The Burning Halo

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The Burning Halo
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Studio album by
Released29 September 2006
Genre Gothic metal, doom metal, death-doom
Length53:56
Label Napalm
Producer Johan Ericson, Andreas Karlsson
Draconian chronology
Arcane Rain Fell
(2005)
The Burning Halo
(2006)
Turning Season Within
(2008)
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The Burning Halo is the third studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Draconian. The album was released through Napalm Records on 29 September 2006 (10 October 2006 in the United States). It consists of three original songs (tracks 1-3), three redone demos from The Closed Eyes of Paradise (tracks 4-6), and two covers of songs from the 1970s (tracks 7 & 8).

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."She Dies"7:28
2."Through Infectious Waters (A Sickness Elegy)"8:04
3."The Dying"9:48
4."Serenade of Sorrow" (2006 version)5:00
5."The Morningstar" (2006 version)8:01
6."The Gothic Embrace" (2006 version)8:34
7."On Sunday They Will Kill the World" ( Ekseption cover)4:12
8."Forever My Queen" ( Pentagram cover)2:49
Total length:53:56

Personnel

Additional personnel

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