April Rain

by Delain

Overview

Symphonic metal with prominent pianos and a glamorous female singer -- that would be an unwieldy name for a genre but after enough years of bands that clearly wore their copies of early Gathering CDs into the ground, still appropriate. Thus the sophomore effort by Delain, which has all the flair one would expect for a band that might be the new Evanescence or the new Birthday Massacre or its own self. Or something else again, but the elements on April Rain won't surprise many -- Charlotte Wessels' sweet, soaring vocals; the chunky but polished rampage of the band; the half-AOR, half-snarled thrash; plus, of course, orchestrations galore, as "Stay Forever" delivers from the start. It's an album to enjoy for its ability for the obvious -- for newcomers it might be less so, of course, so it's a chance to enjoy the big pomp and Euro-metal guitars in their own right. Everything does seem like it should be soundtracking the latest Underworld movie, no bad thing necessarily. ~ Ned Raggett

Product Details

Release Date:	02/18/2022
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262022195
Rank:	61960

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Delain   Primary Artist
Marco Hietala   Primary Artist,Vocals
Guus Eikens   Guitar
Charlotte Wessels   Vocals
Rob Van Der Loo   Bass
Ronald Landa   Guitar
Sander Zoer   Drums
Maria Ahn   Cello
Oliver Philipps   Guitar,Soloist,Keyboards
Martijn Westerholt   Vocals,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Jacob Hansen   Mixing
Guus Eikens   Composer,Lyricist
EROC   Mastering
Charlotte Wessels   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Rob Van Der Loo   Composer
Ronald Landa   Composer,Lyricist
Oliver Philipps   Producer,Orchestral Arrangements
Martine Van Der Loo   Composer
Eikenskaden   Composer
Martijn Westerholt   Composer,Producer,Group Member
Delain   Composer