Dark Waters (album)

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Dark Waters
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Studio album by
Delain
Released10 February 2023
Genre Symphonic metal [1]
Length48:00
Label Napalm
Producer Martijn Westerholt
Delain chronology
Apocalypse & Chill
(2020)		Dark Waters
(2023)		 Dance with the Devil
(2024)
Singles from Dark Waters
  1. "The Quest and the Curse"
    Released: 9 August 2022 [2]
  2. "Beneath"
    Released: 29 November 2022 [3]
  3. "Moth to a Flame"
    Released: 10 January 2023 [4]
  4. "Queen of Shadow"
    Released: 9 February 2023 [5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth7.5/10 [6]
Louder SoundStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Dark Waters is the seventh studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 10 February 2023 via Napalm Records. [3] [8]

Contents

It is the first studio album to feature Ludovico Cioffi on bass and Diana Leah on lead vocals. The album also marks the return of drummer Sander Zoer and original guitarist Ronald Landa. [9]

Background

On 15 February 2021, it was announced that Delain's lineup had split up, and that it would be continuing with a new lineup that Westerholt stated would continue to "keep Delain alive", which consists of new and previous members. [10] [11]

The band's new lineup was fully announced on the release of the first single, "The Quest and the Curse", on 9 August 2022, [12] as well as announcing their new lead vocalist, Diana Leah. [2] The second single, "Beneath", was released on 29 November 2022. [13] Simultaneously on the same day of the single's release, the band announced the title of their upcoming seventh studio album, Dark Waters, with a release date of 10 February 2023. [3] The third single, "Moth to a Flame", was released on 10 January 2023. [4]

Track listing

Dark Waters track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Hideaway Paradise"5:18
2."The Quest and the Curse"4:56
3."Beneath"4:59
4."Mirror of Night"4:37
5."Tainted Hearts"4:41
6."The Cold"4:37
7."Moth to a Flame"4:07
8."Queen of Shadow"4:02
9."Invictus"5:30
10."Underland"5:13
Total length:48:00
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."The Quest and the Curse" (piano version)3:26
Total length:51:26

Notes

Personnel

All information from the album booklet. [14]

Delain

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Dark Waters
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] 57
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 57
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] 177
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] 9
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 65
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] 12
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [23] 5

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