Hunter's Moon (Delain EP)

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Hunter's Moon
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Released22 February 2019
Recorded2017–2018
Genre Symphonic metal
Length64:50
Label Napalm
Delain chronology
A Decade of Delain: Live at Paradiso
(2017)
Hunter's Moon
(2019)
Apocalypse & Chill
(2020)
Singles from Hunter's Moon
  1. "Masters of Destiny"
    Released: 11 January 2019 [1]

Hunter's Moon is the second EP by Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 22 February 2019. [2] It is the first release to feature Joey de Boer on drums and the last release to feature guitarist Merel Bechtold.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Masters of Destiny" Charlotte Wessels Charlotte Wessels, Martijn Westerholt, Guus Eikens4:54
2."Hunter's Moon"WesselsWessels, Westerholt, Eikens4:30
3."This Silence Is Mine"WesselsWessels, Timo Somers2:37
4."Art Kills"WesselsWessels, Merel Bechtold 4:00
5."Hands of Gold" (live)WesselsWessels, Westerholt, Eikens5:24
6."Danse Macabre" (live)WesselsWessels, Westerholt, Eikens5:28
7."Scarlet" (live)WesselsWessels, Westerholt, Eikens4:45
8."Your Body Is a Battleground" (live)WesselsWessels, Westerholt, Eikens4:11
9."Nothing Left" (live)WesselsWessels, Westerholt5:01
10."Control the Storm" (live)WesselsWessels, Eikens4:24
11."Sing to Me" (live)WesselsWessels, Westerholt, Eikens5:14
12."Not Enough" (live)WesselsWessels, Westerholt, Eikens5:35
13."Scandal" (live) Brian May, John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor Brian May, John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor 4:10
14."The Gathering" (live)Guus EikensEikens4:37
Total length:64:50

Blu-ray

Danse Macabre – Live at Tivoli Vredenburg
  1. "Hands of Gold" (with George Oosthoek)
  2. "Danse Macabre"
  3. "Scarlet" (with Elianne Anemaat on cello)
  4. "Your Body is a Battleground" (with Marko Hietala)
  5. "Nothing Left" (with Marko Hietala)
  6. "Control the Storm" (with Marko Hietala)
  7. "Sing to Me" (with Marko Hietala)
  8. "Not Enough"
  9. "Scandal" (with Marko Hietala)
  10. "The Gathering" (with Marko Hietala)

Personnel

Delain

Guests

Production

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [3] 109
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [4] 102
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 79
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 24

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