LEGENDS
The legendary projects – ROCK EMPORIUM – CONSORTIUM – ELEGY
Ian Parry’s vocals featured on Ayreon’s Universal Migrator 2022 REMIX – REMASTERS 3 CD BOX
AYREON – Universal Migrator Part I & II 2022 Remixed-Remastered
It is with great pleasure to announce the re-release of Ayreon Universal Migrator 2022 remix & remastered. This 3 CD set includes some amazing vocals from Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), Floor Jansen (Nightwish), Neal Morse (Spock’s Beard / Transatlantic), Andi Deris (Helloween), Michael Romeo (Symphony X), yours truly Ian Parry (Elegy / Rock Emporium / Consortium Project) plus many more top-class singers & musicians.
If memory serves me well, I recorded vocals during an afternoon session back in late 1999, on our co-written song “Sleeper Awake” (CD 2. “The New Migrator” part b), with my old Vengeance colleague Arjen Lucassen (some 23 yrs ago). I forgot about the 3 extra unreleased vocal tracks I did, so it’s fantastic these incredible remixes are included on a bonus CD. I’m sure you’ll agree that Arjen has done an excellent job with the remix plus remastering & once again it’s great to be part of Ayreon’s historic musical adventure. I’m sure you’ll wanna add this fantastic Ayreon 3 CD box set to your cd collection & playlists.
You can hear “Sleeper Awake” via the spotify link below & more coming soon. Spotify – The New Migrator
Release Date: 18/11/2022
Track Listing: CD 1 – The Dream Sequencer: 1. The Dream Sequencer / 2. My House On Mars / 3. 2084 / 4. One Small Step / 5. The Shooting Company Of Captain Frans B. Cocq / 6. Dragon On The Sea / 7. Temple Of The Cat / 8. Carried By The Wind / 9. And The Druids Turn To Stone / 10. The First Man On Earth / 11. The Dream Sequencer Reprise
CD 2 – Flight Of The Migrator: 1. Chaos / 2. Dawn Of A Million Souls / 3. Journey On The Waves Of Time / 4. To The Quasar / 5. Into The Black Hole / 6. Through The Wormhole / 7. Out Of The White Hole / 8. To The Solar System / 9. The New Migrator (track includes Ian Parry’s vocal “Sleeper Awake”).
CD 3 – Bonus & Unreleased: 1. Into The Black Hole – Damian Wilson (previously unreleased) / 2. Journey On The Waves Of Time – Ian Parry (previously unreleased) / 3. Out Of The White Hole – Robert Soeterboek (remix) / 4. Dawn Of A Million Souls – Ian Parry (previously unreleased) / 5. Temple Of The Cat – Lana Lane (remix) / 6. Through The Wormhole – Ian Parry (remix) / 7. Into The Black Hole – Lana Lane (previously unreleased) / 8. Carpe Diem (Chaos) – 1992 Home Demo (previously released on Ayreonauts Only) / 9. House On Mars – Instrumental Primal Version (previously unreleased) / 10. Untitled Instrumental (previously unreleased)
IAN PARRY – NO MORE WAR 1995 – FOR UKRAINE (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

“No More War” was originally written together with Misha Calvin as a protest song against the Bosnian war & released in 1995. Now the victim this time is Ukraine & all the innocent people. I made this lyric video to pay homage to all Ukrainian’s. BLESS YOU ALL. Donate where possible to: helpukraine.center or UNHCR or the international Committee of the Red Cross – ICRC.
