Dutch symphonic metal masters DELAIN have
released an official video for the title track of their third and most massive
album to date, We Are The Others,which was released earlier this
year in North America via Sensory Records and in Europe via CNR Entertainment.
The lyrics to “We Are The Others” were inspired by the hate crime against a
British girl named Sophie Lancaster in 2007. She and her boyfriend were beaten
comatose by a gang of youths, because of their Goth looks, and Sophie later
died from her injuries. This tragedy sent shockwaves throughout the world.
Commented DELAIN vocalist Charlotte
Wessels: "Sophie's story hit close to home for us, being part of a
subculture ourselves but it's in no way an individual case; people are discriminated
against — all the time, to the point of violence — based on their cultural or
ethnic background everywhere. ’We Are The Others' is our own 'outsiders anthem'
for everybody who, deliberately or not, diverts from the norm. Whether it's by
looking different, acting different, or choosing a different path in life then
is expected from you."
View the new “We Are The Others” video, stream the North
American version of the entire album and more now AT THIS LOCATION.
We Are The Others is an album littered with
concepts in every aspect, from lyrically bridging fantasy with reality and
actual events in history, to the steampunk-influenced cover art created by
noted pop surrealist Glenn Arthur. DELAIN enlisted a massive
production team for the recording, including Jacob Hellner (Rammstein,
Apocalyptica), Fredrik Thomander and Anders Wikstrom (Scorpions, Backyard
Babies), bringing every element of the album to life. As always fronted by the
soaring, vibrant vocals of Charlotte Wessels and drenched in the glorious
keyboard passages of band founder ex-Within Temptation keyboardist, Martijn
Westerholt, We Are The Others boasts twelve of the most epic DELAIN hymns
to date, with the North American version containing four additional live bonus
tracks exclusive to this pressing.
"...these tunes are really damn catchy. For the most
part, they stick to the same crunchy midtempo template, but they reinforce the
formula with giant hooks. 8/10" - Outburn
"Addictive songwriting with the right balance of
catchiness, Delain could out maneuver Within Temptation based on this output.
8/10" - Blistering
"...a solid modern symphonic metal album and it may
be Delain’s best album to date." - About.com
"...We Are The Others finds the band on a continuing
course of symphonic metal, but with a refreshing injection of rock groove and
accessibility. 4/5" - Dangerdog Music Reviews
"...one of the strongest records in this vein of
metal to come out in a really long time... It’s catchy, atmospheric, cathartic
and soulful, without being generic and watered down or saturated in pretentious
synth-nymphomania... 8/10" - Axis Of Metal
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