Former Delain frontwoman Charlotte Wessels delighted her fans this week with a new single, “Backup Plan,” featuring VOLA singer and guitarist Asger Mygind. Originally released as a bonus track on the vinyl version of The Obsession (2024), the song is now available in a new version, a somber dialogue between beauty and darkness.
“This song haunted me after the album’s release; it felt unfinished. During the tour with VOLA, the pieces suddenly fell into place. Asger’s voice was perfect for providing the song’s much-needed contrast. Backup Plan is about a dialogue between life and death. However, in this case, death isn’t the villain of the story, but rather a place of escape,” Charlotte comments.
“I didn’t think twice when Charlotte asked me to join her. It was an honor to be part of her colorful musical world. ‘Backup Plan’ is a challenging song to sing, but it was fun to use my voice in a slightly different way than usual. This made this collaboration particularly rewarding,” rejoices Asgar Myging.
‘Backup Plan’ (feat. Asger Myging) is included on The Obsession (Deluxe Edition), released by Napalm Records. The release celebrates the album’s first anniversary and also serves as a prelude to next year’s Arcane Dimensions tour, which will see Wessels tour Europe with Epica and Amaranthe.
The Deluxe Edition expands the album’s universe, offering, in addition to “Backup Plan,” three live recordings from Dynamo Metal Fest, an extended version of “Breathe,” and a new, dreamlike version of the single “Dopamine” (feat. Simone Simons / Epica), arranged by Vikram Shankar.
“It’s hard to believe The Obsession is already a year old, but it’s still alive and evolving. The Deluxe Edition breathes new life into these stories and serves as a bridge to the future,” concludes Wessels.
The Obsession (Deluxe Edition) Tracks:
1. Chasing Sunsets
2. Dopamine (feat. Simone Simons)
3. The Exorcism
4. Soulstice
5. The Crying Room
6. Ode To The West Wind (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)
7. Serpentine
8. Praise
9. All You Are
10. Vigor And Valor
11. Breathe; Extended
12. Soft Revolution (2024)
13. Backup Plan (feat. Asger Mygind/VOLA)
14. Dopamine (Dreamscape Version / feat. Simone Simons)
15. The Crying Room (Live At Dynamo Metalfest)
16. Soft Revolution (Live At Dynamo Metalfest)
17. The Exorcism (Live At Dynamo Metalfest)