Ajalon (band) Ajalon (band) Ajalon is a Christian progressive rock trio from Seattle. Their name is taken from the Bible (), loosely meaning "Grace in the midst of the fire". Ajalon was started in 1994 by Wil Henderson, Randy George and Dan Lile. In 1996 they sent a demo tape to Rick Wakeman, keyboardist of the progressive rock group Yes, and after listening he signed them to his label "Hope Records". The same year the band released their first album "Light at the End of the Tunnel". Among their musical influences one can hear Yes, Genesis and Marillion. It was not before
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (album) lasted 55 minutes but it was reduced to 40 so it could fit the time constraints of an LP. Malone called the project a challenge and "completely different" to what he had been involved with previously. A&M Records had wanted Wakeman to select a group of known musicians to play in his rock band, but he opposed to the idea as he intended for the public to like the album for its music rather than the performers. Wakeman chose a group that he used to play with at the Valiant Trooper, a pub in Holmer Green in Buckinghamshire. "I'd played