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Celebrating Heavy Metal Ladies for International Women’s Day 2025

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Today is “International Women’s Day” and since I saw numerous posts focusing on some sensational female Metal and Rock singers I decided to do something similar here on the PiercingMetal website. Since our debut as an online magazine, I’ve witnessed some true powerhouses rule the stages of New York City and sometimes beyond. After digitally leafing through folder after folder I was able to fashion what I think is a great representation of some of Heavy Metal’s greatest ladies. The photos are filed alphabetically and no one pictured below should find you scratching your head. As time permits I’ll add in more text but for now please enjoy the photos. They were all taken by me from across a numerous span of years at a wide number of venues in our region. Enjoy.

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Delain Announces North American Tour with Support from Labelmates Xandria

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The Press Release:
Melodic synth-metal greats DELAIN continue to grace stages around the world in support of their latest opus, ‘Dark Waters’, out now via Napalm Records. The band is thrilled to announce their return to North American shores with a newly announced headline tour, set to take place in early 2025! The run will also feature support from special guests, symphonic metal patriots, and label mates XANDRIA, who are touring in support of their latest album, ‘The Wonders Still Awaiting.’

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Fans should expect to hear DELAIN and XANDRIA fan favorites, the latest hits, as well as brand new material from both bands during this tour, so don’t miss out! Kicking off on March 7 in Phoenix, AZ, the tour will visit several major cities across North America, ending in Austin, TX on March 29. Tickets are on sale now – visit www.delain.nl and get yours before they are gone!
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Charlotte Wessels Statement On Her Delain Departure

Yesterday we helped to share the news about Martijn Westerholt announcing Delain’s return to being a project-based band as all members, including singer Charlotte Wessels, had left the current lineup (seen HERE for the folks who didn’t see it). Now its time to share what Charlotte has to say about this news.

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The Statement:
Delain has been my world for nearing 16 years, which is half of my life and my entire career. So it is with a heavy heart that I am confirming that Delain will continue as Martijn’s solo project, and my involvement with Delain ends here.

At this time, I know that you might have questions about the ‘why’ in all of this. I fully understand and respect that. Simply put, it is the sad conclusion of more than a year of trying to find solutions to built up grievances. Part of me feels like I’m letting all of you down, I’d like you to know that this decision was not taken lightly and I apologise to those of you who had high hopes of seeing all of us together live on stage again after lockdown. Until recently, I thought this might still be in the cards for us as well.

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Charlotte Wessels w Delain in NYC by Ken Pierce (2019)

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