DELAIN announces last show of 2025, start preparing anniversary year
07-02-2025
Dutch symphonic metal heavyweights DELAIN have announced their last show of 2025, to be held in Metropool, Enschede on October 18th. After the show, the band will hit the lab and concoct a very special plan to coincide with their 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Lucidity’ in 2026.
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Delainers! We know this might sound a little familiar, but we’re telling you… THIS show is going to be something special.
We have decided to expend all our energies and efforts to make our eighth full-length studio album the most epic album you could ever imagine to celebrate our 20 years of existence. Because of this, the creative process will take some time.
For this reason, we’re not booking any more live shows for a long time so we can focus on songwriting. The album will be full of surprises – we can’t wait to unveil all of its secrets! 
That being said, we are announcing our LAST official headline show for a while: Metropool, Enschede on October 18, 2025. We intend for this to be our last live show for about a full year.
We hope to celebrate this last show (before our new album) with you, our beloved supporters and friends. 
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In November 2024,DELAINreleased their very extensively filled EP ‘Dance With The Devil’ under longtime label Napalm Records. The EP followed the release of their full length album ‘Dark Waters’, from 2023. The album marked the triumphant return of the band around mastermind Martijn Westerholt, after revamping his band’s entire line-up. The song, titled “The Reaping”, cut from the new offering was released.
Watch “The Reaping” below.
Martijn Westerholt on “The Reaping”:
“’The Reaping’ is a very expressive song with a serious subject – where the world/society is heading and metaphorical storms on the horizon. Musically the song can be recognized as a typical DELAIN song filled with heavy guitars, but also with the very recognizable 80’s synth elements DELAIN is known for”.
Watch the previously released live version of “Moth to a Flame” and “Dance With The Devil” below.
Martijn Westerholt said about ‘Dance With The Devil : “We’re thrilled to have brand new material ready to be released! In addition to the new songs, it was fantastic to have captured some magical live moments of our European tour earlier this year as live tracks for the EP. We’re definitely very excited for this release and are really looking forward to bringing the new music to the stage!”
“Dance With The Devil” track listing:
01. Dance With The Devil
02. The Reaping
03. Sleepwalkers Dream(2024 version)
04. The Cold (live)
05. Burning Bridges (live)
06. The Quest And The Curse (live)
07. April Rain (live)
08. Invidia (live)
09. Queen Of Shadow (live featuring Paolo Ribaldini)
10. Your Body Is A Battleground (live featuring Paolo Ribaldini)
11. Moth To A Flame (live)
12. Control The Storm (live featuring Paolo Ribaldini)
13. Dance With The Devil (instrumental)
14. The Reaping (instrumental)
15. Underland (alternate ending version)
DELAIN is:
Martijn Westerholt – keyboards
Diana Leah – vocals
Ronald Landa – guitars and backing vocals
Ludovico Cioffi – bass and backing vocals
Sander Zoer – drums
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