Delain bassist to sit out European tour
Delain - the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of Within Temptation's Robert Westerholt) - has issued the following update:"Because our bandmate Rob [van der Loo, bass] has a lot of personal stuff going on in December, he will not able to accompany us at our European tour with Sonata Arctica. However, we already found a really good replacement for Rob. Bass guitar player Roel Vink wil take care of Rob's job at this tour. They know each other from their mutual former band Sun Caged. However, Rob will play the Dutch gigs of the tour."
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"Stay Forever", the new video from Delain, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's second album, "April Rain", which entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 96. The CD was released in North America on June 30 via Sensory Records (with U.S. distribution through Ryko and Canadian distribution through Sonic Unyon). The North American version of the album features a bonus track - "Come Closer" - which was previously only available on the limited-edition digipack version of the Lp.
"April Rain" benefits from the return of Nightwish bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala who sings male vocals on two tracks, as well as world-renowned cellist Maria Ahn.
Delain has been confirmed as one of the headliners of the Femme Metal Festival, set to take place November 7-8, 2009 at The Asylum (Saturday) in Birmingham and The Peel (Sunday) in London, United Kingdom.