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On 24 May 2022, the band posted a music video of their new song “Reborn“, where Ambre Vourvahis was announced as the new vocalist. Furthermore, Tim Schwarz was announced as the new bassist, and drummer Dimitros Gatsios and guitarist Rob Klawonn replacing departing longtime members Gerit Lamm and Philip Restemeier, respectively. On 7 September 2022, the band released another song, “You Will Never Be Our God“. On 3 September 2022 they released the single Ghosts, as well as announced their new album's release date and cover, ''The Wonders Still Awaiting'' out February 3, 2023 via Napalm Records. XANDRIA Marco Heubaum – rhythm guitar (1994–present), keyboards (1997–present), vocals (1994–2001) Ambre Vourvahis – vocals (2022–present) Rob Klawonn – lead guitar (2022–present) Tim Schwarz – bass (2022–present) Dimitros Gatsios – drums (2022–present) Ghosts actually started as a reminiscence to good old Swedish meldodic death metal and with that archetypical guitar riff that you hear right in the beginning. And then we integrated it into our Xandria soundscape with lots of film score atmosphere and big choirs, because it was exciting to mix these elements and do our own thing with it (still we kept the working title “Swedish Fire“ for a long time...). It is a good example for how diverse the new album will be and how many different influences we were putting into it. We had a lot of things - little musical dreams - in our minds and hearts that we wanted to realize, and along with what you already heard in the first two new songs this is just one of them. There will be quite some more surprises coming... -Xandria Ghosts: Lyrics (Into the starlit unknown Until the end we follow Nothing but shadows We will never return) So many worlds I have yet to unveil Feel like the only survivor I don't belong here, just want to escape Higher and higher I just want to be lost in space And never come back Knowing I will not return in the end Never, oh never I just want to be lost in space and time And never come back Follow me up to the stars Leaving the world and the lies far behind me There's no regret in my heart Crawling my way, crawling my way back to life (Into the starlit unknown Until the end we follow Nothing but shadows We will never return) Enter the void that these wounds left inside Nothing can grow in these shadows Reaching a place that is closer to light Far from sorrows I just want to be lost in space and time And never come back Follow me up to the stars Leaving the world and the lies far behind me There's no regret in my heart Crawling my way, crawling my way back to life Earth and the moon and the sun are my only guide Longing to live in the space between infinity They will fade They became the ghosts of my past They will fade They became the ghosts of my past Ghosts of my past Follow me up to the stars Leaving the world and the lies far behind me There's no regret in my heart There's no regret Follow me up to the stars Leaving the world and the lies far behind me There's no regret in my heart Crawling my way, crawling my way back to life (Into the starlit unknown Until the end we follow) Way back to life (Nothing but shadows We will never, no, never return) CREDITS Music by Marco Heubaum, lyrics by Ambre Vourvahis Produced by Marco Heubaum Vocals recorded and co-produced by Julian Breucker at Sawdust Studios Orchestral arrangements and sound design by Lukas Knoebl Choir performed by Sofia Session Orchestra & Choir Mixed & Mastered by Jacob Hansen Video by AVA Studios, concept by Ambre Vourvahis, Anja Molendjik and Oliver Sommer Official Music Video: For the full Xandria Discography, click here:
