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Draconian

You will see ardour where shadows grow.

About Me


The beginning of Sweden’s DRACONIAN can be traced back to May 1994, when Johan Ericson (drums, vocals), Andy Hindenäs (guitars) and Jesper Stolpe (bass, vocals) joined forces as KERBEROS, a melodic heavy/death metal ensemble with black metal influences. Seven months later, lead vocalist and poet Anders Jacobsson joined the band, which then changed its name to what it is today.
Over the next months, DRACONIAN worked diligently on new material that eventually found its way to their first demo Shades of a Lost Moon which was released in February 96. At the end of January 1997, DRACONIAN recorded their second demo, In Glorious Victory. Unfortunately, the band quickly grew discontent with the sound quality of the recording and decided not to release it. In early August 1999, DRACONIAN entered Studio Kuling to record The Closed Eye of Paradise, an album that dealt with the mystical dark theme of Lucifer and his fallen angels, the true face of God, and the forthcoming battle.
Unfortunately, the recording, suffering from a bad production, was again not up to DRACONIAN’s high standards and was not released before 2000, after the band had done various improvements to the original recording. DRACONIAN now concentrated on creating something new. Their sound became slower, darker, and doomier. The material that ensued guided DRACONIAN in a different direction. Their 2-track promo Frozen Features was made available on the Internet, as well as in CD format. A final demo was recorded in the summer of 2002 featuring the vocal talents of Lisa Johansson for the first time. Dark Oceans We Cry paved the final way for DRACONIAN out of the unknown and into the limelight. The demo received outstanding reviews and the band signed a long-awaited record deal with NAPALM RECORDS.
DRACONIAN recorded their debut album, Where Lovers Mourn in Studio Mega under the supervision of Chris Silver (ex Sundown and Cemetary member) in July 2003.
Just two years later, under the direction of Pelle Saether, DRACONIAN entered Studio Underground in Västerås to record Arcane Rain Fell in 2005.
In 2006 DRACONIAN began working on their third release. But due to myriad fan requests, the band decided to first deliver a bonus album to include remakes of old tracks from The Closed Eyes of Paradise demo. The Burning Halo would also include three new tracks and two covers. Plagued by numerous problems throughout the production phases, the album was delayed and finally completed in June and released in September 2006.
Produced by Andreas Karlsson and Johan Ericson, and mixed in „Anders Ljudbild” by Anders Bergström, The Burning Halo is a majestic blend of DRACONIAN’s previous two releases, which shows the Swedish Doom Metal masters in perfect form, having developed into one of the scene's top acts.
In September 2007, DRACONIAN started to record their 4th album Turning Season Within at the Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, with producers Jens Bogren and David Castillo (Opeth, Katatonia), who completed Draconian..s vision of a extensive, weighty and dark sound.
Musically, Turning Season Within sees DRACONIAN speed up the tempo and heaviness a bit, but without leaving their roots or the doomish aspect aside. One reason for this might be that the band felt more inspired by their own countrymen than the old British Doomers or Norwegian Romantic Gothic Metal. On a lyrical level, singer Anders states that it contains the most down to earth and personal lyrics so far and when asked about a central topic, “Failing and hopeless relations within love, and how we deal with it” is the answer. And Anders also gives the answer to people that might think love is a lame subject in heavy dark music like this; “I think it’s really doomy! Pain is a topic that never grows old in musical themes. Some people seem to forget that love can be the greatest hell you have to manage, but still it’s vital to our existence. In this way I think the music with both the harsh and the very soft tender sound at times, fits these lyrics very well. The various tempers define our emotional world, and love is both heaven and hell.”
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Some fans made a video for "Expostulation" (interlude song from "Arcane Rain Fell" album). Directed by Christopher Cuccia.
Quite cool!
Expostulation

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Seasons Apart (live at MFVF 5 - Belgium)

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Member Since: 8/21/2005
Band Website: draconian.se
Band Members:
Anders Jacobsson: Vocals, Writing

Lisa Johansson: Vocals

Johan Ericson: Guitar, Writing

Jerry Torstensson: Drums, Percussion

Daniel Arvidsson: Guitar

Fredrik Johansson: Bass

and
Andreas Karlsson: Keyboards, Programming

Influences: My Dying Bride
Katatonia
Anathema
Theatre Of Tragedy
Opeth
Paradise Lost
Elend
Porcupine Tree
Pentagram
and more

Sounds Like:
Where Lovers Mourn (2003)
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Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
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The Burning Halo (2006)
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Turning Season Within (2008)
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No Greater Sorrow (Single) (2008)
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Record Label: Napalm
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

New exclusive Draconian track available for download...

A brand new Draconian track called "No Greater Sorrow" is now available as exclusive download single via all the online stores (e.g. iTunes, eMusic, Napster...) ...
Posted by Draconian on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:59:00 PST

Great reviews received

So far "Turning Season Within" has received excellent reviews. Here's some examples:..>-Fury9/10 -Metal Hammer (Ger)5/7 -Metal Hammer...
Posted by Draconian on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:17:00 PST

Exclusive Pre-Listening of the entire album

  The entire new album of DRACONIAN, "Turning Season Within" is now available for pre-listening online, from 21st of February, with start 24:00 CET to release date on Wednesday the 29th. No voice...
Posted by Draconian on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:24:00 PST

Interview at Vampire-Magazine.com

Interview with Andersand Turning Season Within review...
Posted by Draconian on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:20:00 PST

Release Party

The 8th of March DRACONIAN will have the release party of their latest effort "Turning Season Within".    The event will take place in Karlstad, Sweden, at the Arena nightclub. The door...
Posted by Draconian on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:00:00 PST

"Turning Season Within" Merchandise

The following t-shirts and long sleeves are availabe from Napalm Records Online-ShopXL, large, S, M, black, fullcolour, Front: Cover, Back: The Sorrow Of My Soul...+ HandsXL, large, S, M, black, ...
Posted by Draconian on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:59:00 PST

Interview at MFVF 5

Interview with Johan Ericson and Anders Jacobsson conducted by Bas Kanij, at MFVF 5 (20.10.2007) :http://baskanij.punt.nl ...
Posted by Draconian on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:58:00 PST

Cover, Tracklist & Release Date

DRACONIAN's brand new album "Turning Season Within" will be released the 29th of February (4th of March in the US) through Napalm Records. The band's fourth effort contains the following nine tracks:1...
Posted by Draconian on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:18:00 PST

About the new album

"Turning Season Within" was recorded at Fascination Street Studios by producers Jens Bogren and David Castillo (OPETH, KATATONIA). On their lastest output, DRACONIAN continue to uniquely unite Doom an...
Posted by Draconian on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:45:00 PST

banners contest

^special thanks to [[ashes. --]] ^^Special thanks to Amaranth^ ^Special thanks to Tom^^Also special thanks to Amaranth^ ...
Posted by Draconian on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:01:00 PST