In July 2018, Within Temptation signed a new recording contract with Vertigo Records Germany, which was selected to release their seventh studio album worldwide, except in Japan. The first single from the album, titled "The Reckoning" and featuring Jacoby Shaddix, was released on September 14 of that year. The music video for the song marked the first time the band got nominated again for the Edison Award since 2005. The second single, titled "Raise Your Banner" and featuring Anders Fridén, was released on November 16 and the third, Firelight", featuring Jasper Steverlinck, was released on November 23. The album, titled "Resist", was officially announced through Metal Hammer magazine by the end of 2018 and released on February 1, 2019. The fourth single "In Vain", was released on January 11, 2019. A music video for "Supernova", a song off of the album, was released on February 5, 2019. A lyric video for "Mad World" was released on April 15, 2019.