''Sovran'' is the sixth studio album by Swedish
gothic metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal music, heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different ...
band
Draconian
Draconian is an adjective meaning "of excessive severity", that derives from Draco, an Athenian law scribe under whom small offenses had heavy punishments ( Draconian laws).
Draconian may also refer to:
* Draconian (band)
Draconian is a Sw ...
, released on 30 October 2015 through
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal, hard rock and folk/folk rock/folk metal. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach a ...
. 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.
A
music video
A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...
for "Stellar Tombs" was released on 29 January 2016.
Track listing
Personnel
*Heike Langhans - clean vocals
*Anders Jacobsson - unclean vocals
*Johan Ericson - lead guitar, backing vocals
*Daniel Arvidsson - rhythm guitar
*Fredrik Johansson - bass
*Jerry Torstensson - drums, percussion
*Daniel Änghede (of
Crippled Black Phoenix
Crippled Black Phoenix are an English dark rock band, founded by Justin Greaves in 2004. They have released 12 main studio efforts, various EPs and special albums and toured internationally. Besides Greaves, several musicians have contributed t ...
) - Clean vocals on "Rivers Between Us".
Production
*Arranged and produced by Johan Ericson and Draconian, co-produced by David Castillo and Jakob Hermann.
References
External links
Draconian reveals new album "Sovran"
2015 albums
Draconian (band) albums
Napalm Records albums
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