Sign of the Dragonhead
2018 studio album by Leaves' Eyes
Sign of the Dragonhead | ||||
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Studio album by Leaves' Eyes | ||||
Released | January 12, 2018 | |||
Genre | Symphonic metal[1][2] | |||
Length | 47:07 | |||
Label | AFM Records Chaos Reigns (Japan) Ward Records (Japan) Fono Ltd. (Russia) | |||
Producer | Alexander Krull | |||
Leaves' Eyes chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sign of the Dragonhead | ||||
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Sign of the Dragonhead is the seventh studio album of the German symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It is their first full-length release with Elina Siirala as lead vocalist, following Liv Kristine's departure in 2016.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sign of the Dragonhead" | 4:06 |
2. | "Across the Sea" | 3:49 |
3. | "Like a Mountain" | 4:44 |
4. | "Jomsborg" | 3:25 |
5. | "Völva" | 3:38 |
6. | "Riders on the Wind" | 3:53 |
7. | "Fairer than the Sun" | 4:20 |
8. | "Shadows in the Night" | 3:48 |
9. | "Rulers of Wind and Waves" | 3:00 |
10. | "Fires in the North" | 4:21 |
11. | "Waves of Euphoria" | 8:03 |
Total length: | 47:07 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Beowulf" | 4:07 |
13. | "Winter Nights" | 3:40 |
14. | "Fairer than the Sun" (Acoustic, Japanese edition) | 3:40 |
Total length: | 54:54 |
Notes
- The limited, digipak and box set editions of the album contain a second instrumental disc with all the tracks from the regular edition.
Personnel
Leaves' Eyes
- Joris Nijenhuis – drums, choir vocals, assistant recording
- Pete Streit – guitars
- Elina Siirala – female vocals, choir vocals
- Thorsten Bauer – guitars, bass, mandolin, choir vocals, songwriting, assistant recording, orchestral arrangements
- Alexander Krull – growling vocals, choir vocals, samples, programming, songwriting, lyrics, recording, engineering, mixing, mastering, production, cover art concept
Additional musicians
- London Voices – choir vocals
- Christian Roch – uilleann pipes, flute, whistles
- Christoph Kutzer – cello
- Thomas Roth – nyckelharpa
- Full Moon Choir – additional choir vocals
- Uwe Fichtner – choir vocals
- Andreas Bösch – choir vocals
- Christel Fichtner – additional choir vocals
- Sophie Zaaijer – solo violin
- Fieke van den Hurk – hurdy gurdy
- Knuth Jerxsen – percussion, effected drums
Production
- Stefan Heilemann – cover art concept, artwork, band photography
- Victor Smolski – recording
- Mat Bartram – recording
- Chris Parker – assistant recording
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 69 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 189 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 21 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 33 |
References
- ^ Album Review: LEAVES' EYES Sign Of The Dragonhead
- ^ Leaves' Eyes "Sign Of The Dragonhead" - Das Review auf metal.de
- ^ ""LEAVES' EYES To Release 'Sign Of The Dragonhead' Album In January"". Blabbermouth.net. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Leaves' Eyes – Sign of the Dragonhead" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Leaves' Eyes – Sign of the Dragonhead" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Leaves' Eyes – Sign of the Dragonhead". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
- Official website
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Leaves' Eyes
- Alexander Krull
- Thorsten Bauer
- Pete Streit
- Joris Nijenhuis
- Elina Siirala
- Liv Kristine
- Sander van der Meer
- Roland Navratil
- Mathias Röderer
- Chris Lukhaup
- Alla Fedynitch
- Martin Schmidt
- Moritz Neuner
- Nick Barker
- Peter Hörnung
- Seven Antonopoulos
- Lovelorn
- Vinland Saga
- Njord
- Meredead
- Symphonies of the Night
- King of Kings
- Sign of the Dragonhead
- The Last Viking
- Elegy
- Legend Land
- My Destiny
- We Came with the Northern Winds: En Saga i Belgia
- Elegy
- My Destiny
- Theatre of Tragedy
- Midnattsol
- Atrocity
- Eyes of Eden
- Enemy of the Sun
- Carmen Elise Espenæs
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