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Xandria

India (Re-release)

Label: Artoffact Records
Released: 2009
Format: CD
Genre(s): Gothic Metal, Symphonic Metal

Track Listing:

1. India
2. Now & Forever
3. In Love With The Darkness
4. Fight Me
5. Black And Silver
6. Like A Rose On The Grave Of Love
7. Widescreen
8. The End Of Every Story
9. Who We Are (And Who We Want To Be)
10. Dancer
11. Winterhearted
12. Return To India

Total Time: 52:02

Description: Xandria have returned! The most successful German goth rock act featuring a female voice are back with a vengeance, following the reissue of their bestseller "Ravenheart". Entitled "India", the recording was again produced by Jose Alvarez-Brill (Wolfsheim, among others), and even though Xandria aficionados are getting what they expect, some things are 'different'. The songwriting on "India" is a lot more 'contemporary', the guitars, still gently emphasized on "Ravenheart", have undeniably gained significance. "India" pushes ahead and explodes, epic bombast rock meeting metal guitars and vocalist Lisa's irresistible charm.

Although the title, "India", implies that what we have here is a concept album with an oriental leitmotif, this is in fact not quite the case. Basically, "India" is a synonym for the quest for meaning and the great aims of life, a theme which runs throughout the whole album. "As a result of his search for India, Columbus achieved something very different to what he expected," explains band founder, Marco. "That's the way things frequently are. Going through life, you have a lot of goals, and on your path to achieving these goals you encounter things that may turn out to be much more important and greater than your original goal."

Next to numerous crushers like the title track "India" with its Nightwish leanings, or the almost frighteningly oppressive "Widescreen", Xandria's single release "In Love With The Darkness" proves that they have held on to their feel for great melodies. "In Love With The Darkness" is an anthem for the constantly growing gothic community and impresses with catchy hooklines and a considerable amount of hit appeal. On "India", the five musicians from Bielefeld rock for all they're worth, letting their bombastic sound run free and even enlisting a real string section this time around, instead of relying on taped material. Numerous string passages feature the renowned Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, who also contributed the music to the blockbuster movie, Schindler's List, and have worked with other top acts like Rammstein and Rosenstolz.

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