Star One

Star One is a Dutch progressive metal side-project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon fame.

The music of Star One is heavier than that of Lucassen

Star One is a Dutch progressive metal side-project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon fame.

The music of Star One is heavier than that of Lucassen's progressive rock opera project Ayreon and draws influences from seventies space rock and blends them with modern progressive metal. They have released one studio album, 2002's Space Metal and a live recording with material by Ayreon in addition to that by Star One. At present there are no known plans for any future Star One releases: Arjen Lucassen has stated that the project was merely a chance to write some less serious, more stylistically unified songs, as opposed to the material he normally writes for Ayreon.