Fan-filmed video footage of the German goth metal band XANDRIA performing on June 19, 2009 at Zeche in Bochum, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "DUGT67"). Photos of the concert are available at this location.

In February 2009, XANDRIA announced the addition of singer Kerstin Bischof to the group's ranks. Bischof joined the band as the replacement for Lisa Middelhauve, who left XANDRIA in May 2008 for "personal reasons." She stated at the time, "My exit has nothing to do with dispute or controversy within the band. It was just time to split. I hope we still will be friends in future like we are right now."

XANDRIA's "Now & Forever - The Best Of" collection was released in June 2008. The CD contains 20 tracks, including a few rarities like the ballad "Lullaby" from the "India" era and the songs "One Word" and "Drown In Me" (previously unavailable on a XANDRIA album). "Now & Forever - The Best Of Xandria" was also released as a double digipack containing a DVD of the complete XANDRIA show from 2007's Summer Breeze festival, all of the band's promotional video clips and a brand new interview.

XANDRIA's fourth album, "Salomé - The Seventh Veil", was released on May 25, 2007.