Gothic doom outfit Draconian are back on May 8 with a new studio album, “In Somnolent Ruin”, out via Austrian label Napalm Records.
The first single from the album, Cold Heavens, is streaming below, along with an official music video.
Lisa Johansson, who sang on the band’s first five albums, returns for the new record. Lisa rejoined the band back in 2022, and this lineup has already played a run of new shows. Anders Jacobsson stays on as the band’s male vocalist, and the two of them handle the duets.
The material for the album, which follows “Under a Godless Veil” after six years, was written, recorded and arranged by Johan Ericson.
You can already pre-order “In Somnolent Ruin”.
“In Somnolent Ruin” tracklist:
1. I Welcome Thy Arrow
2. The Monochrome Blade
3. Anima (feat. Daniel Änghede)
4. The Face Of God
5. I Gave You Wings
6. Asteria Beneath The Tranquil Sea
7. Cold Heavens
8. Misanthrope River
9. Lethe
Lineup:
Johan Ericson – guitar, vocals, keyboards
Anders Jacobsson – vocals
Lisa Johansson – vocals
Daniel Arvidsson – bass
Niklas Nord – guitar
Daniel Johansson – drums