2022 kicks off with a 2nd video “In Isolation” Rock Emporium 2 Brute Force
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GaC5selnIQ
In Isolation is the 2nd video taken from Ian Parry’s Rock Emporium 2 Brute Force album. This powerful melodic classic metal track was written by Bob Wijtsma (music) & Ian Parry (lyrics & vocal melody). The video also features the very talented musicians whom performed the music on In Isolation from the Rock Emporium 2 Brute Force album: Go to Videos for more details

“In Isolation” 2nd official 2022 video from Rock Emporium 2 Brute Force
In Isolation is the 2nd video taken from Ian Parry’s Rock Emporium 2 Brute Force album. This powerful melodic classic metal track was written by Bob Wijtsma (music) & Ian Parry (lyrics & vocal melody). The video also features the very talented musicians whom performed the music on In Isolation from the Rock Emporium 2 Brute Force album: Ian Parry – vocals Bob Wijtsma (Ex-libris) – guitar Kris Gildenlow )Kayak/ Pain of Salvation) – bass Jereon van der Wiel (Odyssice/ Rock Emporium) – Keyboards Sander Zoer (Delain) – drums. Filmed on location in the Netherlands by Lars Wijtsma & Ian Parry in France. Special thanks to Rob van Dalen location manager in the Netherlands. Video editing Francesco D’Acunzi at Mess Lab studios Italy. (C) Non-Stop Productions (P) Metal Mind Productions 2022
Ian back in the studio recording vocals.
Recently worked on lyrics and vocals for a co-written song with Italian guitarist Michele Bertoli for his upcoming concept album. More details coming soon in 2022.

ETERNITY’S END “THE FIRE WITHIN” featuring guitarist Christian Muenzner & Ian Parry on vocals 2016

Fire Within was released in Europe and Japan via Marquee records in 2016 and contains 10 incredible melodic power metal tracks with the exception of a co-written melodic Hard Rock track “White Lies”. (see review for description).
Progressive power metal gold – 98%
Agonymph, January 14th, 2018
Written based on this version: 2016, CD, Power Prog Records
Everything Christian Muenzner touches turns to
gold, or so it seems. Obscura was one of the very few modern technical
death metal bands I loved, Alkaloid was one of the most unique
progressive metal bands in recent years and ‘The Fire Within’, the debut
album from his progressive power metal band Eternity’s End, contains
some of the best contemporary power metal I have heard in years.
Muenzner appears to be the melodic conscience of most of his bands and
it is that side that of his songwriting personality that is on full
display here. No song here is less than good.
Being a progressive power metal album, ‘The Fire Within’ contains all of
the guitar harmonies, whirlwind guitar solos, memorable choruses,
fantasy lyrics and Symphony X-isms you could wish for, but Eternity’s
End adds a much larger dose of intensity and aggression to the mix. As a
result, the riffs set the record on fire and the choruses sound proud
and strong rather than tepid invitations to sing along. It helps that
Ian Parry sings these songs, as these are his best performances since
his early Elegy days. His clean-but-raw approach is perfect for
Muenzner’s songs and he sometimes reaches heights I didn’t realize he
was capable of reaching.
As good as Parry, keyboard player Jimmy Pitts and the rock solid rhythm
section of Muenzner’s former Obscura buddies Linus Klausenitzer and
drummer extraordinaire Hannes Grossmann are, Muenzner’s riffs are really
what make the record. They have a fat, beefy bottom end, which gives
them a propulsive quality that many modern power metal bands lack. They
are often fast, but Muenzner knows how to apply dynamics do his songs,
often opening up an otherwise dense song with a strong chorus or a
remarkable melodic passage, which is the case in songs like the
excellent ‘Eagle Divine’ or the incredible ‘The Hourglass’.
Songwriting-wise, there is literally nothing to complain about here. The
album has a really pleasant flow, moving back and forth between
gripping, catchy power metal songs like ‘Demonblade’, ‘Moonstruck’ and
the title track and more epic tracks like the monumental closer ‘The
Fall Of The House Of Usher’. The latter feels significantly shorter than
the eight minutes it actually takes to finish and the instrumentals are
nothing short of breathtaking. Halfway through, the relatively
midtempo, eighties hardrock inspired ‘White Lies’ manages to function as
a breather without even getting close to ballad territory.
