Damian Wilson

He sang and toured with bands and projects for Star One, Ayreon, Landmarq, Praying Mantis and with Rick Wakeman's English Rock Ensemble.

During that time Iron Maiden approached Wilson to audition and considered him as a replacement for the departing Bruce Dickinson.

From 1998 to 2000 he played the lead role of Jean Valjean in Sir Cameron Mackintosh's touring production of Les Misérables.

[3] After the Les Misérables tour, Wilson sang on the next three Ayreon albums The Dream Sequencer, Flight of the Migrator and Ayreonauts Only.

His collaboration with Arjen Lucassen resulted in three more Star One albums; Space Metal (2002), Live on Earth (2003) and Victims of the Modern Age (2010).

[4] In 2000 and 2001, Wilson toured Europe and South America with Rick Wakeman as part of the English Rock Ensemble.

After the tour with Rick Wakeman, Wilson released his second solo album Disciple (2001) which was partially recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London.

After a small club tour the project takes off and Wilson played venues and big festivals in Europe.

This album featured remastered tracks from throughout Wilson's solo career, re-recorded versions of songs and previously unreleased new material.

Through Kubler Ross' model of impending death, with reference to war, the turmoil leads us to peace and acceptance... only then to swing straight back round to chaos".

2012 was also the year in which Threshold released its first album since 1996 with Wilson as lead vocalist, March Of Progress, followed by a European club and festival tour.

The album contains 11 new original songs and a cover of Depeche Mode's Somebody[15] Built for Fighting was mixed and mastered in Sweden by the Fascination Street duo Jens Bogren and Tony Lindgren, who have worked with acts such as Opeth, Devin Townsend and Headspace.

[16] The second album with Adam Wakeman, accompanied with a 22-date acoustic tour, was released in February 2018; The Sun Will Dance in Its Twilight Hour.

[18] It was announced on 14 July 2020 that Wilson had joined the band Arena, following the departure of their previous singer Paul Manzi.

Damian Wilson performing solo in 2007
Wilson (middle) after a Threshold show