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Gothica (Ten album)

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Gothica
Studio album by
Released7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)[1]
RecordedDecember 2016 – January 2017
GenreHard rock
Length57:57
Label
ProducerGary Hughes
Ten chronology
Isla De Muerta
(2015)
Gothica
(2017)
Illuminati
(2018)

Gothica is the thirteenth studio album by British hard rock band Ten. The album was released on 7 July 2017. The album was mixed and mastered by Dennis Ward, while the cover was illustrated by Stan W. Decker.[1] The first single from the album, the track "Paragon", was released on 26 May,[2] while the second one "La Luna Dra-Cu-La", was released on 23 June.[2] The first official music video for "Gothica", was for the track "Travellers", on the 3rd of July 2017, while "Jekyll And Hyde", the second official music video from the album, was released on the 1st of August, 2017.[3][4] The album proved to be another successful release for the band, reaching the 11th position on BBC's Rock Albums Charts.

Track listing

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All songs written by Gary Hughes.

  1. The Grail – 8:06
  2. Jekyll and Hyde – 4:41
  3. Travellers – 5:11
  4. A Man for All Seasons – 7:00
  5. In My Dreams – 5:08
  6. The Wild King of Winter – 6:13
  7. Paragon – 4:50
  8. Welcome to the Freak Show – 5:35
  9. La Luna Dra-Cu-La – 5:31
  10. Into Darkness – 5:42
  11. Paragon (Bonus Mix) (Japanese Bonus Track) – 3:37

Personnel

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Ten

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  • Gary Hughes – vocals, guitars, backing vocals
  • Dann Rosingana – lead guitars
  • Steve Grocott – lead guitars
  • John Halliwell – rhythm guitars
  • Darrel Treece-Birchkeyboards, programming
  • Steve Mckenna – bass guitar
  • Max Yates – drums and percussion

Production

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  • Gary Hughes – production
  • Dennis Ward – mixing and mastering

Concepts

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Chart positions

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Year Chart Position
2017
U.K. Rock Albums Charts[5] 11

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ten To Release Gothica Album In July; Details Revealed". Brave Words. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "TEN Streaming New Song "Paragon"". Brave Words. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. ^ "KNAC.COM – Downloads – Video: TEN 'Travellers'". Knac.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ "TEN: New Music Video "Jekyll and Hyde" Released". Metalshockfinland.com. 2 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40 -". OfficialCharts.com.