There is almost too much talent in Eternity’s End, but fortunately, all
of the musicians involved are aware of the fact that the songs are more
important than displays of virtuosity. Sure, there is some incredible
musicianship going on, by Grossmann and Muenzner himself most
prominently, but no single solo triumphs over the immense melodic
qualities of this masterpiece of an album. Anyone whose heart beats
faster upon hearing energetic, yet classy power metal should at least
give Eternity’s End a chance. I can assure you more “chances” will
follow. Here’s to hoping this will be more than a one-off.
Recommended tracks: ‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’, ‘The Hourglass’, ‘Eagle Divine’
Originally written for my Kevy Metal weblog

Fitting Title…Because This Album is On Fire! – 99%
Dragonflame1994, March 27th, 2016
Written based on this version: 2016, CD, Power Prog Records
Here’s a little known fact, tech-death legend
Christian Muenzner known for some of the most blistering guitar work
ever written in the greatest tech-death bands to ever form including
Necrophagist, Obscura and Spawn of Possession is also a huge fan of
neo-classical power metal, in his own words he called the style “his
first love” which he wanted to return to for many years now and so the
realization of that dream came about in the creation of Eternity’s End! I
myself am a huge fan of neo-classical power metal, I actually consider
it to be my favorite genre of music and I have been highly anticipating
this album for a couple years now. Let me tell you now that it does not
disappoint in the least bit! If you’re a fan of 80s Yngwie Malmsteen and
90s Symphony X you’ll love this album.
So let me explain to you now why this album will be regarded as one of
the greatest modern neo-classical power metal albums of all time. The
Fire Within has the same line-up as Christian’s last instrumental
neo-classical solo album (Which I personally consider one of the top 5
greatest instrumental solo albums ever), except this time with the
inclusion of the powerful, gritty and driving vocals of Ian Parry, who
is a Dio disciple if I’ve ever heard one, one of the closest to sound
like the grandfather of heavy metal that I’ve heard in many years.
However. I wouldn’t call Parry a Dio clone. Yes, he stays mostly in the
Dio-esque gritty tone, but he is also known to unleash some killer
falsettos at times. His vocal work in the mid-paced, anthemic mini-epic
about Stephen King’s dark fantasy series, aptly titled “The Dark Tower”
is especially fantastic.
Christian’s songwriting is in absolute top shape here, I guarantee it’ll
take only one listen of tracks like “The Fire Within” or “Eagle Divine”
to get stuck in your head with how catchy those choruses are and all
the melodic hooks the songs have. Naturally with neo-classical metal,
the lead work is the focal point here and between Christian’s blazing
fast solos and Jimmy Pitts’ equally astonishing keyboard wizardry, it’s
hard to imagine a fan of shred not being satisfied by this album. Just
listen to the jaw-dropping fretwork displayed on songs like “Moonstruck”
or “Twilight Warrior” and try not to be amazed. Speaking of the
keyboards, aside from the insane solos Pitts does, he also really knows
how to add to the atmosphere of a track as well. Most notably that
synthy intro to White Lies will take you back in time to the days of
Yngwie’s album Trilogy, but also the little orchestral touches to songs
like “Demonblade” or the awesome harpsichord bits in many various songs
enhance the epicness of them.
So I seem to have been neglecting the rhythm section of the band this
entire time (Much like a lot of neo-classical metal seems to do) and I
apologize for this because Muenzner, may be known for his shredding, but
he is definitely a riff machine as well. Very technical and heavy
riffing that has a bit of a tech-death feel to it at times (Hmmm, I
wonder why?) can be heard on almost every song, but my personal favorite
riffs come from the thrash infused “The Fall of the House of Usher” and
the more proggy “Hourglass”, Christian’s riffing might also remind you
of Symphony X guitar legend Michael Romeo occasionally.
