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2006 studio album by Delain
Lucidity Released September 4, 2006 (2006-09-04 ) Recorded Spacelab Studio, Grefrath , Germany Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki , Finland (Marco's bass and vocals) Mastersound Studio, Steinheim , Germany (Liv's vocals) somewhere in the Netherlands (Sharon's vocals) Genre Symphonic gothic metal Length 54 :44 Label Roadrunner Producer Oliver Philipps, Martijn Westerholt
"Frozen " Released: January 08, 2007
"See Me in Shadow " Released: July 02, 2007
"Shattered" Released: 2007
"The Gathering" Released: December 13, 2008
Lucidity is the debut full-length album by the Dutch symphonic metal band, Delain . It was released on September 4, 2006 by Roadrunner Records . It was released in the US by Sensory Records on June 22, 2010.[ 5] In 2016 the band celebrated their 10th anniversary by re-releasing the album.
After the disbandment of the band which had recorded the Amenity demo, the keyboard player and main composer Martijn Westerholt decided to retain lead vocalist Charlotte Wessels and to record an album with the best session musicians available, without the perspective of bringing the songs on tour. He recruited for the project Marco Hietala (Nightwish , Tarot ) on vocals and bass, Ad Sluijter (Epica ), Guus Eikens (Orphanage ) and Jan Yrlund (Imperia ) on guitars and Ariën van Weesenbeek (God Dethroned ) on drums. Guest vocalists on the album were Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation ), Liv Kristine (Leaves' Eyes ), and George Oosthoek.
The album was recorded in different periods during 2005 and 2006 to accommodate the availability of the many musicians involved, often on tour with their bands.
Lucidity peaked at No. 43 in Dutch charts[ 6] and the success of the album pushed Westerholt to reorganize Delain as a touring band with new musicians.
Track listing
Title Lyrics Music 1. "Sever" Martijn Westerholt Westerholt 4:53 2. "Frozen " Charlotte Wessels , WesterholtWesterholt 4:43 3. "Silhouette of a Dancer" Wessels, Westerholt Westerholt, Jan Yrlund 5:25 4. "No Compliance" Westerholt Westerholt 5:10 5. "See Me in Shadow " Wessels, Westerholt Westerholt 4:41 6. "Shattered" Westerholt Westerholt 4:20 7. "The Gathering" Guus Eikens Eikens 3:35 8. "Daylight Lucidity" Westerholt, Eikens Westerholt, Eikens 4:36 9. "Sleepwalkers Dream" Wessels, Westerholt Westerholt 4:27 10. "A Day for Ghosts" Westerholt Westerholt 3:37 11. "Pristine" Rein Doze Westerholt 4:31 12. "(Deep) Frozen " (bonus track) Wessels Westerholt 4:46
Japanese edition bonus track Title 13. "Silhouette of a Dancer" (acoustic) 3:23
US edition bonus tracks[ 7] Title 13. "Frozen" (acoustic) 4:27 14. "Silhouette of a Dancer" (acoustic) 3:21 15. "See Me in Shadow" (acoustic) 3:36 16. "No Compliance" (Charlotte only vocals) 5:09
The 10th Anniversary Edition (CD 1) - Bonus Tracks Title 13. "Silhouette of a Dancer" (Live) 5:50 14. "Shattered" (Live) 4:24 15. "Pristine" (Live) 5:11 16. "Medley" (Instrumental) 3:27
The 10th Anniversary Edition (CD 2) - Instrumentals Title 1. "Sever" 4:53 2. "Frozen " 4:43 3. "Silhouette of a Dancer" 5:25 4. "No Compliance" 5:10 5. "See Me in Shadow " 4:41 6. "Shattered" 4:20 7. "The Gathering" 3:35 8. "Daylight Lucidity" 4:36 9. "Sleepwalkers Dream" 4:27 10. "A Day for Ghosts" 3:37 11. "Pristine" 4:31
Personnel
Band members
Session musicians
Marco Hietala - lead vocals on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, bass guitar on all tracks
Ad Sluijter - guitar on tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 10
Guus Eikens - guitar on tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, keyboards on track 7, backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11
Ariën van Weesenbeek - drums
Rosan van der Aa - backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11
Guest musicians
Sharon den Adel - lead vocals on track 4
Liv Kristine - lead vocals on tracks 5 and 10
George Oosthoek - grunts on tracks 3, 11, 12
Jan Yrlund - guitar on tracks 1, 4, 5
Oliver Phillips - guitar on track 4, orchestral arrangements, producer
Rupert Gillett - cello on tracks 3, 4, 5
Touring members
Ronald Landa - guitars, backing vocals
Rob van der Loo - bass
Sander Zoer - drums
Technical personnel
Christian Moos, Tero Kinnunen, Daniël Gibson, Alexander Krull - engineers
Stefan Helleblad - mixing
Thomas Eberger - mastering
References
External links
Anne Invernizzi
Roy van Enkhuyzen
Frank van der Meijden
Martijn Willemsen
Tim Kuper
Ray van Lente
Ewout Pieters
Rob van der Loo
Ruben Israel
Merel Bechtold
Charlotte Wessels
Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije
Timo Somers
Joey de Boer
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