Posted by Zenae Zukowski 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 […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski 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 […]
Posted by Siegfried Samer 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 […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski 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 […]
Posted by Mark Zapata 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: […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski 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 […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski 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 […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski 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 […]
Posted by Matt Brown 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, […]
Posted by Matt Brown on April 22, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad time with a Nightwish album, so its nice to get one while the world is in such a muddied state. Their new double album is […]
