Neverworld's End
{{Infobox album
| name = Neverworld's End
| type = studio
| artist = Xandria
| cover = Xandria-neverworlds-end-2012.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 24 February 2012
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Principal Studios (Münster)
Weltram Studios (Munich)
| genre = Symphonic metal, power metal
| length = {{Duration|m=63|s=42}}
| label = Napalm
| producer = Marco Heubaum
| prev_title = Now & Forever – Best of Xandria
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Sacrificium
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Neverworld's End
| type = studio
| single1 = Valentine
| single1date = 11 February 2012
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Examiner.com
| rev1Score = {{rating|8.5|10|score=8.3/10 stars}}
| rev2 = Metal Storm
| rev2Score = {{rating|8.5|10|score=8.3/10 stars}}{{cite web | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=10637 | title = Metal Storm: Xandria- Neverworld's End |publisher=metalstorm.net| accessdate = 2013-08-05 | date = 2012-02-22}}
| rev3 = Metal Underground
| rev3Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.metalunderground.com/reviews/details.cfm?releaseid=6178 | title = Metal Underground: Xandria- Neverworld's End | accessdate = 2013-08-05}}
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=162194|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714150718/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=162194|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-14|publisher=blabbermouth.net|title=XANDRIA Signs With NAPALM RECORDS|date=2011-08-19|accessdate=2014-01-27}} It is the only album to feature Manuela Kraller on vocals, and the last album to feature Nils Middelhauve on bass.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=151171|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713235518/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=151171|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-13|publisher=legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com|title=XANDRIA Announces New Singer|date=2010-12-19|accessdate=2014-01-27}} The album produced one single, "Valentine".
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Marco Heubaum, except where noted
| headline =
| total_length = 63:42
| title1 = A Prophecy of Worlds to Fall
| length1 = 7:23
| title2 = Valentine
| length2 = 4:11
| title3 = Forevermore
| length3 = 4:59
| title4 = Euphoria
| length4 = 4:30
| title5 = Blood on My Hands
| length5 = 4:17
| title6 = Soulcrusher
| length6 = 6:11
| title7 = The Dream Is Still Alive
| length7 = 4:23
| title8 = The Lost Elysion
| length8 = 5:26
| title9 = Call of the Wind
| lyrics9 = Marco Heubaum & Manuela Kraller
| length9 = 4:52
| title10 = A Thousand Letters
| lyrics10 = Manuela Kraller
| length10 = 4:18
| title11 = Cursed
| lyrics11 = Nils Middelhauve
| music11 = Philip Restemeier & Marco Heubaum
| length11 = 4:10
| title12 = The Nomad's Crown
| length12 = 9:02
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese and Vinyl bonus track
| total_length = 67:50
| title13 = When the Mirror Cracks
| lyrics13 = Nils Middelhauve
| music13 = Marco Heubaum
| length13 = 4:08
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Vinyl bonus track
| total_length = 71:00
| title14 = The Sailor and the Sea
| length14 = 3:10
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable" |
| style="text-align:center;"|Chart (2012)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak |
|---|
| align="left"|German Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Xandria&title=Neverworld%27s+End&country=de|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707083437/http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Xandria&title=Neverworld's+End&country=de|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 7, 2014|title=Home – Offizielle Deutsche Charts|website=www.officialcharts.de}}
| style="text-align:center;"|43 |
| align=left|Swiss Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/album/Xandria/Neverworld's-End-189855|title=Xandria – Neverworld's End – hitparade.ch|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=hitparade.ch}}
| style="text-align:center;"|51 |
Personnel
All information from the album booklet.(2012). "Neverworld's End liner notes". In Neverworld's End [CD booklet]. Napalm.
Xandria
- Manuela Kraller – vocals
- Marco Heubaum – rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Philip Restemeier – lead guitar
- Nils Middelhauve – bass
- Gerit Lamm – drums
Additional musicians
- Joost van den Broek – keyboards, programming, orchestrations, sound design
- Ben Mathot – violin
- McAlbi – tin whistle, low whistle
- Johannes Schiefner – uilleann pipes
Choir
- Fredrik Forsblad, Norbert Swoboda, Anselm Soos, Mani Müller, Klaus Ackermann, Mani Gruber, Marc Zillmann
Production
- Marco Heubaum – production
- Corni Bartels – engineering, vocal co-production
- Jörg Umbreit – mixing, mastering, engineering
- Stefan Heilemann – artwork, photography, layout, cover art
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Xandria/Neverworld%27s_End/324290 Album reviews] on metal-archives.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140122020505/http://xandria.de/band/discography/ Official discography] on xandria.de
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