Fire & Ashes (EP)
Fire & Ashes is an EP album by the German symphonic metal band Xandria.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.
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| Released | July 31, 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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This is the only EP Dianne van Giersbergen made with Xandria.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Voyage of the Fallen" | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Unembraced" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "In Remembrance" | 5:01 |
| 4. | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (Meat Loaf cover) | 7:26 |
| 5. | "Ravenheart" (originally on Ravenheart, 2004) | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Now & Forever" (originally on India, 2005) | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Don't Say a Word" (Sonata Arctica cover) | 6:08 |
Personnel
Xandria
Guest musicians
- Valerio Recenti (my propane) – vocals on track 4
Crew
- Joost van den Broek – producer
- Felipe Machado Franco – cover art, design
gollark: #7 looks like Tux1 *badly* trying to imitate someone like HelloBoi.
gollark: No, #9 is obviously citrons.
gollark: I actually had #7 down as Tux1.
gollark: Does lyric *know* forth well enough to interpret it?
gollark: Me too, sinthorion's is hard.
References
- "XANDRIA's 'Fire & Ashes' EP To Include Three New Songs, SONATA ARCTICA, MEAT LOAF Covers". Blabbermouth. blabbermouth.net. April 22, 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- "Xandria – Fire & Ashes". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ""Fire & Ashes", our 7 track EP is... OUT NOW!! - Xandria -". xandria.de. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
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