Sacrificium (Xandria album)

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Sacrificium
Xandria sacrificium - album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Xandria
Released2 May 2014 (2014-05-02)
StudioSandlane Recording Facilities, The Netherlands
Gate Studios, Germany
Genre Symphonic metal, power metal, [1] heavy metal
Length66:21
Label Napalm
Producer Marco Heubaum, Joost van den Broek
Xandria chronology
Neverworld's End
(2012)		Sacrificium
(2014)		 Fire & Ashes
(2015)
Singles from Sacrificium
  1. "Dreamkeeper"
    Released: 4 April 2014
  2. "Nightfall"
    Released: 24 April 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal UndergroundStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
My Global Mind9/10 [1]

Sacrificium is the sixth studio album by German symphonic metal band Xandria. [3] The record was released on 2 May 2014 via Napalm Records.

Contents

In Latin, the word sacrificium means the performance of an act that renders something sacer , sacred. Sacrifice reinforced the powers and attributes of divine beings, and inclined them to render benefits in return (the principle of do ut des ).

Background

According to the band, the new album will "continue the musical journey and direction" of their last album, Neverworld's End , but "will bring in even more of everything people liked" about it.

Right before recording began, the band parted ways with their singer of three years, Manuela Kraller. She was replaced by Dutch singer Dianne van Giersbergen, who also fronts the progressive metal band, Ex Libris. [4] [5] This record is also the first album to feature Steven Wussow on bass.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marco Heubaum (except where noted)

Standard & Mediabook Edition – CD 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Sacrificium" Marco Heubaum, Benjamin Schwenen10:04
2."Nightfall" Marco Heubaum, Benjamin Schwenen, Christian Steenken3:54
3."Dreamkeeper"  4:36
4."Stardust"  5:31
5."The Undiscovered Land"  7:22
6."Betrayer"  6:04
7."Until the End"  5:37
8."Come with Me" Marco Heubaum, Benjamin Schwenen, Christian Steenken4:56
9."Little Red Relish"Dianne van Giersbergen 4:32
10."Our Neverworld"  3:44
11."Temple of Hate"  5:48
12."Sweet Atonement"Dianne van GiersbergenMarco Heubaum, Nicolas Rebscher, Alexander Kim Lange4:13
Total length:66:21
Mediabook Edition – CD 2
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Watcher" (Bonus Track) 4:43
2."Sacrificium" (Instrumental)Marco Heubaum, Benjamin Schwenen10:04
3."Nightfall" (Instrumental)Marco Heubaum, Benjamin Schwenen, Christian Steenken3:54
4."Dreamkeeper" (Instrumental) 4:36
5."Stardust" (Instrumental) 5:31
6."The Undiscovered Land" (Instrumental) 7:25
7."Betrayer" (Instrumental) 6:04
8."Until the End" (Instrumental) 5:37
9."Come with Me" (Instrumental)Marco Heubaum, Benjamin Schwenen, Christian Steenken4:55
10."Little Red Relish" (Instrumental) 4:33
11."Our Neverworld" (Instrumental) 3:44
12."Temple of Hate" (Instrumental) 5:48
13."Sweet Atonement" (Instrumental)Marco Heubaum, Nicolas Rebscher, Alexander Kim Lange4:13
Total length:71:07

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart [6] 71
German Albums Chart [7] 25
Swiss Albums Chart [8] 48
UK Albums Chart [9] 176
US Top Heatseekers [10] 25

Personnel

All information from the album booklet. [11]

Xandria

Additional musicians

Choir

Production

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References

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