{{short description|2020 studio album by Delain}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = Apocalypse & Chill | type = studio | artist = Delain | cover = Delain - Apocalypse & Chill.png | alt = | released = 7 February 2020 | recorded = | studio = | genre = Symphonic metal | length = 56:03 | label = Napalm | producer = Martijn Westerholt | chronology = Delain studio album | prev_title = Moonbathers | prev_year = 2016 | next_title = Dark Waters | next_year = 2023 | misc = {{Singles | name = Apocalypse & Chill | type = studio | single1 = Masters of Destiny | single1date = 11 January 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=144018|title=Delain Posts New Music Video "Masters Of Destiny" Online|website=Metal Underground|date=11 January 2019|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> | single2 = Burning Bridges | single2date = 27 September 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/delain-releases-music-video-for-new-single-burning-bridges/|title=DELAIN Releases Music Video For New Single 'Burning Bridges'|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> | single3 = One Second | single3date = 15 November 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/delain-releases-new-single-and-lyric-video-for-one-second/|title=DELAIN Releases New Single And Lyric Video For 'One Second'|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=15 November 2019|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> | single4 = Ghost House Heart | single4date = 24 January 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/20/January/26Delain_Release_Ghost_House_Heart_Video.shtml|title=Delain Release 'Ghost House Heart' Video|publisher=antiMUSIC|date=26 January 2020|accessdate=18 February 2020}}</ref> }} }}
'''''Apocalypse & Chill''''' is the sixth studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 7 February 2020 via Napalm Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/delain-to-release-apocalypse-chill-album-in-february/|title=DELAIN To Release 'Apocalypse & Chill' Album In February|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=29 November 2019|accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/19/December/01Delain_Announce_New_Album_Apocalypse_-_Chill.shtml|title=Delain Announce New Album 'Apocalypse & Chill'|website=antiMUSIC|date=1 December 2019|accessdate=11 December 2019}}</ref>
It is the final studio album to feature vocalist Charlotte Wessels, guitarist Timo Somers and bassist Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije, as well as the only studio album to feature drummer Joey de Boer on all tracks before his departure with the other members.<ref>{{cite web |title=DELAIN's MARTIJN WESTERHOLT Announces End Of Band's Most Recent Lineup: 'The Others Have Chosen To Pursue Different Paths' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/delains-martijn-westerholt-announces-end-of-bands-most-recent-lineup-the-others-have-chosen-to-pursue-different-paths/ |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |access-date=15 February 2021 |date=15 February 2021}}</ref>
== Songwriting == The album focuses on themes such as the climate crisis and the way people react to it, with Martijn Westerholt stating:
{{Quote |text=It's really the contrast that you see when you turn on the TV – You see Australia in flames and then you turn to Instagram and see people with awesome pictures of their garden or themselves. The perfect life. The same world but such a contrast. It's what comes across on the album in the music and in the lyrics. We are a band of contrast with the heavy guitars but with some pop and synth elements so it all comes back to that.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atthebarrier.com/2020/02/21/delain-interview-with-martijn-westerholt/|title=Delain: Interview with Martijn Westerholt|first=Mike|last=Ainscoe|date=21 February 2020|website=At The Barrier}}</ref>}}
== Reception == Writing for Kerrang!, Steve Beebee stated that it was Delain's best album to date and rated it a 4/5.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beebee|first=Steve|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-delain-apocalypse-chill/|title=Album Review: Delain – Apocalypse & Chill|date= 2020-02-05|website=Kerrang!}}</ref>
Metal Injection gave the album an 8/10, stating that "symphonic metal typically sticks to familiar ground—with only marginal variation and experimentation from time to time—and Delain undoubtedly still do it better than most of their peers."<ref>{{cite web|last=Blum|first=Jordan|url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/delain-apocalypse-chill|title=Album Review: DELAIN Apocalypse & Chill|date= 2020-02-03|website=Metal Injection}}</ref>
