Sovran

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Sovran
Draconian's Sovran.png
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2015
Recorded2012-2014
Genre Gothic metal, doom metal
Length67:34
Label Napalm
Producer Johan Ericson, Draconian, David Castillo (co-producer), Jakob Hermann (co-producer)
Draconian chronology
A Rose for the Apocalypse
(2011)
Sovran
(2015)
Under a Godless Veil
(2020)
Singles from Sovran
  1. "Stellar Tombs"
    Released: October 5, 2015
  2. "Rivers Between Us"
    Released: October 16, 2015

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.

Contents

A music video for "Stellar Tombs" was released on January 29, 2016.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Anders Jacobsson except where noted; all music is composed by Johan Ericson

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Production

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