''India'' is the third studio

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band

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. It was released on August 22, 2005 via Drakkar Entertainment label. The album also released one single, "In Love with the Darkness". In comparison with its predecessor ''

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'', the album presents a larger variety of musical ideas and a more powerful and dynamic sound, a clear progression for the band. The album features the

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and several guest musicians: the

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band Sceal Eile, musicians and the female singer of the band

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and the Australian

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. The producer José Alvarez-Brill is the same of ''Ravenheart''. The recordings took place with some interruptions used for further song writing and arranging from December 2004 to June 2005. The album was released on August 22, 2005 and reached #30 in the German album charts.

Concept

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wanted to reach the goal of finding a new sea route to India. He never discovered it, but something just as important—America. Just like he sailed westwards filled with his goal, we are striving for our goals in life, maybe even for our one and only goal. And often we find, like Columbus, something completely different on our way, something that is new, that becomes important to us. ''India'' stands for this one goal, as a symbol for what we are looking for and maybe do not find at all—but something completely different instead.

''Marco Heubaum statement on the Xandria Official Site''

Track listing

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.(2005). "''India'' liner notes". In ''India'' D booklet Drakkar Entertainment. Xandria *

Lisa Middelhauve Elisabeth Rodermund, known as Lisa Middelhauve (born Elisabeth Schaphaus on 28 November 1980) is a German musician, better known as the former lead vocalist and pianist (on the earliest works) of German symphonic metal band Xandria from early 20 ...

– lead vocals * Marco Heubaum – guitars, keyboards, programming * Philip Restemeier – guitars, backing vocals * Nils Middelhauve – bass * Gerit Lamm – drums Additional musicians *

– orchestra *Bernd Wefelmeyer – orchestra conductor *Jessica Thierjung (

) – vocals on "Like a Rose on the Grave of Love", choir vocals *

– spoken words and additional vocals on "India", choir vocals *Linda Laukamp (

) – solo cello on "The End of Every Story" and "Winterhearted", choir vocals *Oliver Thierjung – choir vocals *Gert Neumann (Sceal Eile) – guitar and mandolin on "Like a Rose on the Grave of Love" *Jens Barabasch (Sceal Eile) – whistles and gaita on "Like a Rose on the Grave of Love" *Johannes Schiefner (Sceal Eile) –

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and keyboards on "Like a Rose on the Grave of Love" *Stefan Lammert (Sceal Eile) – percussion on "Like a Rose on the Grave of Love" *Volker Kamp (Sceal Eile) – kontrabass on "Like a Rose on the Grave of Love" *Nicolas Nohn – orchestration Production *José Alvarez-Brill – producer, recording, mixing *Thomas Gwosdz – recording *Eroc – mastering *Kai Hoffmann – artwork *Dirk Schelpmeier – photography

References

External links

Album reviews
on metal-archives.com
Official discography
on xandria.de {{DEFAULTSORT:India (Album) 2005 albums Xandria albums Drakkar Entertainment albums