# Moonbathers
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{{short description|2016 studio album by Delain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Moonbathers
| type = studio
| artist = [Delain](/source/Delain)
| cover = Delain-Moonbathers.jpg
| alt =
| released = 26 August 2016
| recorded = 2016
| venue =
| studio = Mantis Audio, Wateringen and Trypoul Studios, Neerkant, Netherlands
| genre = [Symphonic metal](/source/Symphonic_metal)[http://www.soniccathedral.com/webzine/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1333&Itemid=35l {{dead link|date=January 2019}}]
| length = 47:24
| label = [Napalm](/source/Napalm_Records)
| producer = [Martijn Westerholt](/source/Martijn_Westerholt)
| chronology = [Delain](/source/Delain) studio album
| prev_title = [The Human Contradiction](/source/The_Human_Contradiction)
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [Apocalypse & Chill](/source/Apocalypse_%26_Chill)
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Moonbathers
| type = studio
| single1 = Suckerpunch
| single1date = 7 February 2016
| single2 = The Glory and the Scum
| single2date = 5 August 2016
| single3 = Fire with Fire
| single3date = 12 August 2016
}}
}}
'''''Moonbathers''''' is the fifth studio album by the Dutch [symphonic metal](/source/symphonic_metal) band [Delain](/source/Delain). It was released on 26 August 2016 worldwide.
It features one guest appearance from [Alissa White-Gluz](/source/Alissa_White-Gluz). Just like ''[We Are the Others](/source/We_Are_the_Others)'', this album does not feature [Marko Hietala](/source/Marko_Hietala). It is the only studio album with Ruben Israel on drums and [Merel Bechtold](/source/Merel_Bechtold) on rhythm guitar.
==Background==
According to lead singer [Charlotte Wessels](/source/Charlotte_Wessels), the lyrics on the album have a theme of death. This was unintentional and she only realized this after reviewing the lyrics she had written. Wessels has said that the title of the album comes from the idea that "''Even in a dark place, there can also be that comfort in the dark.''"[{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/delain-frontwoman-moonbathers-is-the-most-diverse-album-weve-ever-made/|title=DELAIN Frontwoman: 'Moonbathers' 'Is The Most Diverse Album We've Ever Made'|date=2016-11-26|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2017-03-16|language=en-US}}] The songs "Danse Macabre" and "Chrysalis (The Last Breath)" were inspired by a film script, however she didn't specify which one.[{{Cite web|url=http://sonicshocks.tumblr.com/post/149071897053/interview-delain-charlotte-wessels-by-matt|title=Interview : DELAIN - CHARLOTTE WESSELS by Matt Dawson}}]
*"[Scandal](/source/Scandal_(song))" is a [Queen](/source/Queen_(band)) cover.
* "Turn the Lights Out" was inspired by DC comic series "[The Sandman](/source/Sandman_(DC_Comics))" by [Neil Gaiman](/source/Neil_Gaiman).
* "Hands of Gold" contains fragments of "[The Ballad of Reading Gaol](/source/The_Ballad_of_Reading_Gaol)" by [Oscar Wilde](/source/Oscar_Wilde).
* "Suckerpunch" and "Turn the Lights Out" were previously released on ''[Lunar Prelude](/source/Lunar_Prelude)''.
