Feelings with "The Human Contradiction"

Lately, I've been thinking lots of situations that has chaging my own point of view of some of the most precious things I have. Fears, friends, love and even faith. Just the right perfect moment when I found out Delain had released their new album this April called "The Human Contradiction".
I found on this album very much what I was looking for, and certeanly, in my opinion, this one has the must powerful sound of them all.

H E R E   C O M E   T H E   V U L T U R E S

Can't explain what I felt when I firts heard this one as the album opening. For my own taste, this song really proves that Delain's sound has grown so great since their first album. You can clearly hear amazing symphonic sounds and choirs backgrounds that brings even more power to the song that it has itself. Delain's evolution in for sure, reflected in this song. What really surprised me were the lyrics theme. It's news to me listening to such a dark song and sweet at the same time, very dynamic.
This is a Masterpiece.

O L D   E L E M E N T S

It's so glad for me to find out that amazing elements from previous albums are taking over in this record. The growls on "Tell Me, Mechanist" and in "The Tragerdy on the Comons" are mind blowing. The guests did an incredible job there and combined with Charlotte's voice, they make the song even more unique that ir already is. We can also hear very loud symphonic elements in songs like "Your Body is a Battleground" & "Sing to Me" (both with Marco's voice), and these two reflects that putting to rest symphonic elements are not in Delain's plans. These two have so much potencial to be singles and to have the resposability to be the album's face in international charts.

S I N G L E   &   F I N A L   S T A T E M E N T

Songs like "My Masquerade" and "Stardust" are very catchy and the have that "We are the others" style, but comparing them with the others, they seem to be weaker. You have the same style on "Army of Dolls", but they add heavy riffs and sounds to make it much like the whole album and that's what make me love it. Even the ballad "Scarlet" is so different from the others and such sweet, it shouldn't be a bonus.

In my opinion, Stardust is not a good choice as a single, I get it's catchy, but I feel is not the best way to present a "heavy & symphonic album". Despite that, the video for the single is very good, I really liked the whole idea and the band looks fucking amazing.
Wheather side you see, This is the most dynamic album they have so far, and I just love it to death.

This is the link for their new video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubi1m5pR3hM

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Concert Review: Delain in Buenos Aires, April 23th.

For the very first time, the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain takes it's way to Argentina and makes the crowd go insane.
The show took place at the "Salón Reducci"; a beautiful stage which can make any show such an intimate experience, and it was indeed.

M E E T  a n d  G R E E T

After the two-hour waiting, the production started the -meet and greet- with the band wich it was in a very big and beautiful room in the second floor. Couldn't believe how long they left us with the band! It was the best experience to have all these guys to talk, and how friendly and sweet they're in person is unbelievable. I must say, Charlotte in real life might be the sweetest person I have ever met. She was always smiling at everyone (and I can tell you, her smile is killer!) and she's very charming and sweet, like honey.
Otto, Timo, Zander and Martijn are just amazing! They were VERY friendly and kind. Jesus, these rockers really know how to make you feel confortable!

T H E   S H O W

There were two bands who opened the show, and they were both awesome. I just remember one of them called Numinis (you can check their music at www.numinis.com.ar).
The show was absolutely INCREDIBLE! Since the opening, Delain seemed to be enyoing themselves with the crowd. The sound was awesome and Charlotte's voice conquered them all since they started and it was never down. Because of the nature of argentinian crowd, we were very excited and fulled of an adrenaline Delain semeed to enjoy.
"Olé olé olé olé, Delain, Delain" the crowd screamed, and the overwhelming feeling crossed these amazing rockers for more than a second. They were inlove with the people and we were inlove with them as well. They even wore the classic argentinian futball shirt before they make us jump with "Control the storm" and before they end the show with the best posible way: making us going insane and looking like jumping horses when "We are the others" started playing.
Each song, each riff, each solo was a MASTERPIECE, and all the energy they put on stage is unique and priceless. It's a fact: Delain knows how to rock on stage like hell!
It was all sweet when they decided to go after-party with some fans to a bar near the hotel. It's amazing how people you really admire take the time talk to you and for putting the best of them to have a good time. It was indeed, all a dream.
Thank you, Delain.
(Credits to Agustina Barbarich for the last picture we were on the road in the middle of the street).

-MrH.

S E T L I S T

1.   Mother Machine
2.   Stay Forever
3.   Go Away
4.   Milk and honey
5.   Virtue and Vice
6.   See me in shadow
7.   Electricity
8.   Pristine
9.   Invidia
10.  Sever
11.  Get the devil out of me
12.  April Rain
13.  Sleepwalker's dream

 E N C O R E

14. Control the Storm
15. The gathering
16. We are the others

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