Gothica (Ten album)

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Gothica
Tengothica.jpg
Studio album by
Ten
Released7 July 2017 (2017-07-07) [1]
RecordedDecember 2016 - January 2017
Genre Hard rock
Length57:57
Label
Producer Gary Hughes
Ten chronology
Isla De Muerta
(2015)
Gothica
(2017)
Illuminati
(2018)

Gothica is the thirteenth studio album by British hard rock band Ten. The album was released on 7 July 2017. The album was mixed and mastered by Dennis Ward, while the cover was illustrated by Stan W. Decker. [1] The first single from the album, the track "Paragon", was released on 26 May, [2] while the second one "La Luna Dra-Cu-La", was released on 23 June. [2] The first official music video for "Gothica", was for the track "Travellers", on the 3rd of July 2017, while "Jekyll And Hyde", the second official music video from the album, was released on the 1st of August, 2017. [3] [4] The album proved to be another successful release for the band, reaching the 11th position on BBC's Rock Albums Charts.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes.

  1. The Grail – 8:06
  2. Jekyll and Hyde – 4:41
  3. Travellers – 5:11
  4. A Man for All Seasons – 7:00
  5. In My Dreams – 5:08
  6. The Wild King of Winter – 6:13
  7. Paragon – 4:50
  8. Welcome to the Freak Show – 5:35
  9. La Luna Dra-Cu-La – 5:31
  10. Into Darkness – 5:42
  11. Paragon (Bonus Mix) (Japanese Bonus Track) - 3:37

Personnel

Ten

Production

Concepts

Chart positions

YearChartPosition
2017
U.K. Rock Albums Charts [5] 11

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