Vovin (in Enochian VOVIN, VOVINA means dragon) is the seventh studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. It is their bestselling album, selling over 150,000 copies in Europe alone.[2] Even though it was released under the name Therion, Christofer Johnsson regards this as his solo album, as it was recorded entirely with studio musicians who were not members of the band.
| Vovin | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 4 May 1998 | |||
| Recorded | October 1997 − January 1998 | |||
| Studio | Woodhouse Studios (Hagen, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 52:10 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast NB 317-2 | |||
| Producer | Siegfried Bemm | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing edit
All lyrics are written by Thomas Karlsson; all music is composed by Christofer Johnsson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" | 6:45 |
| 2. | "Birth of Venus Illegitima" | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Wine of Aluqah" | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Clavicula Nox" | 8:47 |
| 5. | "The Wild Hunt" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Eye of Shiva" | 6:17 |
| 7. | "Black Sun" | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Draconian Trilogy: The Opening" | 1:28 |
| 9. | "Draconian Trilogy: Morning Star" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Draconian Trilogy: Black Diamonds" | 2:56 |
| 11. | "Raven of Dispersion" | 5:57 |
| Total length: | 52:10 | |
Credits edit
Guest artists edit
- Tommy Eriksson - guitar
- Wolf Simon - drums
- Jan Kazda - bass guitar, additional arrangements, orchestra and choir conducting
- Waldemar Sorychta - additional guitars
- Siegfried Bemm - additionals guitars, production, mixing, mastering
- Lorentz Aspen - Hammond organ ("Draconian Trilogy")
- Ralf Scheepers - lead vocals ("The Wild Hunt")
- Martina Astner - solo and duet alto and soprano vocals
- Sarah Jezebel Deva - solo and duet alto and soprano vocals
Choir edit
- Eileen Küpper - soprano
- Angelica Märtz - soprano
- Dorothea Fischer - alto
- Anne Tributh - alto
- Gregor Dippel - tenor
- Max Cilotek - tenor
- Javier Zapater - bass
- Jochen Bauer - bass
Indigo Orchestra edit
Orchestration was made by Indigo Orchestra:
- Petra Stalz - violin
- Heike Haushalter - violin
- Monika Maltek - viola
- Gesa Hangen - cello
- Alois Kott - double bass, contrabass
Single edit
Notes edit
- ^ Bonus track
Charts edit
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 48 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 46 |
References edit
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. Allmusic (ed.). "Vovin". AllMusic.
{{cite web}}:|editor=has generic name (help) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Austriancharts.at – Therion – Vovin" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Therion – Vovin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
External links edit
- Vovin at Therion's official website
- Vovin at MusicBrainz
- Vovin at MusicBrainz (with bonus track)
- Vovin at Discogs