Fire & Ashes (EP)
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| Released | 31 July 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Studio | Sandlane Recording Facilities, The Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 35:01 | |||
| Label | Napalm NPR 613 DP | |||
| Producer | Joost van den Broek | |||
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Fire & Ashes is the first EP by German symphonic metal band Xandria.[1] This is the band's second release with vocalist Dianne van Giersbergen. The EP features three new tracks, two rerecorded and remastered tracks, and two cover songs.[2] The EP is produced by Joost van den Broek and contains cover art by Felipe Machado Franco and guest vocals by Valerio Recenti, the Italian singer of the Dutch alternative metal band My Propane. The composition "In Remembrance" is a tribute to classical Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi as it is based on the aria "Morrò, ma prima in grazia" from his opera Un Ballo in Maschera.
This is the only EP Dianne van Giersbergen made with Xandria.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Voyage of the Fallen" | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Unembraced" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "In Remembrance" | 5:00 |
| 4. | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (Meat Loaf cover) | 7:25 |
| 5. | "Ravenheart" (originally on Ravenheart, 2004) | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Now & Forever" (originally on India, 2005) | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Don't Say a Word" (Sonata Arctica cover) | 6:07 |
| Total length: | 34:54 | |
Personnel[edit]
All information from the EP booklet.[3]
Xandria
- Dianne van Giersbergen – vocals
- Marco Heubaum – guitar, vocals, keyboards, producer
- Philip Restemeier – guitar
- Steven Wussow – bass
- Gerit Lamm – drums
Additional musicians
- Valerio Recenti – backing vocals
- Jeroen Goossens – whistles
Production
- Jos Driessen – engineering assistant
- Darius van Helfteren – mastering
- Tim Tronckoe – photography
- Joost van den Broek – recording, mixing, producer
- Felipe Machado Franco – cover art, design
References[edit]
- ^ "XANDRIA's 'Fire & Ashes' EP To Include Three New Songs, SONATA ARCTICA, MEAT LOAF Covers". Blabbermouth. blabbermouth.net. April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ ""Fire & Ashes", our 7 track EP is... OUT NOW!! – Xandria -". xandria.de. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ^ (2015). "Fire & Ashes liner notes". In Fire & Ashes [CD booklet]. Napalm.
