Year : 2024
Style : Symphonic Heavy Metal , Gothic Metal , Female vocals
Country : Netherlands
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 147 mb
Bio:
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, and Charlotte Wessels. The name of the band comes from the Kingdom of Delain in Stephen King's novel, The Eyes of the Dragon.In 2001, Westerholt was forced to leave Within Temptation after contracting Pfeiffer's disease. In 2002, he formed Delain. In the same year, they independently released the demo Amenity. After the demo, Westerholt left the project behind for a bit, but continued to write music. In 2005, he joined with Charlotte Wessels, and was signed to Roadrunner Records. At the time, the band was envisioned as a musical project featuring a host of guest musicians, and not as a live band.Lucidity brought to fruition Westerholt's dream of a musical project, featuring many well-known musicians from the metal community: Marco Hietala from Nightwish and Tarot (bass, vocals), Liv Kristine from Leaves' Eyes (vocals), Ariën van Weesenbeek from ex-God Dethroned, Epica (drums), Ad Sluijter from ex-Epica (guitar), George Oosthoek (growling) and Guus Eikens, both former members of Orphanage, Sharon Den Adel from Within Temptation (vocals) and Jan Yrlund from Imperia (guitar).Despite many delays, Lucidity was released in September 2006, to generally positive reviews. The album spawned three singles:Frozen, See Me In Shadow and The Gathering, and the response to the album allowed Delain to tour in support in the Netherlands and neighbouring countries. Rob van der Loo, Ronald Landa and Sander Zoer were added on bass, guitar and drums respectively to round out the live band.On 23 January 2014, Delain announced that they will release a new album entitled "The Human Contradiction". It was released on April 5, 2014 in Europe, and on April 8, 2014 in North America.On June 4, 2014, it was announced that drummer Sander Zoer would step down from the band due to personal reasons; he would continue working behind the scenes of Delain. The replacement drummer was announced to be Ruben Israel, who had stepped in for Zoer during Delain's tour with Kamelot. Zoer will continue to perform until September.The band brought with them Merel Bechtold (MaYaN, Purest of Pain) as a second guitarist for their UK tour in November 2014. Bassist Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije suffered an injury on November 26, 2014, when he was accidentally hit by a streamer cannon, causing his left testicle to rupture. This incident was said to be caused by uncertain stage positioning, as there were six people onstage instead of the usual five. While he was recovering, the band used pre-recorded bass parts. No permanent damage was done, and as of January 12, 2015, Schimmelpenninck van der Oije has resumed touring.Delain is currently touring with Sabaton and Battle Beast, and will tour North America with Sabaton as support for Nightwish. Merel Bechtold will fill in for guitarist Timo Somers until February due to Somers' full schedule.
Album:
The always captivating Dutch combo DELAIN are set to break new ground with their upcoming EP, ”Dance with the Devil”, set to be released on November 8, 2024. Following the success of their latest full-length opus, Dark Waters (2023) – which debuted at #9 on both the US Hard Music Albums chart and the Official German Album Charts – this EP promises to showcase the best of DELAIN’s discography while striding ahead into a future that promises to explore new, more synth-driven soundscapes than ever before.DELAIN introduces a new sound here indeed, with lots of electronics and synths in its title track, “Dance with the Devil”. Other new song, ”The Reaping” is a heavy midtempo rocker with a groove that’s familiar but effective. It has the type of verse where the guitar fades, allowing the singer to say a line, then comes roaring back with the melody line.It’s curious why they name “Dance With The Devil” as an ‘EP’, because it packs 15 tracks! Next are a re-recording / new version, live tracks, alternate versions and more.Re-recordings are always going to be divisive. You will have older fans who have lived with songs for many years and newer fans who do not have that history or potential bias. With this new recording of ‘Sleepwalkers Dream‘, we decided to play both songs back-to-back several times to get a feel for each in an attempt to compare/contrast and remain unbiased.Both versions sound great. The re-recording technically has a better production sonically, but we prefer the reverb effects of the original. Diana Leah sounds stupendous in the new version, but the way Charlotte Wessels carries her choral note from lower to higher is effortless and impressive. Diana has to break up the parts in the chorus between the words and the elevated scream.The other track previously released is not a re-recording, but a re-working. One of the best tracks off the last album, ‘Underland‘, has been reworked with a slightly different ending; “Underland (Alternate Ending Version)”. The ending allows Diana to complete all her lines in the outro without a fade out. The song is also mixed to the sound of the new tracks, so it is a little richer sounding with the highs a tad lower in the mix.Now it’s onto the live tracks. The band sounds in fine form here and the crowd response is well represented. The crowd is incorporated in either a background choral response, with chants and hand clapping, and that happens in nearly every song in some sort of way. It adds a unique aspect that cannot be replicated in a studio version and makes the material that much more special.For fans of the band, this is a real treat. You get a mix of things new and old, and it was great to compare the old and new versions. It’s the type of releases that has so much to offer it makes you want to buy a physical copy, with the price being justified for some great material.
Line Up:
Diana Leah - Vocals (lead) (2022-present) - See also: Diana Leah
Martijn Westerholt - Keyboards, Orchestrations, Vocals (backing) (2002-present) - See also: ex-Infernorama (live), Eye of Melian, ex-Within Temptation, ex-The Portal
Ronald Landa - Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2006-2009, 2021-present) - See also: Autumn, ex-Infinite Dawn, ex-Hangover Hero
Ludovico Cioffi - Bass, Vocals (growls, backing) (2022-present) - See also: Carnality, Nightland, Sun of the Suns, The Modern Age Slavery, Neker (live), ex-Ne Obliviscaris (live)
Sander Zoer - Drums (2006-2014, 2021-present) - See also: ex-Antares, ex-Nemesea, ex-Secret Rule, ex-Tragul
Tracklist:
01. Dance with the Devil
02. The Reaping
03. Sleepwalkers Dream (2024 Version)
04. The Cold (Live)
05. Burning Bridges (Live)
06. The Quest and the Curse (Live)
07. April Rain (Live)
08. Invidia (Live)
09. Queen of Shadow (Live Featuring Paolo Ribaldini)
10. Your Body is a Battleground (Live Featuring Paolo Ribaldini)
11. Moth to a Flame (Live)
12. Control the Storm (Live Featuring Paolo Ribaldini)
13. Dance with the Devil (Instrumental)
14. The Reaping (Instrumental)
15. Underland (Alternate ending version)
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