Sovran | ||||
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Released | October 30, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2012-2014 | |||
Genre | Gothic metal, doom metal | |||
Length | 67:34 | |||
Label | Napalm | |||
Producer | Johan Ericson, Draconian, David Castillo (co-producer), Jakob Hermann (co-producer) | |||
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Sovran is Draconian's sixth studio album released October 30, 2015, through Napalm Records. It's the first album with new singer Heike Langhans (:LOR3L3I:, ISON) after the departure of Lisa Johansson in 2011. It's also the last album to feature bassist Fredrik Johansson, who left the band in April, 2016.
A music video for "Stellar Tombs" was released on January 29, 2016.
All lyrics are written by Anders Jacobsson except where noted; all music is composed by Johan Ericson
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Heavy Lies the Crown" | 6:39 |
2. | "The Wretched Tide" | 6:09 |
3. | "Pale Tortured Blue" | 6:14 |
4. | "Stellar Tombs" | 6:02 |
5. | "No Lonelier Star" | 7:50 |
6. | "Dusk Mariner" (Heike Langhans, Anders Jacobsson) | 8:00 |
7. | "Dishearten" (Heike Langhans, Anders Jacobsson) | 6:37 |
8. | "Rivers Between Us" | 6:48 |
9. | "The Marriage of Attaris" (Heike Langhans, Anders Jacobsson) | 8:54 |
10. | "With Love and Defiance" (limited digipak bonus track) | 4:21 |
Total length: | 67:34 |
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