Delain-Lucidity

Sensory
2010

This band involves a lot of veterens of other acts. Delain is the brainchild of keyboardist Martijn Westerholt formerly Within Temptation. This line-up includes contributions from current and former members of To Elysium, Nightwish, Leaves Eyes, Lacrimosa, God Dethroned and Epica. So we wind up with is Gothic/symphonic metal that's dominated by keyboards and lead by powerful female vocals. The end result is similar to some of the bands of the participants, but certainly on the lighter end of the heaviness scale. Vocalist Charlotte Wessel has undeniably stellar voice with a fantastic range. The music moves and flows to compliment her voice. Fans of this style are likely going to soak in the beauty of this multi-textured sound. Although they may be hard pressed to find many new or original ideas. For myself I enjoyed it, but this is a style of album I may pull out every once in a while, but it's a bit too soft for me to want to hear it a lot. This is the first North American edition of Delain’s debut release. This expanded edition of Lucidity features four bonus tracks not previously available on the European version.