Gothica (Ten album)

2017 studio album by Ten

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Gothica

Studio album by

Ten

Released| 7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)[1]
Recorded| December 2016 – January 2017
Genre| Hard rock
Length| 57:57
Label|

* Frontiers
* Avalon

Producer| Gary Hughes
Ten chronology
| Isla De Muerta
(2015)  | Gothica
(2017)  | Illuminati
(2018)

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Gothica is the thirteenth studio album by English 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-Birch – keyboards, 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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* The lyrics of the track "Jekyll and Hyde" are based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).
* According to Gary Hughes, the lyrics of the track "Travellers" are inspired by H. G. Wells' The Time Machine (1895).
* The lyrics of the track "A Man for All Seasons" are based on Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons (1966).
* The lyrics of the track "Wild King of Winter" are based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.

## Chart positions

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Year  | Chart  | Position

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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.

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Ten

* Gary Hughes
* Dann Rosingana
* Steve Grocott
* John Halliwell
* Darrel Treece-Birch
* Steve McKenna
* Max Yates

* Don Airey
* Vinny Burns
* Lee Morris
* Mark Zonder
* Paul Hodson

Studio albums|

* X (1996)
* The Name of the Rose (1996)
* The Robe (1997)
* Spellbound (1999)
* Babylon (2000)
* Far Beyond the World (2001)
* Return to Evermore (2004)
* The Twilight Chronicles (2006)
* Stormwarning (2011)
* Heresy and Creed (2012)
* Albion (2014)
* Isla de Muerta (2015)
* Gothica (2017)
* Here Be Monsters (2022)

Compilation albums|

* The Best of Ten 1996–1999 (1999)
* Ten/The Name of the Rose (1999)
* The Robe/Bonus Collection (1999)
* Battlefield – The Rocktopia Records Collection (2016)

EPs|

* The Name of the Rose (1996)
* The Robe (1997)
* You're in My Heart (1997)
* Fear the Force (1999)
* The Dragon and Saint George (2015)

Live albums|

* Never Say Goodbye (1998)

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