Blabbermouth also gave the album an 8/10, adding that "Delain have upped their game in every department, eschewing cynical acts of musical shark-jumping in favor of aiming for the best and most powerful manifestation of a simple idea."<ref>{{cite web|last=Lawson|first=Dom|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/apocalypse-chill/|title=CD Reviews: Apocalypse & Chill|date=February 2020|website=Blabbermouth}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing |headline = ''Apocalypse & Chill'' track listing | total_length = 56:03 | title1 = One Second | writer1 = | length1 = 3:37 | title2 = We Had Everything | writer2 = | length2 = 4:08 | title3 = Chemical Redemption | writer3 = | length3 = 4:39 | title4 = Burning Bridges | writer4 = | length4 = 4:14 | title5 = Vengeance | writer5 = | length5 = 4:52 | title6 = To Live Is to Die | writer6 = | length6 = 3:47 | title7 = Let's Dance | writer7 = | length7 = 4:07 | title8 = Creatures | writer8 = | length8 = 3:39 | title9 = Ghost House Heart | note9 = | writer9 = | length9 = 2:59 | title10 = Masters of Destiny | writer10 = | length10 = 4:53 | title11 = Legions of the Lost | writer11 = | length11 = 5:17 | title12 = The Greatest Escape | writer12 = | length12 = 4:26 | title13 = Combustion | writer13 = | length13 = 5:25 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wardrecords.com/products/detail5393.html|title=「Apocalypse & Chill / アポカリプス・アンド・チル」 {{!}} Ward Records|work=ワードレコーズ {{!}} Ward Records|accessdate=5 September 2020|language=ja-JP}}</ref> | total_length = 67:16 | title14 = Masters of Destiny | note14 = orchestral version | writer14 = | length14 = 3:58 | title15 = Burning Bridges | note15 = orchestral version | writer15 = | length15 = 3:02 | title16 = Vengeance | note16 = orchestral version | writer16 = | length16 = 4:06 }}
== Personnel == All information from the album booklet.<ref>(2020). "''Apocalypse & Chill'' liner notes". In ''Apocalypse & Chill'' [CD booklet]. Napalm Records.</ref>
'''Delain''' * Charlotte Wessels – lead vocals * Martijn Westerholt – keyboards, backing vocals * Timo Somers – guitars, co-lead vocals on "One Second", backing vocals * Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije – bass * Joey de Boer – drums
'''Guest/session musicians''' * Guus Eikens – backing vocals, songwriting * Yannis Papadopoulos – guest vocals on "Vengeance" * Shir-Ran Yinon – violin on "Ghost House Heart" and "The Greatest Escape" * Mikko P. Mustonen – orchestrations
'''Production''' * Martijn Westerholt – songwriting, production, orchestrations * Charlotte Wessels – songwriting, lyrics * Timo Somers – songwriting, lyrics * Jacob Hansen – mixing * Svante Forsbäck – mastering * Bas Trumpie – drum engineering * Imre Beerends – drum engineering * Tim Tronckoe – band photography * Maxim Getman – cover art * Marnix de Klerk – artwork * Nina Mathijsen – artwork * Oliver Phillips – additional arrangements on "To Live Is to Die" and "The Greatest Escape"
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Chart performance for ''Apocalypse & Chill'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/1FA06C58F5B1BD6344E595CC2CEF13F851598D47796DA5417ECAA398661F9E55/ARIA%20Digital%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=30|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=17 February 2020|accessdate=15 February 2020}}</ref> | 49 |- {{album chart|Austria|43|artist=Delain|album=Apocalypse & Chill|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 February 2020}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|45|artist=Delain|album=Apocalypse & Chill|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 February 2020}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|59|artist=Delain|album=Apocalypse & Chill|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 February 2020}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|24|artist=Delain|album=Apocalypse & Chill|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 February 2020}} |- {{album chart|Germany|14|id=400184|artist=Delain|album=Apocalypse & Chill|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 February 2020}} |- {{album chart|Hungary|28|year=2020|week=7|artist=Delain|album=Apocalypse & Chill|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 February 2020}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|48|date=20200214|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 February 2020}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Delain|album=Apocalypse & Chill|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 February 2020}} |}
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