forever bandmates, and Joost currently accompanies her on many of the "covers" that she has been doing during the Covid lockdown. Arjen has been described as a "monk, mastermind, genius" and describes himself as "a social recluse". He doesn't watch tv or follow politics since "it drains your soul" and he spends much of his time watching sci-fi movies. He does participate in social media and sometimes sends messages and emails to viewers

Yes, it is that guy 1001011 😉. And Floor’s sister is in the background choir. Besides, no need to feel inferior to the work of “gods”, just follow your dream and keep the spirits up 👍

The back up singers are all lead vocalists in bands as well. The one on the far right is Marcela Bovio . Lead singer of Streams of Passion and a great violinist . I highly recommend checking her material out.

If you ever decide to react to "Eye of Ra" from the same concert, I'll be looking forward to further instances of a jaw hitting the floor at light speed :-)

I'll take the chance to suggest the song Beyond (The New World) by Ostura in which Micheal Mills is also singing. The band is basically unknown but the album The Room is a true masterpiece of Symphonic/Progressive Metal.

Great enthousiastic reaction! The guy singing with Tommy Karevic is Hansi from blind guardian. The woman with the gritty voice, you really want to know who she is, is a rock singer from Belgium. Her name is Maggy Luyten. The keyboard player is Joost van de Broek. He made music for the king and queen of the Netherlands and has been knighted. He was also the keyboard player in After Forever, Floor Jansens first band.

Yes, you can possibly be as good as these singers, in your own style. Bear in mind that Floor has been singing in metal bands since she was 16, and Simone 17, so they've had many years of experience (and practice). And for them the practice never ends. I listened in on a RU-vid chat between Floor and Tarja and they talked about how important it is to always keep up the practice, especially as they're getting older. They also discussed how they are trying to keep their voices in good shape at a time when they can't go out and perform. In another interview, Floor said that she is always singing, as she goes about her daily activities and sometimes her daughter, Freya, tells her "Please Mommy, no more singing"!

A lot of comments, so I can't tell if someone else already noted this, but the one concert that Ayreon has staged so far as an opera is The Theater Equation, a staging of the album The Human Equation, with James LaBrie in the title role, and about half of the singers reprising their roles, and another half replaced. He also has indicated that he meant to make a movie of his newest album (there is a comic book, and a few videos giving some sense of what the movie would look like) but was stopped by the pandemic. The part of the movie he made primarily features Simone and Tommy Karavic.

Ahhhh yes, Mike Mills, one of my favorite music makers EVER. Check out a song he did on his Livestream, "He's there then he does THAT." TRUST ME!!! You will NOT be disappointed! He's so down to earth too. I once emailed him for Toehider lyrics that were nowhere to be found in the internet, and he actually took the time to search his files and send me lyrics for 2 of his songs. Such a nice dude, seriously. It just makes it that much better.

Great reaction. Arjen is always there, mostly backstage. In This Universe concert he was three times on stage. In 2019 he celebrated the 20th anniversary of Into The Electric Castle And he plays the role of hippy there. To see that you have to react to Amazing Flight In Space from Electric Castle Live And Other Tales. Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r5IitoFXc7E.html

Maggy Luyten is such a sweet, humble woman. But she plays the part of a volcano-voiced bad-ass on stage so well.

A fly on the wall? There is a rehursel Arjan Lucassen's Star One project video with Russell Allen, Damian Wilson and the very young Jansen sisters Floor and Irene. Backstage, no glamour. RU-vid presented it to me in a stream, it is a bit of digging to locate but you can see they started modest and eager to learn too.

Yes! This song is in the same story setting as "The Day That The World Breaks Down" Michael Mills (with the techy helmet) plays the computer TH-1 (10011001 guy). The raspy voiced lady is pint sized Belgian hurricane Maggy Luytens. She is 42. The 3 women in the chorus are Irene Jansen (Floor's sister,) Heather Findlay (who I don't know) and Marcela Bovio (Originally from Mexico, now lives in the Netherlands, qualified as a vocal coach from one the worlds first metal singing academies). If you would like something very different from the same show I would recommend "Valley Of The Queens." It has minimal instrumentation and showcases the beautiful harmonies of Floor, Marcela and Anneke Van Giersbergen (the pioneer and Godmother of of Dutch metal singing) Enjoy!

The female singer is Maggie Luyten (from Belgium). More Maggie (raspier) Luyten (and Damiën Wilson) in Ayreon's *_”Intergalactic Space Crusaders”_* : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mDjomu33Xzc.html You also saw and heard Hansi Kürsch (also in "The Day That etc.") from the German band *BLIND GUARDIAN* , If you want to see "interacting" fans, watch live at Wacken 2016 with *_”The Bard’s Song & Valhalla”_* : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i-IcX_bccFc.html