We are proud to reveal the artwork and tracklisting of HUNTER'S MOON. Read all about it below. Open for pre-order now!"Delain – Announce “HUNTER’S MOON” with brand new Tracks + Live Blu-Ray!Hunter’s Moon out on February 22nd 2019! Pre-Order HERE: http://smarturl.it/HuntersMoon-NPRDELAIN will release HUNTER’S MOON 22nd FEB 2019 a stunning release, consisting exciting new studio tracks accompanied by a Live Blu-Ray from their SOLD OUT DANSE MACABRE tour across Europe in 2017.HUNTER’S MOON is the final in the trilogy, and follows on from their EP Lunar Prelude and their full album release MOONBATHERS.HUNTER’S MOON includes four brand new tracks, ten live songs, and a Blu-Ray shot at the infamous Utrecht Tivoli, featuring many special guests including Nightwish’s Marco Hietala. The Blu-Ray truly encapsulates Delain’s breathtaking stage performance and showcases their stunning stage production!!Today the Dutch six-piece unveils the album cover (art by Cam Rackam) and the tracklist:Brand New Studio Tracks:1. Masters Of Destiny2. Hunter’s Moon3. This Silence Is Mine4. Art KillsLive From Utrecht:5. Hands Of Gold – Live (feat. George Oosthoek)6. Danse Macabre – Live7. Scarlet – Live8. Your Body Is A Battleground – Live (feat. Marco Hietala)9. Nothing Left – Live (feat. Marco Hietala)10. Control The Storm – Live (feat. Marco Hietala)11. Sing To Me – Live (feat. Marco Hietala)12. Not Enough – Live13. Scandal – Live (feat. Marco Hietala)14. The Gathering – Live (feat. Marco Hietala)DELAIN about the four new studio tracks:“Along with the live Blu-Ray are four new studio tracks. Two of these offer a preview of what we are working on for our new full length studio album, which we expect to release in 2019. “Masters of Destiny” is a dramatic, cinematic track, that we’re excited to shoot an equally dramatic video for this week. The title track “Hunter’s Moon” has more of a catchy feel and will hopefully appeal to our fans featuring heavy riffs, orchestrations, a large chorus and as a novel feature, Timo’s screams. Our guitarists stepped to the forefront on this release, in writing “This Silence is Mine” (Timo Somers) and “Art Kills” (Merel Bechtold). With fond live memories, classic and new sounds we're excited to present Hunter's Moon to the world!”Marco Hietala (Nightwish) about the Danse Macabre Tour:”I was really pleased to do the tour, because it gave me a chance to challenge myself in different surroundings and band dynamics. In the end it comes down to the same old but great thing. I love doing good shows with good people for good audiences. All for one and one for all!”DELAIN about the live Blu-Ray:“The Moonbathers tour has been a hell of a ride and the “Danse Macabre” shows were an absolute highlight. We are excited to share the footage of our show at Tivoli Vredenburg with you on this brand new Blu-Ray. It was great to finally perform all of our collaborations with Marco live, something our fans have been asking for for such a long time! Also gracing the stage were George Oosthoek who gave his signature sound to “Hands Of Gold”, and Elianne Anemaat who adorned “Scarlet” with her beautiful cello tones. The Tivoli show had such an amazing atmosphere and was one of the highlights of our career. Plus a home match for some of us! We are thrilled to have this Blu-Ray as a physical souvenir of the night and we hope that our fans will enjoy it as much as we did.”
Dear Delainers,Today we are sharing the news with you that Merel has decided to leave Delain and focus on differentmusical ambitions. Merel’s performance with us at Graspop will be her last show as a permanent bandmember of Delain. We are aware this is very short notice, and this we regret for those of you who wanted tocatch a last show with her as a part of the team. However, this is a friendly departure, and we are respectingMerel’s wishes in doing so.We had an amazing ride sharing the stage with this fireball and we are excited to see the results of her newendeavours.Merel: "Dear all, I am sorry to inform you that on Graspop I will play my last show with Delain. After almostfive amazing years the time has come for me to focus on my own dreams. Because of my previous bandcommitments my attention diverged from my own music and the path I want to follow, and I feel I need togive myself the time and opportunity to explore my musical ambitions.This is probably the hardest decision of my life, but in the end it’s important to follow your heart and behappy. I want to thank my bandmates and crew, I will miss you dearly! Also huge thanks to all the amazingpeople I’ve met on the road. And most importantly I want to thank YOU for all those amazing and warmmemories! It’s been a pleasure. (...)"Although we will miss Merel on the road with us, we realise that our busy schedules require loads oftime and commitment, and we understand and respect her decision to focus on her own path. We willcontinue performing live as a five-piece as before, and look forward to finishing the work for our upcomingstudio album, the upcoming festival season, our US tour with Amorphis and Anneke van Giersbergen andour European Masters Of Destiny Tour. We hope to see you all soon!Thank you Merel, we wish you nothing but the best!