Now on to the backbone of the band, the drums and bass. Hannes Grossmann
is widely recognized as one of the most talented drummers in the metal
scene today. His drumming on this album is no different and his
galloping drum patterns and double bass kick fury gives these songs that
special added boost of excitement. Linus Klausenitzer is also a very
competent bassist and while his bass playing may take a bit of a
backseat in this band and not be as adventurous as the tech-death bands
he’s in, he does find a nice groove in the band and add to the intensity
that this upbeat kind of music craves.
Overall this album is Muenzner and company firing on all cylinders, at
all times. Starting with a nice heavy riff and some lightning fast
arpeggios in the title track, this debut album from Eternity’s End
barely slows down from that point on, with just a couple mid-paced songs
and absolutely no cliché power ballads, The Fire Within is, wait for
it….On fire! From start to finish and leaves nothing to be desired if
you’re a fan of shredtastic and riff driven, catchy, speedy, melodic
power metal.
PENTALOGY
PENTALOGY – Contains 50 remastered tracks taken from the 5 Consortium Project albums in one download via CD BABY!
“I thought it was great to celebrate my birthday remastering 50 of the most powerful tracks from my 5 Consortium Project albums and share Pentalogy with everyone. A special 50 tracks for the price of one album. Hope you like it Cheers”.
ROCK EMPORIUM
DEBUT SINGLE “FALL”| MAY 2016
Ian Parry’s ROCK EMPORIUM Debut Single “FALL” exclusively via CD Baby & partners.
After Ian Parry’s 25th album release “Society of Friends” Ian & Non-Stop Productions are proud to announce the release of the first single “FALL”.
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IAN PARRY’S ROCK EMPORIUM ‘SOCIETY OF FRIENDS’
Release Date: 18th March 2016
A detailed list of musicians performing ‘SOCIETY OF FRIENDS’
Ian Parry – Vocals (Elegy/Ayreon/Vengeance)
Dimitris Goutziamanis – Guitar (Crystal Tears)
Timo Somers – Guitar (Delain/ Vengeance)
Garry King – Drums (Jeff Beck/ Joe Lynn Turner/ Achillea)
Barend Courbois – Bass (Blind Guardian/Michael Lee Firkins/Vengeance)
Jeroen Van Der Wiel – keyboards (Thirteen/ Odyssice)
Guest musicians:
Christian Muenzner – additional Solo guitar (Alkaloid/Eternity’s End)
Thiago Trinsi – additional Solo guitar & orchestral strings arrangement
Peter Jan Kleevens – Keyboards (Consortium Project/ Hammerhead/Monroe)
Kalin Jechev – Keyboards (Consortium Project/Ani Lo)
Harry Den Hartog – additional bass guitar Bad Coh tribute)
Ani Lozanova – Female backing vocals (Ani Lozanova Project)
Produced by Ian Parry
SPECIES
Consortium Project V – ‘SPECIES′ 2011
Ian Parry has signed a 5 album worldwide license deal with Lion Music Finland for the new Consortium Project V “Species” album and the complete 4 album Consortium Project Quadrilogy Remasters, incudling bonus tracks and special guest performances from members of Kamelot, Elegy, Vanden Plas, Halford, Within Temptation and many more.
“Species” is a culmination of brutal and melodic Symfo-gothic-power metal at its best. It is already the 21st worldwide album release from Ian celebrating a career of over 25 years in the world of rock & metal.
Quote Ian: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported the Consortium Project V and Quadrilogy albums. It is a challenge this time around to write and produce the best and heaviest of all 5 Consortium albums. I really want to emphasis the fact that in my conceptual story women save the world. This is why I want more involvement from these great female vocalists on Consortium V ‘Species’
A detailed list of musicians performing Species
Ian Parry – lead & harmony vocals (Elegy, Ayreon,Vengeance)
Stephan Lill – guitars (Vanden Plas)
Niels Vejlyt – guitars (Infinity Overture)
Lene Petersen – Female vocals (Infinity Overture)
Casey Grillo – Drums (Kamelot)
Kris Gildenlöw – Bass (Pain of Salvation)
Jens Faber – Bass (Dawn of Destiny)
Veith offenbaecher (Dawn of Destiny)
Special guest:
Markus Teske – Keyboards (Red Circuit)
Introducing newcomers:
Ani Lozanova – Female vocals (Ani Lozanova Project)
Kalin Jechev – Piano & keyboards (Ani Lozanova Project)
Peter-Jan Kleevens – Keyboards (Hammerhead)
Recorded and mixed by Marcus Teske & Ian Parry at the Bazement Studios in Germany.
