Lucidity (album)

Lucidity is the debut studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 4 September 2006 by Roadrunner Records. It was released in the US by Sensory Records on 22 June 2010. After the disbandment of the band which had recorded the Amenity demo, the keyboard player and main composer Martijn Westerholt decided to retain lead vocalist Charlotte Wessels and to record an album with the best session musicians available, without the perspective of bringing the songs on tour. He recruited for the project Marko Hietala on vocals and bass, Ad Sluijter, Guus Eikens and Jan Yrlund on guitars and Ariën van Weesenbeek on drums. Guest vocalists on the album were Sharon den Adel, Liv Kristine, and George Oosthoek.
The album was recorded in different periods during 2005 and 2006 to accommodate the availability of the many musicians involved, often on tour with their bands.
Lucidity peaked at No. 43 in Dutch charts and the success of the album pushed Westerholt to reorganize Delain as a touring band with new musicians.
In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 20th best symphonic metal album.

Personnel

;Band members

;Session musicians

Marko Hietala - lead vocals on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, bass guitar on all tracks
Ad Sluijter - guitar on tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 10
Guus Eikens - guitar on tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, keyboards on track 7, backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11
Ariën van Weesenbeek - drums
Rosan van der Aa - backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11

;Guest musicians

;Touring members

;Technical personnel