XANDRIA – Theater Of Dimensions

9/10

XANDRIA - Theater Of Dimensions - 9/10

9/10

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Napalm Records
Release date: January 30, 2017

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After various line-up changes and inconsistent releases featuring cover songs and re-recordings, Xandria fans can now breathe a sigh of relief with the release of the band’s 7th studio album, Theater Of Dimensions. The disc is a lengthy but focused collection of Xandria’s brand of Symphonic Metal featuring all the operatic style vocals and orchestrations that the genre is known for while upping the guitar driven nature of Symphonic Metal’s Power and Speed Metal roots. As we can expect from a German band, production values are top of the line and the songs are offered in their best form. With a running time of 1 hour and 14 minutes, Xandria is able to take a number of artistic liberties with the arrangements and songwriting. No Symphonic Metal ingredient is left in the cupboard.

Vocalist Dianne Van Giersbergen continues to strengthen her name in the Metal community with particularly impressive performances on the ballad “Dark Night Of The Soul” and the mid-tempo headbanger “Burn Me”. Fans of the heavier material will enjoy “When The Walls Came Down” and “Ship Of Doom” while the guitar-hero crowd will gravitate towards the video single “Call Of Destiny”. Theater Of Dimensions is overall a great Metal release and will surely propel Xandria to new heights.

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Maxxxwell Carlisle

Maxxxwell was a reviewer and the host of The Maxed Out Metal Hour here on Metal Express Radio. He is the current lead guitarist for LA based metal veterans Hellion. In addition to his ongoing role in Hellion, he has also released 5 albums as a solo artist and appeared as a guest writer and soloist on Michael Angelo Batio's Intermezzo album, named one of the Top 5 shred albums of 2014 by Guitar World Magazine. He continues to collaborate with various Metal musicians and teaches guitar technique and Metal composition via Skype. Additionally, he is a former competitive bodybuilder and enjoys a lifestyle based around health, fitness and Metal.
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