Vovin

Vovin
Studio album by Therion
Released	May 4 1998
Recorded	December 1997 - January 1998 Woodhouse Studios, Hagen
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	52:10
Label	Nuclear Blast NB 317-2
Producer	Siegfried Bemm
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Therion chronology
A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming (1997) Vovin (1998) Crowning of Atlantis (1999)

Vovin (in Enochian language VOVIN, VOVINA means dragon) is an album released by the symphonic metal band Therion. It is their bestselling album, selling over 125,000 copies [1].

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Guest musicians 2.2 Choir 2.3 Indigo Orchestra 3 Single 4 Notes 5 External links

Track listing

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" sample (help·info) - 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
12. "The King" (Accept cover) ^[2]

Credits

• Christofer Johnsson - guitar
• Kimberly Goss - vocals, keyboard
• Wolf Simon - drums
• Jan Kazda - bass guitar, additional arrangements, orchestra and choir conducting

Guest musicians

• Waldemar Sorychta - additional guitars
• Siegfried Bemm - additionals guitars, production, mixing, mastering
• Lorentz Aspen - Hammond organ ("Draconian Trilogy")
• Ralf Scheepers - lead vocals ("The Wild Hunt")
• Martina Hornbacher - solo and duet alto and soprano vocals
• Sarah Jezebel Deva - solo and duet alto and soprano vocals
• Mattias Klinkman - engineering

Choir

• Eileen Kupper - soprano
• Angelica Märtz - soprano
• Dorothea Fischer - alto
• Anne Tributh - alto
• Gregor Dippel - tenor
• Max Cilotek - tenor
• Javier Zapater - bass
• Jochen Bauer - bass

Indigo Orchestra

Orchestration was made by Indigo Orchestra:

• Petra Stalz - violin
• Heike Haushalter - violin
• Monika Maltek - viola
• Gesa Hangen - cello
• Alois Kott - double bass, contrabass

Single

• "Eye of Shiva"

Notes

1. ^  Bonus track

External links

• Vovin at Therion's official website
• Vovin at MusicBrainz
• Vovin at MusicBrainz (with bonus track)
• Vovin at Discogs

Therion
Members
Christofer Johnsson | Kristian Niemann | Johan Niemann | Petter Karlsson
Discography
Albums: Of Darkness... | Beyond Sanctorum | Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas | Lepaca Kliffoth | Theli | A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming | Vovin | Crowning of Atlantis | Deggial | Secret of the Runes | Live in Midgård | Sirius B | Lemuria | Gothic Kabbalah
Compilations and box-sets: Bells of Doom | The Early Chapters of Revelation | Atlantis Lucid Dreaming | Celebrators of Becoming
Singles: "The Beauty in Black" | "The Siren of the Woods" | "Eye of Shiva" | "Wand of Abaris" | "The Wand of Abaris / Path to Arcady"
Demos: Paroxysmal Holocaust | Beyond the Darkest Veils of Inner Wickedness | Time Shall Tell
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