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| total_length = 47:24
| title1 = Hands of Gold
| note1 = featuring [Alissa White-Gluz](/source/Alissa_White-Gluz)
| writer1 = [Charlotte Wessels](/source/Charlotte_Wessels), Guus Eikens, [Martijn Westerholt](/source/Martijn_Westerholt)
| length1 = 5:10
| title2 = The Glory and the Scum
| writer2 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length2 = 4:04
| title3 = Suckerpunch
| writer3 = Wessels, Eikens, Hendrik Jan de Jong, Westerholt
| length3 = 4:10
| title4 = The Hurricane
| writer4 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length4 = 3:45
| title5 = Chrysalis - The Last Breath
| writer5 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length5 = 5:26
| title6 = Fire With Fire
| writer6 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length6 = 4:09
| title7 = Pendulum
| writer7 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length7 = 3:42
| title8 = Danse Macabre
| writer8 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length8 = 5:07
| title9 = [Scandal](/source/Scandal_(song))
| note9 = [Queen](/source/Queen_(band)) cover
| writer9 = [Brian May](/source/Brian_May), [Freddie Mercury](/source/Freddie_Mercury), [John Deacon](/source/John_Deacon), [Roger Taylor](/source/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer))
| length9 = 4:04
| title10 = Turn the Lights Out
| writer10 = Wessels, Eikens, de Jong, Westerholt, Timo Somers
| length10 = 4:15
| title11 = The Monarch
| writer11 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length11 = 3:40
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus CD
| total_length = 25:20
| title1 = Suckerpunch
| note1 = Live in the Netherlands
| writer1 = Wessels, Eikens, de Jong, Westerholt
| length1 = 4:22
| title2 = Turn the Lights Out
| note2 = Live in the Netherlands
| writer2 = Wessels, Eikens, de Jong, Westerholt, Somers
| length2 = 4:42
| title3 = The Glory and the Scum
| note3 = Live in the Netherlands
| writer3 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length3 = 4:23
| title4 = Don't Let Go
| note4 = Live in the Netherlands
| writer4 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length4 = 4:18
| title5 = The Glory and the Scum
| note5 = Orchestra
| writer5 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length5 = 2:40
| title6 = Hands of Gold
| note6 = Orchestra
| writer6 = Wessels, Eikens, Westerholt
| length6 = 4:57
}}
== Personnel ==
;Delain
* [Charlotte Wessels](/source/Charlotte_Wessels) – lead vocals
* [Martijn Westerholt](/source/Martijn_Westerholt) – keyboards, backing vocals
* Timo Somers – lead guitar, backing vocals
* Merel Bechtold – rhythm guitar
* Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije – bass
* Ruben Israel – drums
;Additional musicians
* [Alissa White-Gluz](/source/Alissa_White-Gluz) – guest vocals on "Hands of Gold"
* Guus Eikens – additional guitars
* [Hendrik Jan de Jong](/source/Nemesea) – writing credits (3, 10)
* Oliver Philipps – additional guitars, additional keyboards
* Mikko P. Mustonen – orchestration
;Production
* Martijn Westerholt – production, orchestration
* [Arno Krabman](/source/Arno_Krabman) – drum recording
* Bas Trumpie, Imre Beerends – mixing (10), drum recording
* Guido Aalbers, Oliver Philipps – vocal engineers
* [Fredrik Nordström](/source/Fredrik_Nordstr%C3%B6m), Henrik Udd – mixing (1 to 9, 11)
* [Ted Jensen](/source/Ted_Jensen) – mastering at [Sterling Sound](/source/Sterling_Sound), New York
* Glenn Arthur – cover artwork, additional paintings
* Wendy van den Bogert-Elberse – design
* Sandra Ludewig – photography
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|53|artist=Delain|album=Moonbathers|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 September 2016|note=[{{Cite web|url=http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2602614/|title = Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts}}]}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|23|artist=Delain|album=Moonbathers|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 September 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|37|artist=Delain|album=Moonbathers|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 September 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|15|artist=Delain|album=Moonbathers|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 September 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|31|artist=Delain|album=Moonbathers|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 September 2016}}
|-
! scope="row"| French Albums ([SNEP](/source/Syndicat_National_de_l'%C3%89dition_Phonographique))[{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-fusionnes/?ye=2016&we=35|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 35, 2016)|date=10 June 2013|publisher=[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique](/source/Syndicat_National_de_l'%C3%89dition_Phonographique)|language=French|accessdate=6 September 2016}}]
| 93
|-
{{album chart|Germany|17|id=311538|artist=Delain|album=Moonbathers|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 September 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Oricon|128|M|artist=Delain|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/414148/products/1190488/1/|title=Moonbathers – Delain|rowheader=true|publisher=oricn ME inc.|accessdate=31 October 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|34|date=2 September 2016|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 September 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|18|artist=Delain|album=Moonbathers|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 September 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|50|date=2 September 2016|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 September 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|5|artist=Delain|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 September 2016}}
|-
|}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Delain/Moonbathers/588692 Metallum Archives]
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Category:Napalm Records albums
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