Sign of the Dragonhead

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Sign of the Dragonhead
Leaves' Eyes Sign of the Dragonhead.jpg
Studio album by
Leaves' Eyes
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2018
GenreSymphonic metal[1][2]
Length47:07
LabelAFM Records
Chaos Reigns (Japan)
Ward Records (Japan)
Fono Ltd. (Russia)
ProducerAlexander Krull
Leaves' Eyes chronology
King of Kings
(2015) 		Sign of the Dragonhead
(2018) 		The Last Viking
(2020)
Singles from Sign of the Dragonhead
  1. "Across the Sea"
    Released: 2017
  2. "Jomsborg"
    Released: 2018
  3. "Sign of the Dragonhead"
    Released: 2018

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]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
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
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Beowulf"4:07
13."Winter Nights"3:40
14."Fairer than the Sun" (Acoustic Version, Japanese Edition)3:40
Total length:54:54
Limited Edition, Digibook & Boxset - Instrumental Tracks
No.TitleLength
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
12" Vinyl Edition
No.TitleLength
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

References[]

  1. ^ Album Review: LEAVES' EYES Sign Of The Dragonhead
  2. ^ Leaves' Eyes "Sign Of The Dragonhead" - Das Review auf metal.de
  3. ^ ""LEAVES' EYES To Release 'Sign Of The Dragonhead' Album In January"". Blabbermouth.net. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Leaves' Eyes – Sign of the Dragonhead" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Leaves' Eyes – Sign of the Dragonhead" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Leaves' Eyes – Sign of the Dragonhead". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

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