Ravenheart
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Ravenheart was the second album by German
band Xandria
, released on May 24, 2004.
With album number two Xandria suddenly became known in the Gothic and Metal scene, with the title track and its accompanying music video the band played themselves into the hearts of many new listeners.
Recorded and mixed in the Belgian studio of producer José Alvarez-Brill (Wolfsheim, among others), in the months of December 2003 to February 2004, an album with many facets came into existence: Together with the producer the band tried many new things like soundtrack-like, bombastic arrangements, modern guitar riffs and rhythmic samples.
"We didn't want to stand still. After the tours following the debut, I had many new ideas and wanted to try out many things. The debut album was like a well-knit statement on whose basis new territory could be opened up, further musical dreams could be realized now. So not only the orchestral bombast and the many new sound opportunities, which were possible due to the gained experience and the new producer, were something attractive and new, but in connection with the enthusiasm for soundtrack elements also for example a number such as "Some like it cold", which should sound like a James Bond title song. Also new to the work on this album was that I wrote songs together with Lisa more than for the debut. There is also a song by then bass player Roland on the album - his farewell, so to speak, for he left the band right after the recordings." (Marco)
On May 24, 2004, one year after "Kill the sun", "Ravenheart" was released and besides very good reviews again, it even entered the album charts still higher than the debut: Number 36, and all in all it remained in the Top 100 for seven weeks.
"Of course we were very surprised by this success! When, about the end of the production process, we realized what a variable and many-sided album we had recorded, at times we even had doubts as to whether an album with so many different ideas and elements would go down well with the people at all. But success proved us right in most of all working as we ourselves liked it best and being convinced of what we do. This then seems to spread to the people." (Marco)
Germany
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band Xandria
Xandria
Xandria is a German symphonic metal band, founded by Marco Heubaum in 1997. The band's music combines elements of symphonic metal with light electronic elements and rock....
, released on May 24, 2004.
With album number two Xandria suddenly became known in the Gothic and Metal scene, with the title track and its accompanying music video the band played themselves into the hearts of many new listeners.
Recorded and mixed in the Belgian studio of producer José Alvarez-Brill (Wolfsheim, among others), in the months of December 2003 to February 2004, an album with many facets came into existence: Together with the producer the band tried many new things like soundtrack-like, bombastic arrangements, modern guitar riffs and rhythmic samples.
"We didn't want to stand still. After the tours following the debut, I had many new ideas and wanted to try out many things. The debut album was like a well-knit statement on whose basis new territory could be opened up, further musical dreams could be realized now. So not only the orchestral bombast and the many new sound opportunities, which were possible due to the gained experience and the new producer, were something attractive and new, but in connection with the enthusiasm for soundtrack elements also for example a number such as "Some like it cold", which should sound like a James Bond title song. Also new to the work on this album was that I wrote songs together with Lisa more than for the debut. There is also a song by then bass player Roland on the album - his farewell, so to speak, for he left the band right after the recordings." (Marco)
On May 24, 2004, one year after "Kill the sun", "Ravenheart" was released and besides very good reviews again, it even entered the album charts still higher than the debut: Number 36, and all in all it remained in the Top 100 for seven weeks.
"Of course we were very surprised by this success! When, about the end of the production process, we realized what a variable and many-sided album we had recorded, at times we even had doubts as to whether an album with so many different ideas and elements would go down well with the people at all. But success proved us right in most of all working as we ourselves liked it best and being convinced of what we do. This then seems to spread to the people." (Marco)