Salomé – The Seventh Veil

Studio album by Xandria

Released

May 25, 2007

Recorded

2006-2007

Length

48:53

Label

Drakkar Entertainment

Producer

Marco Heubaum

Xandria chronology

India
(2005)

Salomé - The Seventh Veil
(2007)

Now & Forever – Best of Xandria
(2008)

Singles from Salomé – The Seventh Veil

"Save My Life"
Released: 2007
"Sisters of the Light"
Released: December 2007

Salomé – The Seventh Veil is the fourth studio album by the German Symphonic metal band Xandria, released on May 25, 2007 through Drakkar Entertainment label.^[1] The album is a concept album and is loosely based on Salomé, a Biblical character. The songs have oriental leanings supported by an extensive orchestra. This album is the last one to feature Lisa Middelhauve on vocals.

Two singles were released from the record: "Save My Life" and "Sisters of the Light". The album peaked at No.49 in German charts.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Save My Life"	Marco Heubaum, Lisa Middelhauve	Heubaum	3:56
2.	"Vampire"	L. Middelhauve, Nils Middelhauve	Heubaum	4:31
3.	"Beware"	L. Middelhauve	Heubaum, L. Middelhauve	3:21
4.	"Emotional Man"	N. Middelhauve	N. Middelhauve	4:03
5.	"Salomé"	L. Middelhauve	Heubaum	6:11
6.	"Only for the Stars in Your Eyes"	L. Middelhauve	Heubaum, L. Middelhauve	3:17
7.	"Firestorm"	L. Middelhauve	Heubaum	4:50
8.	"A New Age"	N. Middelhauve	N. Middelhauve	3:37
9.	"The Wind and the Ocean"	L. Middelhauve	L. Middelhauve	3:24
10.	"Sisters of the Light"	L. Middelhauve	Heubaum, L. Middelhauve	3:37
11.	"Sleeping Dogs Lie"	N. Middelhauve	Heubaum, N. Middelhauve	4:11
12.	"On My Way"	N. Middelhauve	N. Middelhauve	3:51
13.	"Sisters of the Light" (Xandria on Extasy version, remixed by Chai Deveraux of Jesus on Extasy, *only on certain releases)	L. Middelhauve	Heubaum, L. Middelhauve	5:07
Total length:				54:00

Personnel

Xandria

Lisa Middelhauve – vocals, grunts on "Firestorm"
Marco Heubaum – guitar, keyboards
Philip Restemeier – guitar
Nils Middelhauve – bass
Gerit Lamm – drums

Additional personnel^[3]

Henning Verlage – keyboards
Britta Sumkötter, Marcus Langer – artwork design
Jörg Umbreit – engineer
Von Uslar – photography
Mika Tauriainen - male vocals on tracks 4 and 6

References

↑ "Xandria - Salomé - The Seventh Veil". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
↑ "Xandria, Salomé – The Seventh Veil". charts.de. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
↑ "Salomé – The Seventh Veil". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.

External links

Album reviews on metal-archives.com
Official discography on xandria.de

Xandria
Marco Heubaum Gerit Lamm Philip Restemeier Steven Wussow Dianne van Giersbergen Jens Becker Lisa Middelhauve Manuela Kraller
Studio albums	Kill the Sun (2003) Ravenheart (2004) India (2005) Salomé – The Seventh Veil (2007) Neverworld's End (2012) Sacrificium (2014) Theater of Dimensions (2017)
Compilation albums	Now & Forever – Best of Xandria (2008)
EP	Fire & Ashes (2015)
Related articles	A Tribute to Sonata Arctica
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Oscar Wilde's Salome
Characters	Salome Herod Antipas Herodias John the Baptist
Films	A Modern Salome (1920) Salomé (1923) Salomé (1986) Salome's Last Dance (1988) Wilde Salomé (2011) Salomé (2013)
Opera	Salomé (Strauss) Salomé (Mariotte)
Songs	"Salomé" "Stand Inside Your Love"
Films with common biblical source	Salomé (1918) Salome (1953) Salomé (2002)
Works from same biblical source	Salomé – The Seventh Veil Hérodiade
Other	Dance of Salome (paintings) Dance of the Seven Veils The Climax

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