Dutch metallers DELAIN have issued the following update:

We've got some big news...

Recently we started working on our new third album, which we hope to release this year. Together with Roadrunner we are working on extending our cooperation, and together we're aiming for bigger, better, and heavier than ever before. An external producer, a real orchestra, and much more exciting stuff will be involved. We will work more extensively on Delain during this process, and we are very much looking forward to it. We will keep you informed with movie samples and blogs.

However, because of Delain's development the last couple of years it's becoming more time consuming for all of us. That's why our band mate Rob (van der Loo, bass) has decided to leave the band later this year. You can find his comment (below).

We will communicate more about his departure and his last show later on. Together with Rob we are already organizing his replacement. If you are also interested to audition you can contact us (at) delainauditie@hotmail.com."

Says van der Loo: "The last six months have been very hard for me. Lately I have graduated from the Rock-academy. Therefore besides Delain I also do a lot of other projects as a musician and as a music coach. I'm a busy bee and don't have a 9 to 5 job. I feel privileged to be able to do this kind of work but it made it harder for me to combine it with such a time and energy demanding band as Delain. I had a great time playing with Delain and I never wanted to miss this adventure.

Delain is a succesfull band and because of that it demands more and more time. That’s why after some good thinking I decided to leave Delain. This wasn't an easy choice but simply the best one to make. This means that in the following months I'll have some more time for myself to get focused again and to make a fresh new start. I'd like to give a big thank to all (ex-)bandmembers, our dedicated crew and of course to all fans over the world for the incredible support!"

Stay tuned for further updates. More on Delain at here.