I fully agree , this one is a huge let down. they had many label problems but I don't take that as an excuse ...

Written by PocketMetal on 02.07.2012 at 20:23

I fully agree , this one is a huge let down. they had many label problems but I don't take that as an excuse ...

I don't knwo where you got the idea they had label problems. They have been on Roadrunner right from the start of the band/project and always got more than full support even to this day.

Hmm..well, I actually see a lot of your points here. And I'm glad they are coming from an actual fan...as opposed to the silly "I never liked this band and still don't" reviews I see sometimes- thus; I respect this review more for that reason. However, personally, I like it a bit more than you've expressed. This is largely due to the fact that I knew that they would pop it out a bit to equalize the diversity of live shows (I'm also glad you brought up *that* point). So, as a HUGE fan, I still would say a 7.2 from me, which shows minor disappointment. Don't get me wrong, though. I'm still enjoying hearing some new tunes sung by one of the most charming women in the genre.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 02.07.2012 at 20:25

Written by PocketMetal on 02.07.2012 at 20:23

I fully agree , this one is a huge let down. they had many label problems but I don't take that as an excuse ...

I don't knwo where you got the idea they had label problems. They have been on Roadrunner right from the start of the band/project and always got more than full support even to this day.

this :
" Sonic Cathedral: "We Are The Others" is anticipated for a March 2012 release date. Any hints as to whether it will be the earlier or later part of the month?

Martijn: I'm afraid it will be much later even, because when we finished the album ? in fact, the exact week we received the master ? we heard that Warner Music didn't want to release us because they just don't get metal. They just don't get it. They bought Roadrunner to get this metal DNA into their body, I would say. I have the feeling ? I don't know because I'm not in the organization itself ? but I have the feeling that they are still searching for the right working method. The Roadrunner company wants to release us, and there are several people within Roadrunner who are working to release us nonetheless. So actually, for us it's a nightmare. You finish your album, and then you don't know when the release is. But you know that fans are waiting for it. We were so satisfied with the album, and also our producer was satisfied. But some executive nut-case just doesn't get it, and decides, "Well, let's not release it." Other people do get it, and right now, they are talking about how and when to release it. It's a nightmare! We don't have control over it, and at the moment, we can only wait. What we are doing right now is what we always do as a band, which is to take initiative into our own hands. That means we are not going to wait for those people. We're going to play those new songs, and we're going to make everything ready so that, if they are done with their struggle, we can release immediately. We have a lot of support within this Roadrunner company ? people who are giving us tools to move forward with a single and the planning. I still have hope that we can release in the spring, but at the moment I'm just not sure. And that is very frustrating. You're actually the first DELAIN outsider to whom I'm telling this, so it's kind of a scoop. But yeah, I'd rather have had a more positive scoop for you. "

Delain isn't for everyone, but at the same time this isn't a Metal band that plays for any certain crowd. 'April Rain' was very well executed, Symphonic/Pop goes well with their sound. I will keep an eye out for this release

"April Rain" made my troubled soul feel like I was swinging on a porch swing in the beautiful countryside...looking at the birds flying around...watching the sun slowly descend...(It's *that* particular endearment that gave me the go-ahead to express my tiny bit of disappointment. Let's not confuse it with feeling let-down or betrayed, mind you.) Besides...I wasn't looking for a female-fronted YJM's Rising Force here. I was after all one of the people right there watching the newly lightened (i.e. Anneke-era) The Gathering morph before us, cheering them along faithfully. This isn't even that drastic.

So, your saying i should lower my expectations a bit more for this one?

This album sounds more like pop than symphonic metal. Several good songs, though.

It seems to me that there is a trend in most symphonic metal bands to go more and more pop with each release.

This year, only Xandria has actually gone in the opposite direction in order to truly sound metal and as symphony as it gets.

Hmm... I've never said they've gone more pop. They sound poppish to me since day one. There's good pop and bad pop; then there's good pop with heavy guitars thrown in and bad pop with heavy guitars thrown in. But even for the audience looking for this type of sound which I appreciate, I think it's not as good as it can be.

My review of this album:
http://www.freakshowlb.com/freakshow/reviews/delain-we-are-the-others

I totally agree with your ratings. The originality and the songwriting are almost.. mindblowingly horrifying. I was a fan, but now the band has let me down completely. No way I'm puting this thing on my iPod.

Honestly, the only song on this that didn't give me a bad feeling was Babylon. I Want You is horrifyingly bad. The rest are just really bland. Tried to like the album. Didn't. Moved on. The new album blows this one out of the water.