Guilt Machine
| Guilt Machine | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Genres | Progressive metal, progressive rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Mascot Records |
| Associated acts | Ayreon, Stream of Passion, Porcupine Tree, Arid |
| Website | Arjen's Official website |
| Members |
Arjen Anthony Lucassen Jasper Steverlinck Chris Maitland Lori Linstruth |
Guilt Machine is a musical project by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen, owner of other musical projects such as Star One, Ayreon and Ambeon. The project's debut release, On This Perfect Day, was released in August 2009.
In February 2009, Arjen announced in his website that he would be working on his new side project Guilt Machine. This project features a very limited line-up, comparing to other Arjen's side projects: Arjen Lucassen on the instruments and backing vocals, Jasper Steverlinck (Arid) on lead vocals, Chris Maitland (ex-Porcupine Tree) on drums and Lori Linstruth (ex-Stream of Passion) on lead guitar.
On March 9, Arjen announced that fans would be able to submit their own recorded material for a possible inclusion on the project. The material had to be sent in the form of a brief audio message containing the person's thoughts in his/her mother language, with a translation. The deadline for submission was on March 15.
Recently, Arjen has signed a deal with Mascot Records.
Together with the announcement of the signing with Mascot Records at his official website, Arjen reported that more than 200 audio messages were sent, but only 19 would be included on the album. According to him, the languages range from Chinese to Tagalog and from French to Russian.
He informed that the album will include an eight-minute instrumental track filled with as many messages as he could have used (although many recordings would still remain unused).
On June 23, 2009, Lucassen announced the release of Guilt Machine's first release, On This Perfect Day. It was released on August 28 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, on August 31 in the rest of Europe, September 29 in the US, and dates for Japan still pending. Most of the songs are relatively long, the shortest lasting 6:11. Limited and Special editions were released, the limited edition contained a 32-page digibook and a DVD and the special edition came with a Digipack 24-page booklet and a DVD.
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