Tonight’s show had an early start – usually on a weekday that means the first band plays to an almost empty room, but tonight there was a large queue outside well before the doors opened. First up were Xandria, the German symphonic metal band now fronted by Dutch singer Dianne …
Read More »Stockholm Rocks Line Up Announced
The third edition of STOCKHOLM ROCKS is taking place at Debaser Medis in Stockholm, Sweden on October 24th, 2015. Confirmed bands are: Corroded, Sparzanza, Xandria and The Murder Of My Sweet. CORRODED is a Swedish heavy metal band from Ånge, Sweden. Corroded are musically inspired by Black Sabbath and Machine Head. SPARZANZA is one of Swedens best metal bands. If you want great metal you have …
Read More »FemME – Female Metal Event announces first bands
With no Metal Female Voices Fest taking place this year, fans looking for an alternative event need look no further than the FemMe event in Eindhoven. Due to take place on the 16th and 17th October (Friday and Saturday), it will be held at the Effenaar venue in the centre …
Read More »MFVF 2014 – Sunday
Today was the final day of the festival, and a slightly shorter day than the Saturday, but with some great bands playing. Aria Flame were the first band of the day. An American band, they’re here today with several special guests. Firstly Joop de Rooj who joined them on keyboards, …
Read More »Dames of Darkness – Robin 2, Bilston – 10th May 2014
After the success of last year’s Dames of Darkness festival, headlined by Delain, expectations were high for this year’s fest. As with last year, the lineup was a mix of bands from mainland Europe plus some local bands, with Xandria and Stream of Passion being the top two acts. As …
Read More »XANDRIA and LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE premiere new videos
XANDRIA premiere “Nightfall” video The German symphonic metal band XANDRIA will be releasing their new album “Sacrificium” on May 5th 2014 in the UK on Napalm Records! They are premiering their brand new video “Nightfall” with Team Rock Watch it here Catch XANDRIA Live in the UK 09.05.14 UK – …
Read More »Dianne Van Giersbergen, Xandria/Ex Libris interview
Xandria’s new album, Sacrificium, due out on 5th May. Planetmosh spoke to the band’s new singer, Dianne Van Giersbergen.
Read More »ROCKHARZ 2014 – Last bands confirmed!
The final line up for the ROCKHARZ 2014 is now complete. The last confirmed bands are: XANDRIA: The female fronted Symphonic Metallers XANDRIA who will arrive in Ballensted with their new singer Dianne van Giersbergen and material from their upcoming album “Sacrificium”, which will be released in May 2014. EISREGEN: …
Read More »XANDRIA’s ‘Sacrificium Tour’ Part 1 kicks off in May
The countdown has begun! In less than 10 weeks Xandrias new album ‘Sacrificium‘ will finally hit the stores. The first snippet of the upcoming single “Nightfall”, can be found here Xandria believes that every new album deserves a decent tour and so we proudly present the “Sacrificium Tour”! Part1 will …
Read More »Kamelot, Xandria, Triosphere & Blackguard – HMV Forum, London 7-11-12
The first band of the night was Blackguard, a melodic death metal band who take to the stage in front of a very small audience due to their early stage time coming on shortly after the doors opened. They’re an odd choice of band for this bill and despite their …
Read More »Metal Female Voices Fest X – Day Three Reviewed.
A slightly later departure from the bus pick up point on the Sunday…9.30am! Which considering we hadn’t gone to bed until gone 2am was a bit of a struggle, although as it’s the one and only bus to the festival, we sure as hell weren’t going to miss it. After …
Read More »Xandria audio interview at MFVF.
Planetmosh went backstage at this years Metal Female Voices Fest to grab a chat with Philip Restemeier, guitarist with Xandria, before their excellent set which saw them receive a standing ovation in the V.I.P. area after. We got to talk about touring, line up changes and loads more. …
Read More »Metal Female Voices Fest 19th – 21st October 2012
Metal Female Voices Fest The festival is held in Wieze, Belgium, and has steadily grown in stature and reputation as Europe’s leading event for showcasing the best in female fronted rock and metal. Held indoors, the arena houses the mainstage with video screens, as well as seating areas, bars …
Read More »XANDRIA – Valentine (Trailer)
The first trailer for the new Xandria video “Valentine” taken from the upcoming album “Neverworld’s End”. The video will premiere @EMP online and on iMusic TV on TV on the 14th of February 2012! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWdEqgUVe3c] For more information please check out http://www.napalmrecords.com/hp_aom.php?products_id=14416 and follow Xandria on Facebook
Read More »Out of the Dark, Sunday 9 October – Islington Academy, London
Out of the Dark, Sunday 9 October – Islington Academy, London. Review by Rowena Lamb, photos and some additional reviewing by Ant May. As the days get shorter, the appropriately named Out of the Dark festival arrived in London bringing with it five great bands – Tristania, Van Canto, Serenity, …
Read More »Interview with Nils Middelhauve – Xandria, London 9th October 2011
Ant May and Rowena Lamb from Planetmosh spoke to Xandria bassist Nils Middelhauve shortly before the band performed at the Out of the dark festival in London. Planetmosh: You’re working on a new album for release next year. What’s the progress on the album so far? Nils: The recordings are …
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