April Rain
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April Rain is the second full-length album by the Dutch symphonic metal band, Delain. It was released in the Benelux on March 20, 2009 and was released internationally on March 30 by Roadrunner Records. It was released in Australia on April 10.
History
Martijn Westerholt, founder of Delain, originally did not intend Delain to be a live band. But after the success of debut album Lucidity a live band was created. With this band, the album April Rain was recorded.
Demo versions of Stay Forever and Start Swimming were already played live by Delain in 2007 and 2008. In November 2008, a version of the song I'll Reach You with alternate lyrics was performed live on a Dutch TV show to get attention for Unicef & BT's "Inspiring Young Minds" charity.
The original release date for the album was February 9, 2009, but in January it was announced that the release was postponed to coincide with foreign release dates.
In February 2009, April Rain[2] was revealed to be the first single from this album when it became available for purchase online.
On March 13, the Dutch website of Roadrunner Records put the entire album up for streaming, only available to residents of the Netherlands.[3]
In October 2009, it was announced that the second single from this album would be "Stay Forever".
Tracklisting
On January 22 the band revealed the tracklisting and cover art on their official site.
| Title | Writers | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "April Rain" | Westerholt & Wessels | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Stay Forever" | Westerholt, Landa & Wessels | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Invidia" | Westerholt & Wessels | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Control The Storm" (feat. Marco Hietala) | Eikens & Wessels | 4:12 |
| 5. | "On The Other Side" | Eikens & Wessels | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Virtue And Vice" | Westerholt, Landa & Wessels | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Go Away" | Westerholt, Eikens & Wessels | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Start Swimming" | Van der Loo & Wessels | 5:19 |
| 9. | "Lost" | Westerholt & Wessels | 3:23 |
| 10. | "I'll Reach You" | Westerholt, Eikens & Wessels | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Nothing Left" (feat. Marco Hietala) | Westerholt & Wessels | 4:39 |
| 12. | "Come Closer" (Digipak & Japan Bonus Track) | Westerholt & Wessels | 4:30 |
| 13. | "No Compliance" (Charlotte Only Vocals) (Japan Bonus Track)[4] |
Westerholt | 5:09 |
Special MP3 Edition tracklisting[5]
| Title | Writers | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "April Rain" | Westerholt & Wessels | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Stay Forever" | Westerholt, Landa & Wessels | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Invidia" | Westerholt & Wessels | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Control The Storm" (feat. Marco Hietala) | Eikens & Wessels | 4:14 |
| 5. | "On The Other Side" | Eikens & Wessels | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Virtue And Vice" | Westerholt, Landa & Wessels | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Go Away" | Westerholt, Eikens & Wessels | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Start Swimming" | Van der Loo & Wessels | 5:21 |
| 9. | "Lost" | Westerholt & Wessels | 3:24 |
| 10. | "I'll Reach You" | Westerholt, Eikens & Wessels | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Nothing Left" (feat. Marco Hietala) | Westerholt & Wessels | 4:42 |
| 12. | "The Gathering" [Live] | Eikens | 11:50 |
| 13. | "Silhouette Of A Dancer" [Live] |
Westerholt, Yrlund & Wessels | 5:46 |
Credits
- Charlotte Wessels - Vocals
- Ronald Landa - Guitars, Vocals (on track 3,6)
- Rob van der Loo - Bass guitar
- Sander Zoer - Drums
- Martijn Westerholt - Keyboards
Guests
- Marco Hietala - Vocals (on tracks 4, 11)
- Maria Ahn - Cello (on tracks 5, 6)
- Guus Eikens - Guitars (on tracks 4, 5, 6, 8)
While Delain's previous album Lucidity contained a lot of guest appearances, this album contains only a few: by Finnish singer Marco Hietala, who was featured on multiple Lucidity tracks as well and by Maria Ahn, cellist from the Ahn Trio. Only one song on April Rain contains death growls, Virtue and Vice. This time the growls are recorded by guitarist Ronald Landa, who also contributes clean vocals on Invidia.
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Alternative Top 30[6] | 1 |
| Dutch Album Top 100[7] | 14 |
| Japan[8] | 19 |
| France[8] | 88 |
| Switzerland[8] | 91 |
| Germany[8] | 96 |
References
- ^ Delain Online - Discography
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.jp/release/April+Rain/
- ^ Play.com (UK): Delain - April Rain (Special Edition)
- ^ Dutch Charts - Alternative Top 30 2009-03-28
- ^ Dutch Charts - Delain - April Rain
- ^ a b c d Delain Online - April Rain charts through Europe and Japan