CHILDREN OF TOMORROW
Consortium Project IV – ‘Children of Tomorrow’ 2007
A detailed list of musicians performing Children of Tomorrow
Ian Parry – lead&harmony vocals (Elegy, Ayreon,Vengeance)
Joshua Dutrieux – Guitar&Keyboards (Elegy)
Ivar de Graff – drums (Within Temptation/Kingfisher Sky)
Judith Rijnveld – Female vocals (Kingfisher Sky)
Joshua Dutrieux – Guitar&Keyboards (Elegy)
Special Guests:
Henk van der Laars – guitars (Elegy)
Lou St Paul – guitar (Winters Bane)
Introducing newcomers:
Erna Auf der Haar – female vocals
Rosita Abbink – female vocals
VISIONS
release date 2006
A detailed list of musicians performing VISIONS
Ian Parry – Vocals, Keyboards
Casey Grillo – Drums (tracks 4, 8, 9, 11)
Joshua Dutrieux – Piano, Keyboards, Guitars (tracks 1, 3)
Alfred van der Zwam – Guitars (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11)
Stephan Lill – Guitars (tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
Mario Zapata – Guitars (tracks 4, 7, 8, 9)
Stefan Weissmueller – Keyboards (additional) (track 7)
Marcel van der Zwam – Bass (tracks 1, 2, 3)
Robert Finan – Bass (tracks 4,8, 9, 11)
Torsten Reichert – Bass (tracks 5, 6, 7)
Ivar de Graaf – Drums (tracks 1, 2, 3), Vocals (backing) (Track 2)
Andreas Lill – Drums (tracks 5, 6, 7)
Judith Rijnveld – Vocals (lead) (tracks 1, 11), Harmony Vocals (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 9)
Rosita Abbink – Vocals (Secondary Lead and Choir) (track 1)
Chris de Rooij – Vocals (backing) (tracks 1, 3)
Kyra Dutrieux – Vocals (backing) (track 3)
Joyce Meuwissen – Vocals (harmony and choir) (tracks 4, 9, 11)
Handan Erdogrul – Vocals (Arabic Intro) (track 9)
Christine Wolff – Vocals (additional choir) (tracks 5, 6, 7)
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TERRA ICOGNITA
Consortium Project III – ‘Terra Incognita – The Undiscovered World′ 2000
A detailed list of musicians performing Terra Incognita – The Undiscovered World
Ian Parry – lead &harmony vocals (Elegy, Ayreon,Vengeance)
Stephan Lill – guitars (Vanden Plas)
Casey Grillo – drums (Kamelot)
Joshua Dutrieux – Piano & Keyboards (Elegy)
Jan Bijlsma – bass guitar (Vengeance)
Special Guests:
Mike Chlasciak – guitar (Halford)
Sascha Peath – guitar (Heavens Gate)
Ingeborg Wieten – female vocals (Dutch TV actrice)
Introducing newcomers:
Judith Rijnveld – Female vocals (Kingfisher Sky)
Brenda Davis – Female vocals (Sequel)
Robert Finan – bass guitar (Sequel)
CONTINUUM IN EXTREMIS
Consortium Project II – ‘Continuum in Extremis’ in 2001
release date 2001
A detailed list of musicians performing Continuum in Extremis
Ian Parry – lead &harmony vocals (Elegy, Ayreon,Vengeance)
Patrick Rondat – guitars (Jean Michel Jarre/Elegy)
Thomas Youngblood – guitars (Kamelot)
Stephan Lill – guitars (Vanden Plas)
Günter Wernö – Organ & Keyboards (Vanden Plas)
Jan Bijlsma – bass guitar (Vengeance)
Patrice Guers – bass guitar (Rhapsody)
Dirk Bruinenberg – drums (Elegy/Adagio)
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SHADOWMAN
