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
Studio album by
Released4 May 1998
RecordedOctober 1997 − January 1998
StudioWoodhouse Studios (Hagen, Germany)
GenreSymphonic metal
Length52:10
LabelNuclear Blast
NB 317-2
ProducerSiegfried Bemm
Therion chronology
A'arab Zaraq – Lucid Dreaming
(1997)
Vovin
(1998)
Crowning of Atlantis
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Thomas Karlsson; all music is composed by Christofer Johnsson

No.TitleLength
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

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Guest artists

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Choir

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  • 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

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Orchestration was made by Indigo Orchestra:

Single

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Notes

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  1. ^ Bonus track

Charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 46

References

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  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. Allmusic (ed.). "Vovin". AllMusic. {{cite web}}: |editor= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Therion – Vovin" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Therion – Vovin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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