A Rose for the Apocalypse | ||||
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![]() Cover art by Seth Siro Anton | ||||
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Released | 23 June 2011 | |||
Genre | Gothic metal, doom metal, death-doom | |||
Length | 59:38 | |||
Label | Napalm | |||
Producer | Draconian, Jens Bogren | |||
Draconian chronology | ||||
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Singles from A Rose for the Apocalypse | ||||
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A Rose for the Apocalypse is the fifth studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Draconian, released 23 June 2011 through Napalm Records.
A music video was made for the track "The Last Hour of Ancient Sunlight".
All tracks are written by Anders Jacobsson and Johan Ericson, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Drowning Age" | 7:18 |
2. | "The Last Hour of Ancient Sunlight" | 5:26 |
3. | "End of the Rope" (Jacobsson, Ericson, Erik Arvidsson) | 6:34 |
4. | "Elysian Night" | 7:52 |
5. | "Deadlight" | 6:32 |
6. | "Dead World Assembly" | 5:52 |
7. | "A Phantom Dissonance" | 5:39 |
8. | "The Quiet Storm" | 6:37 |
9. | "The Death of Hours" (Jacobsson, Ericson, E. Arvidsson) | 7:48 |
10. | "Wall of Sighs" (limited digipak bonus track) | 5:14 |
Total length: | 62:51 |
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