Theater of Dimensions

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Theater of Dimensions
Theater of Dimensions - album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Xandria
Released27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)
Genre Symphonic metal
Power metal
Progressive metal
Folk metal
Length74:25 (Standard edition)
93:55 (Mediabook edition)
Label Napalm
Producer Joost 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
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Theater of Dimensions is the seventh studio album by German symphonic metal band Xandria. [8] The album was released on January 27, 2017. [9]

Contents

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

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