''The Wonders Still Awaiting'' is the eighth studio album by German
symphonic metal
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band
Xandria. The album was released on 3 February 2023 via
Napalm Records.
It is the band's first studio album to feature lead vocalist Ambre Vourvahis, Tim Schwarz on bass, drummer Dimitros Gatsios and guitarist Rob Klawonn, as well as the first album to not feature drummer Gerit Lamm and guitarist Philip Restemeier.
Track listing
Notes
* The
mediabook
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Jewel case
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edition features a second disc, containing the orchestral versions of the first disc.
Personnel
All information from the album booklet.
[(2023). "''The Wonders Still Awaiting'' liner notes". In ''The Wonders Still Awaiting'' ]D booklet
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History
The ...
Napalm.
Xandria
* Marco Heubaum – rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming, backing vocals
* Ambre Vourvahis – lead vocals
* Rob Klawonn – lead guitar
* Tim Schwarz – bass
* Dimitrios Gatsios – drums
Additional musicians
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Ralf Scheepers – guest vocals on "You Will Never Be Our God"
* Ally Storch – violin, cello
* McAlbi – low whistle
* Johannes Schiefner – uilleann pipes
* Sofia Session Orchestra & Choir - choir
* Bulgarian National Radio Children´s Choir - children choir
Production
* Marco Heubaum – producer, recordings
* Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering
* Luki Knoebi – orchestral arrangements
* Christoph Wieczorek – vocal recordings
* Julian Breucker – vocal recordings
* Zacarias Guterres – cover artwork
* Novans V. Adikresna - booklet artwork and layout
Charts
References
2023 albums
Napalm Records albums
Xandria albums
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