The Burning Halo

The Burning Halo
Studio album by
Draconian
Released29 September 2006
GenreGothic metal, doom metal, death-doom
Length53:56
LabelNapalm
ProducerJohan Ericson, Andreas Karlsson
Draconian chronology
Arcane Rain Fell
(2005) 		The Burning Halo
(2006) 		Turning Season Within
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Lords of Metal [2]
Sea of Tranquility [3]
Metal Review [4]

The Burning Halo is the third studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Draconian. The album was released through Napalm Records on 29 September 2006 (10 October 2006 in the United States). It consists of three original songs (tracks 1-3), three redone demos from The Closed Eyes of Paradise (tracks 4-6), and two covers of songs from the 1970s (tracks 7 & 8).

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."She Dies"7:28
2."Through Infectious Waters (A Sickness Elegy)"8:04
3."The Dying"9:48
4."Serenade of Sorrow" (2006 version)5:00
5."The Morningstar" (2006 version)8:01
6."The Gothic Embrace" (2006 version)8:34
7."On Sunday They Will Kill the World" (Ekseption cover)4:12
8."Forever My Queen" (Pentagram cover)2:49
Total length:53:56

Personnel

  • Lisa Johansson - clean vocals
  • Anders Jacobsson - unclean vocals
  • Johan Ericson - lead and rhythm guitars, producer
  • Daniel Arvidsson - guitars
  • Andreas Karlsson - keyboards, programming, producer
  • Fredrik Johansson - bass
  • Jerry Torstensson - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Zdrite Romeo - photography
  • Fredrik Karlsson - photography
  • Theres Björk - photography
  • Peter in de Betou - mastering
  • Travis Smith - artwork
  • Anders Bergström - mixing

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Draconian - the Burning Halo | Review | Lords of Metal metal E-zine - issue 62". Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  3. ^ "Review: "Draconian: The Burning Halo" - Sea of Tranquility - the Web Destination for Progressive Music!".
  4. ^ "Review of Draconian - the Burning Halo | Metal Review". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  • "The Burning Halo" at discogs.com link