''Moonbathers'' is the fifth studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band

Delain Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a project. Singer Charlotte Wessels was invited to join in 2005. The name of the band comes fr ...

. It was released on 26 August 2016 worldwide. It features one guest appearance from Alissa White-Gluz. Just like ''

We Are the Others ''We Are the Others'' is the third full-length album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released in the Benelux and Germany on 1 June 2012 and in the United Kingdom and France on 4 June by CNR Music, who took over Delain when War ...

'', this album does not feature Marko Hietala. It is the only studio album with Ruben Israel on drums and Merel Bechtold on rhythm guitar.

Background

According to lead singer

Charlotte Wessels Johanna Charlotte Wessels (born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is best known as the former lead vocalist for the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. Background Wessels has been trained in both jazz singi ...

, the lyrics on the album have a theme of death. This was unintentional and she only realized this after reviewing the lyrics she had written. Wessels has said that the title of the album comes from the idea that "''Even in a dark place, there can also be that comfort in the dark.''" The songs "Danse Macabre" and "Chrysalis (The Last Breath)" were inspired by a film script, however she didn't specify which one. *"

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cover. * "Turn the Lights Out" was inspired by DC comic series " The Sandman" by Neil Gaiman. * "Hands of Gold" contains fragments of "

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" by Oscar Wilde. * "Suckerpunch" and "Turn the Lights Out" were previously released on '' Lunar Prelude''.

Track listing

Personnel

;Delain *

– lead vocals *

Martijn Westerholt David Martijn Westerholt (born 30 March 1979 in Waddinxveen, Netherlands) is the founder, keyboardist, and the main songwriter of the Dutch symphonic metal project Delain. He was previously a member of symphonic metal band Within Temptation, unt ...

– keyboards, backing vocals * Timo Somers – lead guitar, backing vocals * Merel Bechtold – rhythm guitar * Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije – bass * Ruben Israel – drums ;Additional musicians * Alissa White-Gluz – guest vocals on "Hands of Gold" * Guus Eikens – additional guitars * Hendrik Jan de Jong (

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) – writing credits (3, 10) * Oliver Philipps – additional guitars, additional keyboards * Mikko P. Mustonen – orchestration ;Production * Martijn Westerholt – production, orchestration * Arno Krabman – drum recording * Bas Trumpie, Imre Beerends – mixing (10), drum recording * Guido Aalbers, Oliver Philipps – vocal engineers * Fredrik Nordström, Henrik Udd – mixing (1 to 9, 11) *

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– mastering at Sterling Sound, New York * Glenn Arthur – cover artwork, additional paintings * Wendy van den Bogert-Elberse – design * Sandra Ludewig – photography

Charts

References

External links

Metallum Archives
{{Authority control Delain albums 2016 albums Napalm Records albums