Release date: 2000
The Songs
1. Through Those Eyes – 04:05
2. Shadowman – 05:20
3. The Palace of Hell (I Dare) – 03:29
4. Wildhearts – 04:23
5. Turn Back the Tide – 06:31
6. Run – 04:29
7. No More War – 04:33
8. Can’t Go On – 04:01
9. Beggars Can’t Be Choosers – 04:41
10. Watch the Wind Blow 04:40
11. Bad Business 04:13
12. Dreamin’ It All 04:30
13. Still the One 04:44
14. Tell Me Why 03:16
15. Only Lies 04:24
01:07:19
CRIMINALS & KINGS
Consortium Project I – ‘Criminals & Kings’ 1999
A detailed list of musicians performing Criminals & King
Ian Parry – lead &harmony vocals (Elegy, Ayreon,Vengeance)
Patrick Rondat – guitars (Jean Michel Jarre/Elegy)
Stephan Lill – guitars (Vanden Plas)
Tamás Szekeres – guitars (Tamas/Omega)
Thomas Youngblood – guitars (Kamelot)
Glenn Barry – bass guitar (Kamelot)
Arjen Lucassen – bass guitar (Ayreon)
Jan Bijlsma – bass guitar (Vengeance)
Barend Courbois – bass guitar (Vengeance)
Tommy Newton – bass guitar (Victory)
Martin Helmantel – bass guitar (Elegy)
Dirk Bruinenberg – drums (Elegy)
Jan Vayne – Grand Piano (Dutch TV celebrity)
ELEGY
The story of Elegy
1992 – 1995
Looking back on the long career of the band, who have sold more than 250,000 albums in more than 30 countries worldwide, the name Elegy might not have been the best one to choose, even though the dictionary’s explanation is rock solid. Considering the ups and downs the band has gone through, the name has covered a lot for the past 17 years. Metal Mind Productions is proud to present a set of 7 albums covering the band’s entire musical history to date:
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THRU’ THE LOOKING GLASS
Release date: 1995
Ian Parry – Vocals, Keyboards
Arjen Anthony Lucassen – Guitars (track 10)
Don v. Splunteren – Guitars, Vocals (backing)
Marcel v.d. Zwam – Bass
René Merkelbach – Keyboards, Vocals (backing)
Ernst v. Ee – Drums
Ian Parry – Producer, Recording, Mixing
Oscar Holleman – Recording, Mixing
ARTISITC LICENCE
Release date:1994
Ian Parry – Vocals
Gwenn Wientjes – Vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10)
Tony Krijnen – Vocals (backing) (tracks 1, 2, 4)
Mark Stams – Vocals (backing) (tracks 1, 2, 4)
Ton Speyer – Vocals (backing) (tracks 1, 2, 4)
John v. Empel – Vocals (backing) (tracks 1, 2, 4)
Ruud Howling – Vocals (track 11), Vocals (backing) (tracks 1, 2, 4, 11)
Esther Krijnen – Vocals (tracks 3, 6)
Erwin Steylen – Guitars, Vocals
Greg Tuynenburg – Guitars (track 11)
Marcel v.d. Zwam – Bass
René Merkelbach – Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocals
Ernst van Ee – Drums, Percussion
Miscellaneous staff
Oscar Holleman – Recording, Mixing
Pieter Klein – Layout
Ian Parry – Producer, Recording, Mixing
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SYMPHONY OF DREAMS
Release date: 1993
Catalog ID: NSP 001
Ian Parry – Vocals, Keyboards
Oscar Holleman – Guitars
Valescia – Guitars
Jan Bijlsma – Bass
Malcolm Jantje – Drums
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