{"id":45502,"date":"2016-08-26T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=45502"},"modified":"2020-01-25T19:11:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T19:11:46","slug":"news-delain-release-fifth-studio-album-moonbathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-delain-release-fifth-studio-album-moonbathers\/","title":{"rendered":"DELAIN Release Fifth Studio Album \u2018Moonbathers\u2019 (August 26th, 2016) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DELAIN Release Fifth Studio Album \u2018Moonbathers\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nAugust 26th, 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dutch symphonic metal group Delain issued fifth full-length studio album Moonbathers<\/em> on August 26th, 2016 through Napalm Records.<\/p>\n

Delain issued the following statement: \u201cWe have never had so many milestone events in one year. The release<\/a> of our EP Lunar Prelude<\/em>, our fifth studio album Moonbathers<\/em>, our upcoming 10 year anniversary celebrations and live registration, and there is still more to come. All of this while playing our most heavy touring year ever. We are on a roll, and our new album Moonbathers<\/em> is here to embody that. We hope you will enjoy this new effort and join us on our endeavors making 2016 the biggest year for Delain ever!\u201d<\/p>\n

The opening track \u2018Hands Of Gold\u2019 features guest vocals from Alissa White-Gluz (ex-The Agonist).<\/p>\n

Moonbathers<\/em> was produced by keyboard player Martijn Westerholt, while mastering duties fell to Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork was created by Glenn Arthur.<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Hands Of Gold\u2019 (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)
\n02. \u2018The Glory And The Scum\u2019
\n03. \u2018Suckerpunch\u2019
\n04. \u2018The Hurricane\u2019
\n05. \u2018Chrysalis – The Last Breath\u2019
\n06. \u2018Fire With Fire\u2019
\n07. \u2018Pendulum\u2019
\n08. \u2018Danse Macabre\u2019
\n09. \u2018Scandal\u2019 (Queen cover)
\n10. \u2018Turn The Lights Out\u2019
\n11. \u2018The Monarch\u2019<\/p>\n

CD Digipak Bonus Disc<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Suckerpunch (Live In The Netherlands)\u2019
\n02. \u2018Turn The Lights Out (Live In The Netherlands)\u2019
\n03. \u2018The Glory And The Scum (Live In The Netherlands)\u2019
\n04. \u2018Don\u2019t Let Go (Live In The Netherlands)\u2019
\n05. \u2018The Glory And The Scum (Orchestra)\u2019
\n06. \u2018Hands Of Gold (Orchestra)\u2019<\/p>\n

Delain\u2019s line-up was as follows:<\/p>\n

Charlotte Wessels (vocals)
\nTimo Somers (guitar)
\nMerel Bechtold (guitar)
\nOtto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije (bass)
\nRuben Isra\u00ebl (drums)
\nMartijn Westerholt (keyboards)<\/p>\n

An official lyric video was created for the song \u2018The Glory And The Scum\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Fourth studio record The Human Contradiction<\/em> was released in April 2014.<\/p>\n