Vovin

Infobox Album | Name = Vovin
Type = studio
Artist = 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
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fd4gtq5zmu4p link]
Last album = "A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming"
(1997)
This album = "Vovin"
(1998)
Next album = "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 [http://www.perfectprog.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1101&Itemid=83] .

Track listing

# "The Rise of Sodom & Gomorrah" - 6:45
# "Birth of Venus Illegitima" - 5:13
# "Wine of Aluqah" - 5:02
# "Clavicula Nox" - 8:47
# "The Wild Hunt" - 3:47
# "Eye of Shiva" - 6:17
# "Black Sun" - 5:08
# "Draconian Trilogy: The Opening" - 1:28
# "Draconian Trilogy: Morning Star" - 3:34
# "Draconian Trilogy: Black Diamonds" - 2:56
# "Raven of Dispersion" - 5:57
# "The King" (Accept cover) ref|1

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

ingle

*"Eye of Shiva"

Notes

# Bonus track

External links

* [http://main.megatherion.com/Albums/Vovin.xhtml "Vovin"] at Therion's official website
*MusicBrainz album|id=8eb2ae34-c852-4ed6-9d92-db8696ebc9ae|name=Vovin
*MusicBrainz album|id=1b562565-28f1-4693-9ed6-22bcc470c82c|name=Vovin (with bonus track)
*discogs release|name=Vovin|id=369323