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With orchestral sound, poetic lyrics and an epic-dark aesthetic, Xandria has certainly evolved through the years, and today's launch of their seventh album, THEATER OF DIMENSIONS, seems like as good a time as any to go over their work thus far.
Their first album with vocalist Lisa
Middelhauve, KILL THE SUN, offers a simple, relaxed sound; a few
elements from ambient, acoustic music. Very few tracks on this album
offer the power metal style they will develop in the future,
with long, raw poems serving as lyrics. Still, track 6,
titled "Casablanca" is a standout and remains a fan
favorite.
In RAVENHEART, Xandria develops a more dramatic, metal sound; slightly darker with indications of electronic and Oriental music influences. The album continues their calm melodies but with more active, aggressive lyrics. The track "Eversleeping" spawned the band's first EP: EVERSLEEPING, with two slightly different versions of the track, as well as a mix of ballads (like "Pure") and heavier songs like "Drown on me".
In RAVENHEART, Xandria develops a more dramatic, metal sound; slightly darker with indications of electronic and Oriental music influences. The album continues their calm melodies but with more active, aggressive lyrics. The track "Eversleeping" spawned the band's first EP: EVERSLEEPING, with two slightly different versions of the track, as well as a mix of ballads (like "Pure") and heavier songs like "Drown on me".
The band's third album, INDIA, presents a
surprising, drastic change with deep, metaphoric, lyrics combined
with power metal, gothic atmosphere and some touches of Oriental or Celtic
music, depending on the track. SALOMÉ – THESEVENTH VEIL is their weakest
album, with more direct lyrics and an oriental rock style marking this
disc.
With vocalist Manuela Kraller joining
Xandria for NEVERWORLD’S END, the band achieves their full potential as a
power metal band, with a more elaborated sound and even deeper lyrics.
Tracks like "When the Mirror Cracks" and
"Euphoria" evoke a gothic aesthetic and a more dramatic singing
style. Dianne van Giersbergen, the new and current vocalist, contributes her
operatic voice to a more intense and faster style in SACRIFICIUM, which is the
first album to include the songs' official instrumental versions, to the
delight of their fans. "Little Red Relish", "Dreamkeeper"
and "The Watcher" are the gems in this album's Crown.
Finally, Xandria’s second EP titled FIRE & ASHES offers a combination of dreamlike covers, original and old, with
reworked tracks that explore different types of sound. Shining songs like
"Now & Forever" or the "Sonata Arctica" cover
create one of the more than interesting discs to their repertoire.
Xandria's latest album, THEATER OF DIMENSIONS
came out today and if the two violent and orchestral advance tracks,
"We Are Murderers (We All)" and "Call of Destiny", are
any indication, it's a good one. Pick it up at the band’s official store!
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