Sovran

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Sovran
Draconian's Sovran.png
Studio album by
Released30 October 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: 5 October 2015
  2. "Rivers Between Us"
    Released: 16 October 2015

Sovran is the sixth studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Draconian, released on 30 October 2015 through Napalm Records. It's the first album with new singer Heike Langhans (:LOR3L3I:, REMINA) 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 29 January 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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