Sign of the Dragonhead
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]
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| 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 | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Beowulf" | 4:07 |
| 13. | "Winter Nights" | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Fairer than the Sun" (Acoustic Version, Japanese Edition) | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 54:54 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sign of the Dragonhead" (Instrumental) | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Across the Sea" (Instrumental) | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Like a Mountain" (Instrumental) | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Jomsborg" (Instrumental) | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Völva" (Instrumental) | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Riders on the Wind" (Instrumental) | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Fairer than the Sun" (Instrumental) | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Shadows in the Night" (Instrumental) | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Rulers of Wind and Waves" (Instrumental) | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Fires in the North" (Instrumental) | 4:21 |
| 11. | "Waves of Euphoria" (Instrumental) | 8:01 |
| Total length: | 47:05 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Personnel
Band members
- Joris Nijenhuis - drums, choir vocals
- Pete Streit - guitars
- Elina Siirala - female vocals, choir vocals
- Thorsten Bauer - guitars, bass, mandolin, choir vocals, songwriting
- Alexander Krull - growling vocals, choir vocals, samples, programming, songwriting, lyrics
Guest 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
Miscellaneous staff
- Stefan Heilemann - cover art concept, artwork, band photography
- Alexander Krull - recording, engineering, mixing, mastering, producer, cover art concept
- Thorsten Bauer - assistant recording, orchestral arrangements
- Joris Nijenhuis - assistant recording
- Victor Smolski - recording (Almanac Symphony Orchestra)
- Mat Bartram - recording (London Voices choir)
- Chris Parker - assistant recording (London Voices choir)
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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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.
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