Delain

We're hugely enjoying our European headline tour with Trillium and Halcyon Way. The shows have been very special so far, and the atmosphere is great. After Hamburg, Berlin and Warsaw, tonight we're rocking Zlin!
Here are some pictures of the first shows, by made by Arne Kowalewski, enjoy!

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Delain Live Reinforcement

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:41:57 -0800

Recently there have been some developments at the guitar department of
Delain. Our band demands a huge amount of time and energy from our
band members. Since our guitar player Timo has a lot of musical
activities besides Delain, we want to give him the time and space to
pursue this as well. Until now that was not possible, but recently we
received a huge reinforcement in the band. Guitarist Bas Maas is
joining in our group to relief Timo for some shows this year. Some of
you may know Bas from Doro or his previous band After Forever. We want
to give Bas a warm welcome in Delain. He will join us at our European
tour, and a couple shows this spring. See you all on the road!

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We Are The Others Tour Trailer

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:45:00 -0800

We'd love to see you at one of our gigs this spring on our We Are The Others tour. A brand-new stage design, brand-new songs, and supports by Trillium and Halcyon Way.

You can hear parts of two new songs from our new record in the trailer below! Hope to see you this spring at one of our We Are The Others shows!

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We Are The Others promo pictures by Sandra Ludewig

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:21:59 -0800

A small selection of promoshots for our new album by the lovely Sandra Ludewig.

Love, Delain

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Delain reveal album artwork and track listing We Are The Others

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:29:33 -0800

We are very proud to reveal the cover artwork and track listing of our third studio album We Are The Others. As you might expect from us this album again offers some interesting collaborations, both in musical and visual terms. This record features none less then Fear Factory shouter Burton C Bell as a guest singer, and visual artist Glenn Arthur provided the cover artwork.

Next to the title track We Are The Others, the track listing below also reveals the song "Where Is The Blood" featuring Burton C Bell. We met Burton at the Wacken Open Air festival a year ago and stayed in touch afterwards. When we were working on "Where is The Blood" we didn't hesitate to contact him for cooperation. He's done such an amazing job on the song turning the song into a most violent duet; his exceptional, raw voice fits perfectly to this song!

The cover artwork was created by Glenn Arthur, a California based visual artist whose work is inspired by art nouveau design and steampunk imagery.  Charlotte is a big admirer of Glenn’s work and she dedicated multiple blogs to his art. "From the first time I saw his work I've been imagining it as cover artwork; something in the way his work is both esthetically very delicate, but always with a dark undertone, fits our music very well" For the artwork of We Are The Others, we gave Glenn the lyrics to the song as inspiration. We’re incredibly happy with how the cover turned out. For more info on Glenn Arthur, check out his facebook.

We are very proud to have Burton and Glenn aboard on our album!

The releasedate of We Are The Others is yet to be announced, keep checking this website for more news.
The first show where we will play our brand new material live will be announced this Monday!

We Are The Others

1. Mother Machine
2. Electricity
3. We Are The Others
4. Milk And Honey
5. Hit Me With Your Best Shot
6. I Want You
7. Where Is The Blood (feat. Burton C. Bell)
8. Generation Me
9. Babylon
10. Are You Done With Me
11. Get The Devil Out Of Me
12. Not Enough

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Flyer Delain European headline tour spring 2012

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:20:00 -0800

Spread the word! and let us know where we'll be meeting YOU on the road :)

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Official Press Release: Delain announce single title and meaning behind the track.

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:53:00 -0800

-Official Press Release-

On a personal note, please visit http://sophielancasterfoundation.com

Love!

Charlotte

A lot has happened in the DELAIN camp since the Dutch band thrilled the masses with their second album “April Rain” in 2009. After a highly successful European Tour, followed by the enthusiastic reaction to DELAIN's North/South American Tours – it´s clear that the pure energy of their live performances have heavily influenced the new material on their long awaited third long player. Delain have taken the time needed to hone this to perfection and the outcome: We Are The Others – is the most powerful, most atmospheric and intoxicating DELAIN album to date.

The band spent most of last summer with star producer Jacob Hellner (Rammstein, Clawfinger, Apocalyptica ...) in his Stockholm studio, taking two months to collectively fine-tune the material for We Are The Others.

“Never before have we gone as much into detail in writing the songs" Charlotte reports, referring to the multiple writing-session on songs and lyrics in Stockholm, where she was recording her vocals parallel in a second studio with the vocal producers of the Epicentre team around Fredrik Thomander (Scorpions, Backyard Babies).

Already with their previous album “April Rain”, Delain successfully established themselves at the top of a genre, comparable to bands like EVANESCENCE, HIM or UNHEILIG, and of an ever growing and exciting mainstream market of dark tunes DELAIN is now an integral part of. Accordingly, the expectations of the fans and the band itself were pretty high after the critically acclaimed "April Rain" album.

Expectations that DELAIN meet and even surpass with “We Are The Others” as if it were the most natural thing. Thus, the band has long outgrown the niche - Delain have developed and advanced with their new material but on the other hand have remained loyal to their own sound. More details about the recordings in Sweden can be found on the bands studio-video-blog here: http://delain.posterous.com.

At first glance some song titles on We Are The Others may sound mysterious and conspiratorial, but there is a very serious background: The lyrics to the title-track were inspired by the hate-crime against a British girl named Sophie Lancaster in 2007. She and her boyfriend were beaten comatose by a gang of youths, because of their goth looks. Sophie died from her injuries (check also: http://sophielancasterfoundation.com). This tragedy sent shock waves throughout the world. DELAIN’s response to this tragic case is expressed through the song We Are The Others. Charlotte says:

“Sophie’s story hit close to home for us, being part of a subculture ourselves but it’s in no way an individual case; people are discriminated against -all the time- to the point of violence - based on their cultural or ethnic background everywhere. We Are The Others is our own ‘outsiders anthem’ for everybody who, deliberately or not, diverts from the norm. Whether it’s by looking different, acting different, or choosing a different path in life then is expected from you.”

Picture by Sandra Ludewig

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New album title revealed, European headlining tour announced

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:53:00 -0800

Delain has set “We Are The Others” as the title of its third studio
album, due next spring via Roadrunner records. The CD was recorded at
various studios in Stockholm, Sweden with producer Jacob Hellner,
renowned for his work with Rammstein and Apocalyptica, alongside the
Epicentre team of Fredrik Thomander and Anders Wikstrom (Scorpions,
Backyard Babies)

The album title was taken from a song by the same name featuring on
the album. We Are The Others is an outsiders anthem, for everybody
who, deliberately or not, diverts from the norm. Whether it’s by
looking different, acting different, or choosing a different path in
life then is expected from you. We are the others: “Forget about the
norm. Take off your uniform".

In other news, Delain will embark on a European headlining tour in
April with support from Trillium, the metal project masterminded by
American singer/songwriter Amanda Somerville.

The dates are as follows:

Apr. 26 - GER - Hamburg - Gruenspan

Apr. 27 - GER - Berlin - Lido

Apr. 28 - POL - Warsaw - Progresja

Apr. 29 - CZE - Zlin - Masters Of Rock Cafe

May 02 - HUN - Budapest - Club 202

May 03 - AUT - Wien - Arena

May 04 - GER - München - Backstage

May 05 - ITA - Romagnano Sesia - Rock 'n' Roll Arena

May 06 - SWI - Pratteln - Z7

May 08 - GER - Köln - Gloria

May 09 - BEL - Vosselaar - Biebob