Vovin (album)

Vovin (in Enochian VOVIN, VOVINA means dragon) is the seventh studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. It is their bestselling album, selling over 150,000 copies in Europe alone.^[2] Even though it was released under the name Therion, Christofer Johnsson regards this as his solo album, as it was recorded entirely with studio musicians who were not members of the band.

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Thomas Karlsson; all music is composed by Christofer Johnsson.

No.	Title	Length
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"	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
Total length:		52:10

Credits

• Christofer Johnsson - guitar, keyboards

Guest artists

• Tommy Eriksson - guitar
• Wolf Simon - drums
• Jan Kazda - bass guitar, additional arrangements, orchestra and choir conducting
• 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 Astner - solo and duet alto and soprano vocals
• Sarah Jezebel Deva - solo and duet alto and soprano vocals

Choir

• Eileen Küpper - 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

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	46