Swedish gothic/doom metallers Draconian are searching for a new female singer following the departure of Lisa Johansson in November of 2011. The band posted the following on their official Facebook page: "Since Lisa left the band we are as you know searching for a new brilliant singer to take her place. If you think you're woman enough to fill her shoes or if you know someone who could, please contact us. As we live and rehearse in Säffle in Sweden it's necessary that you either live close by or don't have a problem with traveling. This is a serious question so please, only serious suggestions. Hails!"

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Draconian

Official statement from the band:

Late October, Lisa announced to her fellow bandmembers she'd decided to leave Draconian starting as soon as possible. It had been on the table for some time.

It's with sadness we state this message. Lisa has, since her appearance on the Draconian demo Dark Oceans We Cry, continued to astonish and melt thousands of people's hearts over the years with her emotional vocal. The addition of Lisa is what helped us to get our long awaited record contract. We are very aware what she has meant to our band and the legacy she's left us with.

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Source:	draconian.se
Band profile:	Draconian

"The Last Hour Of Ancient Sunlight", the first-ever video from Swedish gothic/doom metal band Draconian can now be watched below.


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"The Last Hour Of Ancient Sunlight" comes off the band's upcoming new album, entitled A Rose For The Apocalypse, which will be released on June 24th through Napalm Records.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Draconian

Swedish metallers Draconian have issued the following update:

"The new track "The Last Hour of Ancient Sunlight[", taken from the upcoming album A Rose For the Apocalypse, is now available through Napalm Records' Facebook site.

The song is included on the new sampler "Nothing Burns Like Napalm". "Like" the page and download."

More details about A Rose For the Apocalypse were previously reported over here.

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Source:	draconian.se
Band profile:	Draconian

The upcoming new Draconian album, A Rose for the Apocalypse, will be released on June 23rd through Napalm Records. A limited beautiful digi-pack version with one bonus song will be available.

Vocalist Anders Jacobsson issued the following update: "We are sorry for keeping the lid on during the writing and recording process of this album. It has been a quite hard route, at least for me, to get things right and in order. I guess, most art is flowing without restraint and changes during the time of its construction, and sometimes even the artist him/herself needs time to comprehend it.

Jens Bogren of Fascination Street sprinkled his magic over the songs during the production- and mixing process and each and every song found its way. We are grateful to have such a committed producer and we can only feel blessed by the experience to once again have made another album reality at Fascination Street.

The new album is called A Rose for the Apocalypse and deals with a vast dilemma we're all facing as one species; the horrors and contradictions we've created in our 'nature-divorced' system. The title refers to the collapse of this structure, built by mindless human opinion. It also refers to the necessity of its demise. We are trying to capture the gloom of its realization. I don't know if we'd want to call this a conceptual album, but most songs certainly deal with the same topic in one way or the other. I've reached a point in my life when my eyes remain open.

To most of you A Rose for the Apocalypse might appear a darker, more threatening album compared to the previous Turning Season Within. And yes, it is different in several ways, but Draconian remains the same. I have often said that our new work resembles a mix between the old and the new Draconian and will unite fans of both preferences. While listening to this album I feel a lot of history comes together in one place, at least sound-wise.

Our old friend Olof Göthlin contributes with some of his excellent violin skills on the album. Cover and layout is created by the amazing Seth Siron Anton (Paradise Lost, Kamelot, Rotting Christ, Moonspell etc). We sincerely hope we've created an album that will make impact on our beloved fans. Thank you for keeping up, sticking by us and maintained your faith in Draconian."

[Also thanks to [user_id]102171[/user_id] for sending in this news.]

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Source:	draconian.se
Band profile:	Draconian

British Doom/Goth Metal pioneers, Paradise Lost, are pleased to announce the re-release of their seminal 1995 album Draconian Times; 16 years since it first stormed the charts.

Sony Music are re-releasing the colossal Draconian Times through their Grammy-award winning Legacy series; which will feature the entire digitally re-mastered album including a 5.1 Dolby Surround mix in a brand-new collector's edition digi-pak box-set, so fans can hear the album like never before!

Along with this release the band will be performing their monumental album Draconian Times live at a series of 7 exclusive gigs in the following select cities around Europe: Utrecht, Bochum, London, Paris, Athens, and Thessaloniki.

Due to the unique and exciting nature of these events we will be issuing a small, limited number of VIP packages at all seven concerts. These will include:

• VIP laminate and lanyard
  
• The opportunity to meet and greet the band
  
• Have your photo taken with Paradise Lost
  
• Access to a closed sound-check before the gig
  
• Early access to the concert
  
• VIP goody bag (PL draw-string bag containing an exclusive T-Shirt and other exciting memorabilia)

VIP tickets will be exclusively available from the band's website website and go on general sale on Friday 19th November 2010. Please remember there are a very limited number of these highly sought after tickets available so we urge you to buy early to avoid disappointment. Fans will get special pre-sale access to tickets on Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th November via the official Paradise Lost website, so check back here then for this exclusive offer!

Frontman Nick Holmes had this to say: "It's going to be amazing to play the Draconian Times shows again, DT was a huge success for the band; it seemed to be exactly the right album to do at the right time and to a certain degree was definitely the end of a chapter for the band. We always considered the album to be a "better" version of its predecessor Icon and using Simon Effemy again for the third time, I think we were all on the same hymn sheet and knew exactly what we wanted and what the album should sound like.

