Delain "Dark Waters (Russia, Soyuz Music, NPR1141)"

Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by keyboardist Martijn Westerholt. After his departure from Within Temptation in 2001, Westerholt formed Delain the following year, intending for the band to be solely a project, but stopped after the release of one demo. In 2005, Westerholt restarted Delain alongside singer Charlotte Wessels, and released the debut studio album, Lucidity, in September 2006. The band began to perform publicly following the positive reception the album received.

Dark Waters is the seventh studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 10 February 2023 via Napalm Records.

It is the first studio album to feature Ludovico Cioffi on bass and Diana Leah on lead vocals. The album also marks the return of drummer Sander Zoer and original guitarist Ronald Landa.

On 15 February 2021, it was announced that Delain's lineup had split up, and that it would be continuing with a new lineup that Westerholt stated would continue to "keep Delain alive", which consists of new and previous members.

The band's new lineup was fully announced on the release of the first single, "The Quest and the Curse", on 9 August 2022, as well as announcing their new lead vocalist, Diana Leah. The second single, "Beneath", was released on 29 November 2022. Simultaneously on the same day of the single's release, the band announced the title of their upcoming seventh studio album, Dark Waters, with a release date of 10 February 2023. The third single, "Moth to a Flame", was released on 10 January 2023.

Track listing

1. "Hideaway Paradise" 5:18
2. "The Quest and the Curse" 4:56
3. "Beneath" 4:59
4. "Mirror of Night" 4:37
5. "Tainted Hearts" 4:41
6. "The Cold" 4:37
7. "Moth to a Flame" 4:07
8. "Queen of Shadow" 4:02
9. "Invictus" 5:30
10. "Underland" 5:13

Total length: 48:00

Bonus track

1. "The Quest and the Curse" (piano version) 3:26

Total length: 51:26

Recording information:

Mixed at Hansen Studios. Ribe, Denmark.

Mastered at Chartmakers. Espoo, Finland.