Xystus

Band Information
Stats
City	Province	Formed	Style(s)	Status
Den Bosch	North Brabant	1999	Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	On Hold

Biography

Xystus: Greek architectural term denoting the covered portico of a gymnasium. The Romans applied the term to the garden walk in front of the porticoes, which was divided into flower beds with borders of box, and to a promenade between rows of large trees. The band was formed in 1999 by Ivo van Dijk and Bas Dolmans. Soon after the release of their debut album they went on tour with Epica and Kamelot as support act.

Discography
Year	Title	Type	Downloadable
2004	Receiving Tomorrow	Fell Length	Yes
2007	Surreal	Full Length	Yes
2007	My Chrysalis	Single	No
2008	Equilibrio	Full Length	Yes
2009	Equilibrio	Video	No

Current/Last Known Line Up	Former Members
Bas Dolmans - Vocals, Guitars (Karmaflow (live)) Francis - Vocals (female) Bob Wijtsma - Guitars (Ex Libris, Karmaflow (live)) Luuk van Gerven - Bass (Cardamon, Karmaflow (live), ex-After Forever) Ivo van Dijk - Drums, Keyboards - (Karmaflow, ex-Amethyst)	Jeroen Hoegee - Guitars (ex-Sanity) Joris van de Kerkhof - Keyboards (ex-Auracle, ex-Mythica) Pim van Drunen - Keyboards Desmond Robberegt - Keyboards (Day Six) Tim van Dijk - Bass (Gnadab) Mark Brekelmans - Bass (Selfmachine, Creon, ex-Edge of Serenity) Mathijs Suijck - Drums

Featured Releases

Receiving Tomorrow
	Release Info
	Type	Full Length
	Carrier	CD
	Recording Year	2003
	Release Year	2004
	Style	Progressive Metal
	Label	The Electric Co.

Tracklist	Release Line Up
01 - Journey: Shadow of Today 02 - Into the Void 03 - Element's Theme 04 - Elements of the Truth 05 - Lost in Misery Pt.1: A Tale of the Heart 06 - Lost in Misery Pt.2: Will to Live On 07 - Lost in Misery Pt.3: Why Me? 08 - Everlasting Burden 09 - The Luring Red 10 - Forgotten Years 11 - Tide 12 - The Prophecy 13 - A Waste of Compassion	Bas Dolmans - Vocals, Guitars Tim van Dijk - Bass Ivo van Dijk - Drums, Keyboards Guest Marlijn Weerdenburg - Vocals on tracks 05 and 07 Rob van Boeckel - Guitar solo on track 13

Additional Information
Recorded at New Road Studio, Wijchen, Gelderland. At the last minute to improve the sound quality of the album, the band had to change record labels, therefor it was released in 2004 instead of 2003.

File Info and Download
Format	MP3
Bitrate	320 kbps
Filesize	102 MB

Surreal
	Release Info
	Type	Full Length
	Carrier	CD
	Recording Year	2007
	Release Year	2007
	Style	Progressive Metal
	Label	The Electric Co.

Tracklist	Release Line Up
01 - R.O.C. 02 - My Chrysalis 03 - Whole in Pieces 04 - Run & Hide 05 - Holding on to Better Days 06 - Voltage 07 - End of the Line 08 - This Brighter Kind of Light 09 - Part I: Aenigma 10 - Part II: Make It Happen 11 - Part III: Mystified 12 - Part IV: Confusion Collission 13 - Part V: My Saviour 14 - Part VI: It All Ends..	Bas Dolmans - Vocals, Guitars Bob Wijtsma - Guitars Tim Van Dijk - Bass Ivo Van Dijk - Drums, Synthesizers

Additional Information
Written By – Bas Dolmans, Ivo Van Dijk. The "Ultra Limited" Collector's Edition (digipack) has room in the sleeve for the "My Chrysalis" single (to be purchased separately).

File Info and Download
Format	MP3
Bitrate	VBR ~194 kbps kbps
Filesize	75 MB

Equilibrio
	Release Info
	Type	Full Length
	Carrier	CD
	Recording Year	2008
	Release Year	2008
	Style	Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal
	Label	Sensory Records

Tracklist	Release Line Up
01 - Equilibrio Overture 02 - Act 1 Sc. 1: My Song of Creation 03 - Act 1 Sc. 3: The Traveller 04 - Act 1 Sc. 5: Last Breath 05 - Act 1 Sc. 6: Divided We Stand 06 - Act 1 Sc. 8: The Conflict 07 - Act 2 Sc. 1: Destiny Unveiled 08 - Act 2 Sc. 3: My Time of Need 09 - Act 2 Sc. 4: Forever Bound 10 - Act 2 Sc. 5: The Message 11 - Act 2 Sc. 6: Balance Restored 12 - Act 2 Sc. 7: God of Symmetry	Bas Dolmans "Diegu" - Vocals, Guitars Bob Wijtsma - Guitars Joris van de Kerkhof - Keyboards Mark Brekelmans - Bass Ivo Van Dijk - Drums Guests George Oosthoek - Vocals as Death John Vooijs - Vocals as Primos Michelle Splietelhof - Vocals as Aveline Simone Simons - Vocals as Lady Sophia Utrecht Student Orchestra

Additional Information
Released as steelcase and digipak. Both John Vooijs and Michelle Splietelhof are well-known Dutch musical actors

File Info and Download
Format	MP3
Bitrate	320 kbps
Filesize	148 MB