title: The Gentle Storm Exclusive Tour CD
text: # The Gentle Storm Exclusive Tour CD
  
  The Gentle Storm Exclusive Tour CD is a cover EP and the first release of the Dutch heavy metal/folk band The Gentle Storm. It is entirely acoustic, and features only bandleaders Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Anneke van Giersbergen, and drummer Rob Snijders.
  
  The EP could initially only be bought at shows during the small acoustic tour preceding the release of The Diary in February 2015, but was made available through Lucassen and van Giersbergen's websites from April of the same year. It does not feature any songs from The Diary, instead consisting of five cover songs, including some from Lucassen's other project Ayreon, all three of which were already originally featuring van Giersbergen.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  The Gentle Storm
  
  * Arjen Anthony Lucassen - vocals, acoustic guitars, acoustic bass guitar, mandolin, percussion, hammered dulcimer
  * Anneke van Giersbergen - vocals
  
  Additional musicians
  
  * Rob Snijders - drums, percussion
  
  Production
  
  * Arjen Anthony Lucassen - production, mixing
  * Brett Caldas-Lima - mastering
  