DELAIN - Dark Waters (Full Album with Music Videos and Timestamps)

Label: Napalm Records Format: Album, CD, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Special Edition, LP Country: Netherlands Released: Feb 10, 2023 Genre: Rock Style: Symphonic Metal On 15 February 2021, it was announced that Delain’s lineup had dissolved, and that it would be continuing as a solo project of Westerholt’s who stated that he will continue to “keep Delain alive“. In the statement, he said: “Delain will live on. The others have chosen to pursue different paths. I have decided to keep Delain alive by continuing on with writing and producing the music for Delain as I always have. I started Delain as a project in 2002 and for the next album I will take it back to a project form, releasing music with special guests. As it looks now many familiar faces will be returning to join me on this journey.’’ In Wessels’ statement on her departure, she added that she was moving onto her solo career, but wishing the other members and the fans well: On 9 June 2021, Westerholt stated in an interview that the band will not be a solo project but will continue to be a live entity that will consist of new and former members. He continued on to state that there will be a lot of Delain DNA in this new lineup. It was announced on 28 June 2021 that Sander Zoer who previously was Delain’s drummer, had returned as the first member for the new lineup of the band. On 12 July 2021, Delain reintroduced Ronald Landa who was the band’s original guitarist up until April Rain, as their guitarist. On 28 February 2022, it was announced that former bassist Rob van der Loo would be featured as a guest musician for the upcoming album. On 19 May 2022, Ludovico Cioffi joined the band as the new bassist. While announcing that they would return to performing shows in November 2022, the band released the new single, “The Quest and the Curse“, on 9 August 2022, as well as announcing their new lead vocalist, Diana Leah. The band’s new lineup performed for the first time in Aarburg, Switzerland for the Riverside festival on 27 August 2022. The second single, “Beneath“, which was performed by the band in Zwolle was released on 29 November 2022. Simultaneously on the same day of the single’s release, the band also announced the title of their seventh studio album, Dark Waters, which was released on 10 February 2023. On 10 January 2023, the third single along with a music video in support of it was released for the song, “Moth to a Flame“. To support the release of Dark Waters, the band announced at the end of the year that they would be touring Europe in April and May 2023, with a North American tour later in the year. SONGS Disc 1 1 Hideaway Paradise 00:00:00 2 The Quest and the Curse 00:05:18 3 Beneath 00:10:22 4 Mirror of Night 00:15:18 5 Tainted Hearts 00:19:55 6 The Cold 00:24:38 7 Moth to a Flame 00:29:13 8 Queen of Shadow 00:33:18 9 Invictus 00:37:18 10 Underland 00:42:51 11 The Quest and the Curse (Piano Version) 00:48:01 Disc 2 (Intrumental) 12 Hideaway Paradise 00:51:29 13 The Quest and the Curse 00:56:45 14 Beneath 01:01:41 15 Mirror of Night 01:06:23 16 Tainted Hearts 01:10:58 17 The Cold 01:15:38 18 Moth to a Flame 01:20:16 19 Queen of Shadow 01:24:01 20 Invictus 01:28:04 21 Underland 01:33:37 Disc 3 (Orchestral) 22 Tainted Hearts 01:38:48 23 The Cold 01:43:18 24 Invictus 01:46:06 25 Underland 01:50:13 CREDITS Delain Martijn Westerholt – keyboards, backing vocals, songwriting Sander Zoer – drums Ronald Landa – guitars, backing vocals, harsh vocals Ludovico Cioffi – bass guitar, backing vocals, harsh vocals Diana Leah – lead vocals Additional musicians Rob van der Loo – bass guitar Marko Hietala – guest vocals on “Invictus“ Paolo Ribaldini – guest vocals (tracks 3, 8, 9) Ruud Jolie – guitar on “Mirror of Night“ Mikko P. Mustonen – orchestrations Production Jacob Hansen – mixing Svante Forsbäck – mastering Robin la Joy – lyrics Guus Eikens – songwriting