Xystus

Saturday, 23 February 2008

Members:

Bas Dolmans - vocals, guitar
Ivo van Dijk - drums
Bob Wijtsma - guitar
Mark Brekelmans - bass
Joris van de Kerkhof - keyboards

Country: Netherlands

Biography:

Surreal… the title of the new Xystus album. Three years after the release of the successful debut album “Receiving Tomorrow” (2004) Xystus is back with a full length album featuring 12 brand new songs and over 50 minutes of Progressive Symphonic Metal.

With a more mature sound, the new album takes the listener on a dramatic rollercoaster ride. With high speed songs like "Voltage" and "R.O.C.", combining almost trashy elements with symphonic and progressive touches the album will satisfy prog-metal fans around the world. Mid tempo poppy/electronic songs like "My Chrysalis" (the first single) and "End of the line", with their strong melodies and compact song structures will appeal to a greater public. And finally the album features a 6 part, 20 minutes epic which can compete with great rock opera’s of the past, while introducing progressive, and even techno elements to the genre.

All in all the album combines a variety of musical styles and influences while still letting it sound like an “Xystus” album. All these elements are combined and completed with the voice Bas Dolmans whose vocal performance reaches from heavy power metal to subtle pop like melodies, seamlessly integrating the vocal lines with the ever changing atmosphere of the music.

To make sure these songs got the production they deserve Xystus found a great production team with producer Ivo Severijns (Wild Romance, Powerplay) and mixer Oscar Holleman (Within Temptation, After Forever, Krezip and many others).With this all combined you know you can expect nothing less than something Surreal...

Discography:

Surreal (2007)

1. R.O.C. 04:55
2. My Chrysalis 04:03
3. Whole In Pieces 04:23
4. Run & Hide 02:10
5. Holding On To Better Days 03:19
6. Voltage 04:48
7. End Of The Line 03:45
8. This Brighter Kind Of Light 03:54
9. Part 1: Aenigma 01:13
10. Part 2: Make It Happen 04:32
11. Part 3: Mystified 04:30
12. Part 4: Confusion Collision 01:15
13. Part 5: My Saviour 04:11
14. Part 6: It All Ends 04:55

Total playing time 51:53

Receiving Tomorrow (2004)

1. Journey: Shadow of Today 04:34
2. Into the Void 05:17
3. Element's Theme 01:12
4. Elements of the Truth 05:07
5. Lost in Misery Pt.1: A Tale of the Heart 03:39
6. Lost in Misery Pt.2: Will to Live On 01:50
7. Lost in Misery Pt.3: Why Me? 04:32
8. Everlasting Burden 04:39
9. The Luring Red 04:24
10. Forgotten Years 03:20
11. Tide 00:47
12. The Prophecy 04:47
13. A Waste of Compassion 06:13

Total playing time 50:28

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Official Webpage: http://www.xystus.nl/

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