Looking back on 2009
Looking back on 2009 on the last day of the year makes us realize what a rollercoaster ride this year has been for Delain. With the release of our second album April Rain early this year, the amazing club shows, festivals and tours that followed, it’s indeed not easy to pick highlights. However, that’s exactly what we tried to do in this blog. We hope you enjoy looking back on 2009 with us.
Ewout
Well my highlight of 2009 is obviously joining Delain and touring with Sonata Arctica within two weeks of eachother:). And I honestly have to say I loved every minute of every gig in every town we played. Besides the warmth of the Delainclan, who have been and still are so great, all you crazy ass guys 'n girls out there are the bringers of that joy to me. Every cheer and every smile, every metalhorn, hug and kiss, every banner, talk and comment you guys gave me in the last two months makes me feel priviliged to be a Delainian and play for you and share our music and inspiration. And that's what i'm planning to do in 2010. Horns up and have a blasting New Year!
Well my highlight of 2009 is obviously joining Delain and touring with Sonata Arctica within two weeks of eachother:). And I honestly have to say I loved every minute of every gig in every town we played. Besides the warmth of the Delainclan, who have been and still are so great, all you crazy ass guys 'n girls out there are the bringers of that joy to me. Every cheer and every smile, every metalhorn, hug and kiss, every banner, talk and comment you guys gave me in the last two months makes me feel priviliged to be a Delainian and play for you and share our music and inspiration. And that's what i'm planning to do in 2010. Horns up and have a blasting New Year!
Sander
Hey all ! The recording and releasing the April Rain album is one of my highlights, this was my first Delain album and it was great! The Lowlands show was very special for me as well, I was there a couple of times, not as artist ;-) back then I wanted to ehm... "live there for ever" haha, this time it was our turn to play there, that was so amazing! one of the coolest festivals I've ever played at !
We also did a special show in Zwolle with Marco Hietala as guest singer, I am a big Nightwish fan and it was very cool to work with him !
We also did a special show in Zwolle with Marco Hietala as guest singer, I am a big Nightwish fan and it was very cool to work with him !
Rob
Too many highlights to mention this year! But there were a few moments that made me feel very small especially when I look at the amounts of enthousiastic people we played for and the bands we shared stages with. One example is the show at Waldrock where we played with bands like Mötorhead and Heaven & Hell (read: Black Sabbath) and I had the chance to meet them after the show. Being used to signing posters and records for fans myself became a standard in Delain but this time I was the happy schoolboy! Hehehe! And NO: those records are hanging on my wall at home and are not for sale! ;-)
Martijn
Actually I’ve got a couple of highlights of 2009. I was very satisfied when we finished the April Rain album. It’s always a big moment, hearing the final mix of the work you spent so much time and energy on. It feels really good to hear it all come together in the end. Besides that a couple of gigs I will not forget. We played at the Lowlands festival this year, which is my favorite festival anyway. The show was very enjoyable and the crowd was great (and big) too! And last but not least, playing live together with Marco at our church gig in my hometown. I will not forget those experiences.
Charlotte
2009 has been, though rough at some points, a great and crazy ride! The events that followed upon the release of our second album April Rain were many, and awesome. I still remember the excitement of seeing our album entering the charts on #14! The excitement of 5 minutes before our sold out release party, the excitement of walking onto the stage I’ve only been looking at as a visitor for years and years (Lowlands!) the excitement of exploring a new tourbus for the first time and the excitement of standing on stage with people I greatly admire, both the guest musicians, and my own bandmates. My most recent highlight is the 5 week European tour we’ve done with Sonata Arctica , it was a truly great experience.
We hope you all enjoyed our activities in 2009, we certainly enjoyed having you around! These highlights wouldn’t have been there without our fans and friends! Thank you for that! We hope to see you all next year!
Now, it’s off to 2010, let’s make it bigger, better and louder!
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