Neverworld's End

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Neverworld's End
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Studio album by
Xandria
Released24 February 2012
StudioPrincipal Studios (Münster)
Weltram Studios (Munich)
Genre Symphonic metal, power metal
Length63:42
Label Napalm
Producer Marco Heubaum
Xandria chronology
Now & Forever – Best of Xandria
(2008)		Neverworld's End
(2012)		 Sacrificium
(2014)
Singles from Neverworld's End
  1. "Valentine"
    Released: 11 February 2012
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Neverworld's End is the fifth studio album by German symphonic metal band Xandria. The record was released by Napalm Records on 24 February 2012. [3] It is the only album to feature Manuela Kraller on vocals, and the last album to feature Nils Middelhauve on bass. [4] The album produced one single, "Valentine".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marco Heubaum, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."A Prophecy of Worlds to Fall"  7:23
2."Valentine"  4:11
3."Forevermore"  4:59
4."Euphoria"  4:30
5."Blood on My Hands"  4:17
6."Soulcrusher"  6:11
7."The Dream Is Still Alive"  4:23
8."The Lost Elysion"  5:26
9."Call of the Wind"Marco Heubaum & Manuela Kraller 4:52
10."A Thousand Letters"Manuela Kraller 4:18
11."Cursed"Nils MiddelhauvePhilip Restemeier & Marco Heubaum4:10
12."The Nomad's Crown"  9:02
Total length:63:42
Japanese and Vinyl bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."When the Mirror Cracks"Nils MiddelhauveMarco Heubaum4:08
Total length:67:50
Vinyl bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."The Sailor and the Sea"3:10
Total length:71:00

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
German Albums Chart [5] 43
Swiss Albums Chart [6] 51

Personnel

All information from the album booklet. [7]

Xandria

Additional musicians

Choir

Production

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References

  1. ↑ "Metal Storm: Xandria- Neverworld's End". metalstorm.net. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  2. ↑ "Metal Underground: Xandria- Neverworld's End" . Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  3. ↑ "XANDRIA Signs With NAPALM RECORDS". blabbermouth.net. 2011-08-19. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  4. ↑ "XANDRIA Announces New Singer". legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com. 2010-12-19. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  5. ↑ "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.officialcharts.de.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Xandria - Neverworld's End - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.
  7. ↑ (2012). "Neverworld's End liner notes". In Neverworld's End [CD booklet]. Napalm.
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