Theater of Dimensions
Studio album by
Xandria
Released27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)
GenreSymphonic metal
Power metal
Progressive metal
Folk metal
Length74:25 (standard edition)
93:55 (mediabook edition)
LabelNapalm
ProducerJoost van den Broek
Xandria chronology
Fire & Ashes
(2015) 		Theater of Dimensions
(2017) 		The Wonders Still Awaiting
(2023)
Singles from Theater of Dimensions
  1. "We Are Murderers (We All)"
    Released: 16 December 2016[1]
  2. "Call of Destiny"
    Released: 13 January 2017[2]
  3. "Queen of Hearts Reborn"
    Released: 25 July 2017[3]
  4. "Ship of Doom"
    Released: 19 December 2017[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Noise[5]
Heavy Music Headquarters[6]
laut.de[7]

Theater of Dimensions is the seventh studio album by German symphonic metal band Xandria.[8] The album was released on 27 January 2017.[9]

This is the second and final studio album to feature vocalist Dianne van Giersbergen and bassist Steven Wussow,[10][11] as well as the final studio album to feature guitarist Philip Restemeier and drummer Gerit Lamm.[12]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Where the Heart is Home"Dianne van GiersbergenMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek, Dianne van Giersbergen6:53
2."Death to the Holy"Marco HeubaumMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek4:46
3."Forsaken Love"Marco HeubaumMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek4:20
4."Call of Destiny"Dianne van GiersbergenMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek, Dianne van Giersbergen4:10
5."We Are Murderers (We All)"Marco HeubaumMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek5:49
6."Dark Night of the Soul"Dianne van GiersbergenMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek, Dianne van Giersbergen5:21
7."When the Walls Came Down (Heartache Was Born)"Dianne van GiersbergenMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek, Dianne van Giersbergen5:11
8."Ship of Doom"Marco HeubaumMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek4:50
9."Ceilí" Marco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek3:21
10."Song for Sorrow and Woe"Dianne van GiersbergenMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek, Dianne van Giersbergen5:24
11."Burn Me"Marco HeubaumMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek4:42
12."Queen of Hearts Reborn"Dianne van GiersbergenMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek, Dianne van Giersbergen5:16
13."A Theater of Dimensions"
  • I. "Awakening"
  • II. "The Machine"
  • III. "A Parallel Sphere"
  • IV. "A Battle of Minds"
  • V. "Home in a Dream"
Marco Heubaum, Dianne van GiersbergenMarco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek, Dianne van Giersbergen14:22
Total length:74:25
Acoustic bonus disc (mediabook edition)
No.TitleLength
14."Call of Destiny" (acoustic)5:04
15."Dark Night of the Soul" (acoustic)4:33
16."In Remembrance" (acoustic)2:54
17."Sweet Atonement" (acoustic)3:31
18."Valentine" (acoustic)3:28
Total length:93:55

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.[13]

Xandria

Additional musicians

Choir

Production

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 95
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 89
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 121
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 25

References

  1. ^ "Xandria Declares "We Are Murderers (We All)"". Metal Underground. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "XANDRIA: 'Call Of Destiny' Video Released". Blabbermouth. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Xandria Posts "Queen Of Hearts Reborn" Lyric Video". Metal Underground. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ "XANDRIA Release Official Animated Music Video For "Ship Of Doom"". BraveWords. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Xandria – 'Theater Of Dimensions'". New Noise. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  6. ^ Drago, Dan (27 January 2017). "Xandria – Theater Of Dimensions Review". Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  7. ^ Berger, Manuel. "Bombast-Konstrukt mit nur leichten Schwächen" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Samples of Xandria's Theater of Dimensions revealed". Metal Insider. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  9. ^ "XANDRIA To Release 'Theater Of Dimensions' Album In January". 22 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Vocalist DIANNE VAN GIERSBERGEN – "I Am Leaving XANDRIA"; Emotional Audio Message Streaming". BraveWords. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  11. ^ "ORDEN OGAN – Steven Wussow als neuer Bassist bestätigt". Rock Hard Magazine. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  12. ^ "XANDRIA Return with New Single and Music Video "Reborn"; New Band Lineup Announced". BraveWords. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  13. ^ (2017). "Theater of Dimensions liner notes". In Theater of Dimensions [CD booklet]. Napalm.
  14. ^ "XANDRIA's 'Theater Of Dimensions' Album To Feature Guest Appearances By SOILWORK, FIREWIND Members". 17 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Xandria – Theater of Dimensions" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Xandria – Theater of Dimensions" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Xandria – Theater of Dimensions" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Xandria – Theater of Dimensions" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Xandria – Theater of Dimensions" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Xandria – Theater of Dimensions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2017.


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