Tag Archives: Delain

Delain unveil “Beneath” video; announce new album ‘Dark Waters’

Posted by on November 29, 2022

  The new chapter of Delain will come in full force on February 10, 2023, with the release of their new album, Dark Waters, via Napalm Records. Recently returning with a new lineup, Delain has welcomed new members vocalist Diana Leah and bassist Ludovico Cioffi and seeing original members guitarist Ronald Landa and drummer Sander […]

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Delain reveal new lineup with new single “The Quest and the Curse”

Posted by on August 9, 2022

  Today (9th), the new lineup of Delain has been revealed. The 2022 formation includes new and familiar faces welcoming Diana Leah (vocals) and Ludovico Cioffi (bass/backing vocals), along with seeing the return of Ronald Landa (guitar/backing vocals) and Sander Zoer (drums). Martijn Westerholt (keyboards) hinted Delain would more or less be a solo project […]

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Charlotte Wessels (ex-Delain) unveils “Human To Ruin” video

Posted by on July 26, 2022

  Charlotte Wessels have unveiled a video for her latest single, “Human To Ruin.” The track is taken from the former Delain vocalist’s upcoming sophomore full-length solo effort, Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II, out October 7th via Napalm Records.    Wessels comments: “With ‘Human To Ruin’ I wanted to make a song that […]

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Full Report: Masters of Rock 2022 – The Priest is Czech!

Posted by on July 23, 2022

  It’s early July, and for Metal fans in and around Czechia, that means one thing: it’s time for Masters of Rock. This year’s incarnation marks the 18th time that promoter Pragokoncert’s largest summer festival took place in the small town of Vizovice in the east of Czechia, close to the borders of Slovakia and […]

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Interview: Dear Mother’s Merel Bechtold (ex-Delain, Mayan) on debut album ‘Bulletproof’

Posted by on August 13, 2021

  Dear Mother, the new metal trio based in the Netherlands features former Delain members, Merel Bechtold and Joey Marin de Boer. Written in 2019 after completing their crowdfunding, the group’s debut album, Bulletproof, was released on July 16th, 2021 (order here). We caught up with Bechtold to learn more about the project.   How […]

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Vocalist Charlotte Wessels, formerly of Delain releases “Superhuman”

Posted by on July 2, 2021

  Vocalist Charlotte Wessels, formerly of Dutch symphonic metal act Delain, has released “Superhuman.” The track emanates from her album, Tales From Six Feet Under, due September 17. Born from a surplus of music and recent turbulent times, Wessels credits her supportive community with helping her bring this music out to the world. Says Wessels: […]

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Delain is now Martijn Westerholt’s solo project

Posted by on February 15, 2021

  Today is a sad day for Delain fans. The group has surprised us this morning with keyboardist/primary songwriter Martijn Westerholt announcing the band has split ways to pursue their own endeavors. Martjin will continue to keep Delain alive as it will be his solo project. The keyboardist also revealed he’s working on the next […]

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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Posted by on December 24, 2020

    2020 kicked off with a bang. Beginning with another successful year at 70000tons of Metal to seeing Heilung, Vader, and Opeth live, what could go wrong? The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the music industry to the point that I don’t know where things will stand in a post-pandemic world. This year felt like […]

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Nightwish, Amorphis, Battle Beast, Swallow the Sun, etc. fire booking agent John Finberg following sexual assault, harassment, and bullying accusations

Posted by on September 29, 2020

  Since January, bands have cut ties with concert booker and First Row Talent owner John Finberg. However, more bands have come forward to no longer work with him after MetalSucks reported an in-depth article revealing an extensive list of accusations ranging from sexual assault to bullying and more. One of these allegations includes bullying […]

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Metal By Numbers 4/29: Victorious verminous

Posted by on April 29, 2020

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   I’ve seen some talk regarding artists delaying releases due to the current pandemic vs. releasing music anyway. Perhaps the most notable delay in the world of metal is Lamb of God’s self-titled album, […]

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