A Rose for the Apocalypse

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A Rose for the Apocalypse
Draconian rose apocalypse.jpg
Cover art by Seth Siro Anton
Studio album by
Released23 June 2011
Genre Gothic metal, doom metal, death-doom
Length59:38
Label Napalm
Producer Draconian, Jens Bogren
Draconian chronology
Turning Season Within
(2008)
A Rose for the Apocalypse
(2011)
Sovran
(2015)
Singles from A Rose for the Apocalypse
  1. "The Last Hour of Ancient Sunlight"
    Released: 17 June 2011

A Rose for the Apocalypse is the fifth studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Draconian, released 23 June 2011 through Napalm Records.

Contents

A music video was made for the track "The Last Hour of Ancient Sunlight".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anders Jacobsson and Johan Ericson, except where noted

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Production

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