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Moonbathers
''Moonbathers'' is the fifth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 26 August 2016 worldwide. It features one guest appearance from Alissa White-Gluz. Just like '' We Are the Others'', 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, 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. *"Scandal" is a Queen cover. * "Turn the Lights Out" was inspired by DC comic series " The Sandman" by Neil Gaiman. * "Hands of Gold" contains fragments of " The Balla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. In February 2021, the members parted ways while Westerholt stated he would continue the band as a solo project. In June 2021, Westerholt announced that there would be a new lineup involving former and new members, with Diana Leah later being announced as the new lead vocalist in August 2022. As of 2025, Delain have released seven studio albums, three EPs, one live album and nineteen music videos. History 2002–2010: Early years, ''Lucidity'' and ''April Rain'' In 2002, Westerholt formed Delain, after he was forced to leave Within Temptation due to Pfeiffer's disease. The name of the band came from the "Kingdom of Delain" in Stephen King's novel, '' The Eyes of the Dragon''. In the same year, they independently released the demo ''Amenity''. After the demo, West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delain Albums
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. In February 2021, the members parted ways while Westerholt stated he would continue the band as a solo project. In June 2021, Westerholt announced that there would be a new lineup involving former and new members, with Diana Leah later being announced as the new lead vocalist in August 2022. As of 2025, Delain have released seven studio albums, three EPs, one live album and nineteen music videos. History 2002–2010: Early years, ''Lucidity'' and ''April Rain'' In 2002, Westerholt formed Delain, after he was forced to leave Within Temptation due to Pfeiffer's disease. The name of the band came from the "Kingdom of Delain" in Stephen King's novel, ''The Eyes of the Dragon''. In the same year, they independently released the demo ''Amenity''. After the demo, Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alissa White-Gluz
Alissa White-Gluz (; born 31 July 1985) is a Canadian singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, and former lead vocalist and founding member of the Canadian metalcore band The Agonist. Her vocal style includes both Death growl, growling and clean vocals (singing). Although primarily associated with melodic death metal and metalcore, she has appeared as a guest vocalist for power metal, symphonic metal and deathcore bands, notably Kamelot, Delain, Carnifex (band), Carnifex and Powerwolf, and has performed live with Nightwish and Tarja Turunen. Early life White-Gluz was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as the second of three children. Her grandparents were Jewish prisoners in concentration camps during World War II and managed to escape. Their experiences in the camps would go on to inspire the Arch Enemy song "First Day in Hell". She is the younger sister of Jasamine White-Gluz who leads the Montreal-based band No Joy. Career The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandal (song)
"Scandal" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was released as the fourth single from their 1989 album '' The Miracle'' and peaked at #25 in the UK. The single was released in the United States but failed to chart. Composition "Scandal", written by Brian May, but credited to Queen, is about the unwanted attention May and lead singer Freddie Mercury received from the press in the late 1980s, involving May's divorce from his first wife, Chrissie Mullen, and his relationship with actress Anita Dobson and growing media speculation about Mercury's health. Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in April 1987; he did not reveal his condition until the day before his death in November 1991. However, changes in his appearance, particularly his weight loss and rather gaunt look, helped fuel speculation that he was seriously ill. Recording May recorded the keyboards and guitars in one take. Mercury's vocal was also done in one take. Critical reception Upon its release, pan-European ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunar Prelude
''Lunar Prelude'' is the first EP by Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 19 February 2016. This is the first album with Ruben Israel on drums and Merel Bechtold on guitar. The track "Turn the Lights Out" is inspired by Neil Gaiman's '' The Sandman''. Critical reception Sputnik Music gave the album 3-stars, but wrote "Nothing on Lunar Prelude is going to surprise you. Symphonic metal with huge hooks is the order of the day. If you like Delain, you’ll find plenty to enjoy here, too. If you don’t like this band, there isn’t a single thing Lunar Prelude can do to change your mind." Track listing Personnel Adapted from the EP booklet: Delain * Charlotte Wessels – vocals * Timo Somers – lead guitar * Merel Bechtold – rhythm guitar * Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije – bass * Martijn Westerholt – keyboards * Ruben Israel – drums Technical * Martijn Westerholt – producer * Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Wessels
Johanna Charlotte Wessels (born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She is best known as the former lead vocalist for the symphonic metal band Delain. Background Wessels has been trained in both jazz singing and classical singing. She was first trained in jazz, but later, her instructor suggested classical singing to her. However, Wessels has stated that she found classical training to be very restrictive, and so she likes to do something "in between the classical and the jazz stuff, and if you look at classical music with high vocal lines, then you kind of get to gothic very soon!" Career To Elysium (2000–2005) She joined a gothic metal band named To Elysium around the age of fifteen or sixteen. She mentioned in an interview that her parents had to sign a contract because she was still underage. Delain (2004–2021) Wessels became involved with Delain in 2004 when she met Martijn Westerholt formerly of Within Temptation. Since the band was meant to be a studio p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian May
