Sign of the Dragonhead

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Sign of the Dragonhead
Leaves' Eyes Sign of the Dragonhead.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2018
Genre Symphonic metal [1] [2]
Length47:07
Label AFM Records
Chaos Reigns (Japan)
Ward Records (Japan)
Fono Ltd. (Russia)
Producer Alexander Krull
Leaves' Eyes chronology
King of Kings
(2015)
Sign of the Dragonhead
(2018)
The Last Viking
(2020)
Singles from Sign of the Dragonhead
  1. "Across the Sea"
    Released: 2017
  2. "Jomsborg"
    Released: 2018
  3. "Sign of the Dragonhead"
    Released: 2018

Sign of the Dragonhead is the seventh studio album of the German symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It is their first full-length release with Elina Siirala as lead vocalist, following Liv Kristine's departure in 2016. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sign of the Dragonhead"4:06
2."Across the Sea"3:49
3."Like a Mountain"4:44
4."Jomsborg"3:25
5."Völva"3:38
6."Riders on the Wind"3:53
7."Fairer than the Sun"4:20
8."Shadows in the Night"3:48
9."Rulers of Wind and Waves"3:00
10."Fires in the North"4:21
11."Waves of Euphoria"8:03
Total length:47:07
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Beowulf"4:07
13."Winter Nights"3:40
14."Fairer than the Sun" (Acoustic, Japanese edition)3:40
Total length:54:54

Notes

Personnel

Leaves' Eyes

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] 189
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 33

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References

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  2. Leaves' Eyes "Sign Of The Dragonhead" - Das Review auf metal.de
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