Top 10 Dutch Rock and Metal Musicians

The Top Ten

1 Arjen Lucassen

Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 3 April 1960, Netherlands) is a Dutch progressive rock/metal songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer, best known for his long-running progressive opera project Ayreon.

Ayreon And Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Pink beetles in a purple zeppelin is great and a reference to Pink Floyd the beetles deep purple and Led Zeppelin. Also Parentsl procession permit is genius

The mastermind behind Ayreon.

2 Jeroen Paul Thesseling

One of the most incredible fretless bass players (Obscura, Pestilence)

3 Robin Zielhorst

Another amazing fretless bass player (Cynic, NeO)

4 Floor Jansen

Floor Jansen is a Dutch singer-songwriter and vocal coach. She is currently vocalist of Nightwish and leader of Revamp.

5 Adrian Vandenberg

Adrian Vandenberg is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake during their successful late 1980s period and the band Vandenberg which he started in 1981. In 2013 Adrian formed a new band; Vandenberg's MoonKings and recorded a new album which was released ...read more.

6 Anneke Van Giersbergen

Godly voice this woman - I am familiar with his work for Ayreon/ Arjen Lucassen, and Devin Townsend

7 Sharon Den Adel

Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer and the vocalist of symphonic rock band Within Temptation. Together with her partner, Robert Westerholt, den Adel is one of the founding members of Within Temptation. She has defined their work as epic and cinematic. Her vocals play a major role in the band's sound, despite having never received formal vocal training. Den Adel sings in the mezzo-soprano range but her vocal quality is light and lyric despite her range.

I love her voice. And she's a beautiful woman.

8 Simone Simons

Simone Johanna Maria Simons is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She is the lead vocalist of Dutch symphonic metal band Epica.

9 Dianne Van Giersbergen

Dianne van Giersbergen is a Dutch dramatic soprano singer, songwriter, and vocal coach who is well-known for being the frontwoman and founder of the progressive metal band Ex Libris and German symphonic metal band Xandria.

10 Martin Van Drunen

The Contenders

11 Eddie Van Halen

Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was a Dutch-American musician, songwriter, producer, and inventor. He was best known as the lead guitarist, occasional keyboardist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen.

12 Henri Sattler (God Dethroned)

13 Seregor (Carach Angren)

Vocalist of Carach Angren

14 Mark Jansen