Where Lovers Mourn
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Where Lovers Mourn is the first full-length album
released by the band Draconian
through Napalm Records
on the 20 October 2003. It was recorded and produced at Studio Mega by Chris Silver and Draconian in June 2003.
Most of the songs in this album are new and enhanced versions for songs Draconian previously written for its demoes and EPs, mainly for "Dark Oceans We Cry" and "Frozen Features".
The first song, "The Cry of Silence", is the longest on the album and is considered as one of Draconian's best songs. The song features a choir, along with Anders' growling
s (main singing style), speech and Lisa's vocals. It describes a man who wishes to "die in silence", a theme which is also present in "The Solitude".
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by the band Draconian
Draconian (band)
-External links:* at Napalm Records...
through Napalm Records
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....
on the 20 October 2003. It was recorded and produced at Studio Mega by Chris Silver and Draconian in June 2003.
Most of the songs in this album are new and enhanced versions for songs Draconian previously written for its demoes and EPs, mainly for "Dark Oceans We Cry" and "Frozen Features".
The first song, "The Cry of Silence", is the longest on the album and is considered as one of Draconian's best songs. The song features a choir, along with Anders' growling
Growling
Growling or growl is a low, guttural vocalization produced by predatory animals as a warning to others, as a sign of aggression, or to express anger. Low or dull rumbling noises may also be emitted by human beings when discontent with something or angry...
s (main singing style), speech and Lisa's vocals. It describes a man who wishes to "die in silence", a theme which is also present in "The Solitude".
Track listing
- All songs were written by Anders Jacobsson, DraconianDraconian (band)-External links:* at Napalm Records...
and Johan Ericson, except where noted.
- "The Cry of Silence" – 12:44
- "Silent Winter" – 4:57
- "A Slumber Did My Spirit SealA slumber did my spirit seal"A slumber did my spirit seal" is a poem written by William Wordsworth in 1798 and published in the 1800 edition of Lyrical Ballads. It is usually included as one of his Lucy poems, although it is the only poem of the series not to mention her name....
" (Magnus Bergström, Thomas Jäger, William WordsworthWilliam WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical Ballads....
) – 4:09 - "The Solitude" (Susanne Arvidsson) – 7:54
- "Reversio ad Secessum" – 7:39
- "The Amaranth" – 5:20
- "Akherousia" – 2:32
- "It Grieves My Heart" – 7:30
Personnel
- Anders Jacobsson – vocals
- Lisa Johansson – vocals
- Johan Ericson – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together... - Magnus Bergström – rhythm guitar
- Thomas Jäger – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Anders Karlsson – programming, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Jerry Torstensson – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, guitar (track 7), percussion - Olof Götlin – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....