Sir Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, animal welfare activist and astrophysics, astrophysicist. He achieved global fame as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Queen (band), Queen, which he co-founded with singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor (Queen drummer), Roger Taylor. His guitar work and songwriting contributions helped Queen become one of the most successful acts in music history. May previously performed with Taylor in the progressive rock band Smile (band), Smile, which he had joined while he was at university. After Mercury joined to form Queen in 1970, bass guitarist John Deacon completed the line-up in 1971. They became one of the biggest rock bands in the world with the success of the album ''A Night at the Opera (Queen album), A Night at the Opera'' and its single "Bohemian Rhapsody". From the mid-1970s until 1986, Queen played at some of the biggest venues in the world, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syndicat National De L'Édition Phonographique
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in 1922 and has 48 member companies. SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty payments for broadcast and performance, preventing copyright infringement of its members' works (including music piracy), and sales certification of silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos. SNEP also compiles weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums. Official charts History The first attempt at a French national chart of best-selling records originated from a request by the American music industry magazine '' Billboard''. The magazine's French correspondent, Eddie Adamis, compiled a top 10 list of the country's preferred format, the extended play (EP), for ''Billboard''s "Hits of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling Sound
George Marino (April 15, 1947June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He attended Christopher Columbus High School (Bronx), Christopher Columbus High School there and learned to play the saxophone and bass fiddle in the high school band and was classically trained on guitar. Marino broke into the music business as a guitarist playing rock and roll in local New York City bands such as The Chancellors and The New Sounds Ltd. until most of the band members were drafted into the service for the war in Vietnam. In 1967, Marino landed his first job in the industry as a librarian and assistant at Capitol Studios. Soon after, he apprenticed in the mastering department alongside of Joe Lansky, cutting rock, pop, jazz and classical albums. There, in 1968, he met his future wife, Rose Gross, whom he married in 1973. Gross became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' '' Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Early life and education Jensen was born on September 19, 1954, in New Haven, Connecticut, to Carl and Margaret (Anning) Jensen, both of whom were musicians. Carl had studied at Yale University. Margaret went to Oberlin College & Conservatory and Skidmore College and was also a pilot. Carl and Margaret met on a train while going to a choral workshop. Ted has one brother, Rick, and two daughters, Kristen and Kim. While attending high school, Jensen was building his own stereo and recording equipment and began recording local bands both in the studio and at live events. During this time, he recorded several performances for the Yale Symphony Orchestra at Woolsey Hall in New Haven, and met Mark Levinson, who was starting an audio equipment company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Nordström
Björn Tom Fredrik Nordström (born 5 January 1967) is a Swedish record producer and musician, and the guitarist of the heavy metal band Dream Evil. He is one of the leading melodic death metal and power metal producers in Sweden and has worked with some of said genres' top acts, including At the Gates, Arch Enemy, Nightrage, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, Soilwork, Opeth, and Powerwolf. Fascinated by technology from a young age, Nordström opened a small recording studio in Gothenburg, mainly to record his own music. The studio evolved into Studio Fredman, one of the leading Swedish recording studios where he works with his employee Henrik Udd. In 1999, Nordström formed the heavy metal band Dream Evil to perform his own music, and as of 2024, Dream Evil has released six albums, one live DVD/CD set, and two EPs. Today, Nordström is considered one of the top metal producers in Europe, and one of the central figures of the Gothenburg style. Discography with Dream Evil *''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arno Krabman
Arno Krabman (; born 19 March 1982) is a Dutch songwriter and producer. He is known for his work with, among others, Suzan & Freek, Snelle, S10 and Claude, and has had over thirty-five Dutch Single Top 100 hits as a songwriter. His repertoire consists mainly of Dutch-language pop songs. Early life and education Krabman was born on 19 March 1982 in Leeuwarden, Friesland. He studied Music and Technology at the Utrecht School of the Arts in Hilversum. During his studies, he worked as a session musician. Brendan O'Brien and Max Martin have been cited as Krabman's main artistic influences. Career Krabman's first release as a songwriter was the single "" by Maud Mulder in 2005. In 2006, he first entered the Dutch Single Top 100 and Dutch Top 40 with the song "" by Lange Frans & Baas B. Krabman has since been prominently involved in the production of the studio albums ''Drive'' (2013) by Anneke van Giersbergen, (2017) by , (2019) and (2021) by Suzan & Freek, and ''Lars'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
