Charlotte Wessels’ The Obsession has opened a new chapter with the release of the single and video “After Us, The Flood”. This marks their first release after the extensive The Obsession (2024) album cycle.
Over the past several years, Charlotte Wessels has released two full-length song compilations, Tales From Six Feet Under (2021) and Tales From Six Feet Under Vol. II (2022), and her first full studio album, The Obsession (2024).
“After Us, The Flood” is the first new release following The Obsession, created with the band now carrying that album’s name. Joost van den Broek joined the production process and mixed the song, helping shape its final form.
While continuing to write, record and release a new song every month on Patreon, Wessels draws inspiration from a wide range of musical styles.
Wessels says about ‘After Us, The Flood”:
“After Us, The Flood’ is a song about climate change, told through the eyes of someone who has convinced himself it isn’t real. He feels protected within the walls of his own home while the world outside quietly begins to fall apart. As the song unfolds (spoilers!) that sense of safety proves to be an illusion; the decay he’s ignored eventually finds its way inside. We poured a lot of heart into this track, shaping a sonic story about denial, dread, and the fragile comfort of looking away. The video doesn’t literally follow the lyrics, but instead imagines the consequences of that mindset, offering a symbolic glimpse of a world where wealth loses all meaning once the planet as we know it is gone.
After touring with Scandinavian prog metal unit Vola and coming off of a summer run, playing Metal festivals like Belgian Graspop, French Hellfest, Summer Breeze, and Dynmo, the singer/songwriter will be in front of live audiences again:
Starting this Friday, January 16, Charlotte Wessells’ The Obsession will be joining Amaranthe and Epica on their “Arcane Dimensions Tour”. They will make their way through Europe, playing 29 cities until the tour concludes in Frankfurt in March.
CHARLOTTE WESSELS Live 2026
Supporting Epica & Amaranthe On Their “Arcane Dimensions Tour”
16.01.26 DE – Cologne / Palladium
17.01.26 DE – Munich / Zenith
18.01.26 BE – Brussels / Vorst Nationaal
20.01.26 UK – Bristol / Beacon
21.01.26 UK – Glasgow / Barrowland
23.01.26 UK – Manchester / O2 Apollo
24.01.26 UK – London / Eventim Apollo
25.01.26 FR – Paris / Zenith
27.01.26 CH – Zurich / Halle 622
28.01.26 IT – Milan / Alcatraz
30.01.26 ES – Barcelona / Razzmatazz
31.01.26 ES – Madrid / Sala La Rivera
01.02.26 PT – Lisbon / Coliseu dos Recreios
03.02.26 FR – Toulouse / Le Bikini
04.02.26 FR – Lyon / Radiant-Bellevue
06.02.26 DE – Ludwigsburg / MHP Arena
07.02.26 NL – Amsterdam / Ziggo Dome
06.03.26 DE – Hamburg / Inselpark Arena
07.03.26 DE – Leipzig / Haus Auensee
08.03.26 DE – Berlin / Columbiahalle
10.03.26 DK – Copenhagen / Poolen
11.03.26 SE – Stockholm / Fallan
13.03.26 FI – Oulu / Tapahtumakeskus Tullisali
14.03.26 FI – Helsinki / Black Box
15.03.26 EE – Tallinn / Helitehas
17.03.26 PL – Warsaw / Arena Torwar
18.03.26 AT – Vienna / Gasometer
21.03.26 CZ – Prague / Forum Karlin
22.03.26 DE – Frankfurt / Jahrhunderthalle
