xerath
英国乐队
2007年成立
风格：Orchestral/Progressive/Groove Metal/filmscore metal
乐队成员：
Owain Williams - 吉他、贝司
Andy Phillips - 吉他 (同时是Chaos Incarcerated成员)
Richard Thomson - 主音 (同时是Chaos Incarcerated成员)
Michael Pitman - 鼓 (同时是Primitai成员)
发行专辑：《I》2009.5.25
专辑曲目：
1. Intrenity 03:32
2. Alterra 02:48
3. Nocturnum 03:46
4. Consequences 04:28
5. Interlude 01:40
6. False History 03:47
7. Abiogenesis 05:54
8. Reform Part I 03:21
9. Reform Part II 04:35
10. Right To Exist 05:40
"... Xerath are quite possibly one of the most exciting things to come out of the British metal scene for some time".——Terrorizer
"Invoking the spirit of Meshuggah, the bombast of Strapping Young Lad and the orchestral theatrics of Dimmu Borgir, while adding a twist of soundtrack-style composition to the mix, the four-piece have created this bomb of a debut that is sure to blow all the competition out of the water. Ones to watch" —— Kerrang
"Xerath sound like the result of a chaotic experiment to produce the ultimate please-them-all 21st century metal band. It's not hard to imagine the likes of Intrenity and False History being blasted out in huge venues to vast baying crowds"——Metal Hammer
当一个乐队标榜他们自己将“吸引到Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad, Dillinger Escape Plan, Soilwork, Dimmu Borgir 和其他一些乐队的fans”，并且考虑到他们自己吹捧为是“filmscore metal (chug-score)”的传播者，《I》这个专辑远远比这些杂七杂八的描述更让人满意。
尽管主唱的声音在数学金属的嚓嚓声和歌特式键盘旋律，有时还有新金属音调吉他插入其中，这些不同的元素在这盘专辑中融合，确实需要进一步的改进。尽管他们自不量力的承担了力所不及之事。当他们倾向于实验性的击中他们的目标，结果是具有革新性和先进性。
他们的旋律中有着Meshuggah的影子，但听上去很专业自然，曲子中的管弦乐就像应该一直存在在哪里，唱诗班、管弦乐抚摸你的鼓膜，与吉他毫不费力完美结合。