Xandria is a band, founded in Bielefeld, Germany, in 1997. The band's music combines elements of symphonic metal and symphonic rock making it hard to define exactly what music genre they are part of. After various demos and great success on different MP3 portals, they released their first album in 2003, entitled Kill the Sun, which reached #98 on the German music charts. The follow-up album, Ravenheart (2004), stayed on the charts for 7 weeks, reaching #36. In 2005 they released their third album India, which is more oriented to the symphonic metal. Starting December 14th, 2006 Xandria began recording their fourth album, Salomé - The Seventh Veil, which was released on May 25th, 2007. Members · Lisa Middelhauve – Vocals, Piano · Marco Heubaum – Guitar · Philip Restemeier – Guitar · Nils Middelhauve – Bass · Gerit Lamm – Drums