We had done a pretty extensive touring schedule for the Icon album before it, and there was already a decent buzz around about the band, In the 1990s without the Internet you could only really gauge how things were going once you walked onto the stage and saw how the crowd responded to songs! But after the DT album was released the response was phenomenal. Knowing that DT is still considered by many as being among their favourite albums of all time fills me with great pride, and I'm very grateful to have been part of it all and now having the chance to be here again playing it in its entirety is phenomenal. We are all very excited and can't wait to do the shows live, I really hope we see you all there and you have as much fun as us!"

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Source:	paradiselost.co.uk
Band profile:	Paradise Lost
Event:	Paradise Lost: Draconian Times Tour

Draconian has finally started the song-writing process for a new album. Below is the statement of vocalist Anders Jacobsson regarding the future of the band:

"Draconian anno 2010, a new productive era. We are aware things has been silent for a while, and that the possible developement of the bands' progress has been kept from the limelight. There hasn't been much to tell really. Things has been standing still for a while due to different aspects and circumstances, which I guess, in after-thought, was necessary. Now, however, we are about to rise from the half-light. We are currently working quite diligently for Draconian to enter the second decade of this new millenium with a boost. Already, things are happening and we are doing our very best to follow up on everything we need in order for the band to stay in peoples hearts. You can expect us to ring out loud for the year to come. Thank you for being patient and understanding."

Source:	draconian.se
Band profile:	Draconian

Napalm Records have announced that Swedisch Gothic Doom Metal band Draconian have scheduled a very special pre-listening session for their upcoming album "Turning Season Within". In cooperation with MySpace Nordics, the entire album will be available online on the official Draconian MySpace page from February 21, 24:00 Central European Time until the official release of the album. No voice-overs, no fade-outs!

The album is scheduled for release on February 29th (Europe) and March 4th, 2008 in the US through Napalm Records.

Source:	napalmrecords.com
Band profile:	Draconian

Napalm Records are reporting that Swedisch Gothic Doom Metal band Draconian have completed the recording of their fourth album is scheduled for a 29 Feb relase date. With producer Jens Bogren of Fascination Street Studio (Katatonia, Amon Amarth) at the helm, the band delivers raw Doom elements combined with the soft vocals of female vocalist Lisa and the ethereal melody lines well-known to fans of Draconian.

Draconian's brand new album "Turning Season Within" [cover] 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:

01. Seasons Apart [sample]
02. When I Wake
03. Earthbound
04. Not Breathing
05. The Failure Epiphany
06. Morphine Cloud
07. Bloodflower
08. The Empty Stare
09. September Ashes

More info on http://www.draconian.se and http://www.myspace.com/draconianmusic.

Source:	napalmrecords.com
Band profile:	Draconian

A sample from the track "Seasons Apart" of the new Draconian album "Turning Season Within" can be found on the band's MySpace page. The album release is set for late January 2008.

In another news, vocalist Lisa Johansson has been invited by [url=www.myspace.com/distortedband]Distorted[/url] as a guest vocalist for their new album. Another guest musician is Thomas Vikström (Therion tour vocalist since this year).

Source:	draconian.se
Band profile:	Draconian

According to a posting on the Napalm Records website, Swedisch Gothic Doom Metal band Draconian have completed the recording of their fourth album tentatively scheduled for a Jan 2008 relase date. With producer Jens Bogren of Fascination Street Studio (Katatonia, Amon Amarth) at the helm, the band delivers raw Doom elements combined with the soft vocals of female vocalist Lisa and the ethereal melody lines well-known to fans of Draconian.

To watch fan-filmed video footage of Draconian performing a new song at the Metal Female Voices Fest V on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium, click here.

Source:	napalmrecords.com
Band profile:	Draconian

Swedish Gothic Doom Metal band Draconian has posted the following statement on its official website:

"The Draconian quest continues. The band has booked the prominent Fascination Street studio (Katatonia, Opeth, etc.) in Örebro to record their fourth release in September this year.
Currently the band is in the last stage of song writing and pre-production recordings in order to finalize this new saga. The album will generally deal with a more diverse and intense sound than previous releases, which should attract both old and new fans as well. The title of the album is yet uncertain, but a few new song titles are "Seasons Apart", "The Failure Epiphany" and "Morphine Cloud". Stay tuned!"

For further informations, click here.

Source:	draconian.se
Band profile:	Draconian

Draconian will play live for the first time in over a year at The Rock in Copenhagen, Denmark on January 26th. The support act on the night will be Danish Doom/Death band Whelm. Doors open at 9:00pm.

Source:	draconian.se
Band profile:	Draconian
Event:	Draconian

Battelore's previously announced European tour with Draconain and Darzamat has been cancelled due to "booking problems," according to a posting on the Finnish "fantasy metal" band's web site. The post further adds : "Battlelore has nothing to do with the cancellation. The whole band is deeply sorry for the fans and very disappointed in this situation."

Source:	battlelore.net
Band profile:	Battlelore

Battlelore have confirmed the following European tour dates with Draconian on their official website:

November
22 - Vienna, Austria at Escape
23 - Munich, Germany at Backstage
24 - Bischofswerda, Germany at East Club
25 - Engelsdorf, Germany at Hellraiser
26 - Berlin, Germany at Knaack
27 - Prague, Czech Republic - venue tba
28 - tba (Germany)
29 - Essen, Germany at Turock
30 - London, UK - venue tba

December
1 - Arnhem, Holland at Goudvishal
2 - Vosselaar, Belgium at Biebob

Battlelore is currently in the studio working on their as-yet-untitled fourth album.

Source:	battlelore.net
Band profile:	Battlelore