Therion

Thursday, 26 October 2006

Members:

Snowy Shaw - Vocals
Christofer Johnsson - Guitars, Keyboards (Vocals until 2006)
Kristian Niemann - Guitar
Johan Niemann - Bass
Petter Karlsson - Drums

Session:
Mats Levén - Vocals

Country: Sweden

Biography:

Short version: The band started in 1987 under the name Blitzkrieg, changed name to Therion in 1988 and released some demos and a MLP in 89 before the debut "Of Darkness" was released in 1991.

Being known as a creative death metal band, Therion developed over the years (starting with "Beyond Sanctorum" in 1992) to become an avant garde act appreciated by a strong undergound audience. Their third and fourth albums were extremely experimental and there was a change of members in between all albums. The founder of the band, Christofer Johnsson remained the only original member and wrote the majority of the song material.

In 1996 their fifth album "Theli" was released and this is usually considered to be the breakthough album of the band. The style on Theli had changed into a symphonic opera metal with all kinds of influences, including 70's progressive rock, 80's heavy metal, oriental music and plenty more.

Member problems continued and the follow up "Vovin" (Therion's best selling record with over 125.00 copies sold in Europe) was recorded as Christofer's solo album, but still under the name Therion. This was the first record to include real orchestra and with the records "Deggial" and "Secret of the runes" the band has created a total hybrid between catchy metal music and opera/classic music. Since Deggial the lineup has been stable except for drummers.

In 2002 the band celebrated their 15 year anniversary by releasing the double live CD "Live in Midgard".

On the lastest twin albums "Sirius B" and "Lemuria" the band has taken this concept even futher and 171 musicians and singers in total were involved in creating these ultimate progressions of symphonic music.

The band is considered to be main responsible for the big trend of symphonic bands popping up in the 90's where female singers and keyboards have become rule rather than exception and where those bands who can afford it now feel a need to use orchestra on their records.

Discography:

Celebrators of Becoming

DVD 1:
1. Blood Of Kingu
2. Uthark Runa
3. Seven Secrets Of The Sphinx
4. Asgård
5. Son Of the Sun
6. Invocation Of Naamah
7. Typhon
8. Draconian Trilogy
9. Flesh Of The Gods
10. Schwarzalbenheim
11. Ginnungagap
12. In Remembrance
13. Wild Hunt
14. The Invincible
15. Melez
16. Rise Of Sodom And Gomorrah
17. The Khlysti Evangelist
18. Siren Of The Woods
19. Quetzalcoatl
20. Wine Of Aluqah
21. Cults Of The Shadow
22. To Mega Therion
23. Iron Fist

DVD 2:
1. Before Show 0:32
2. Stage Excerpt Seven Secrets / Atlantis / Siren 5:10
3. After Show 0:28
4. Blood Of Kingu 5:28
5. Rise Of Sodom and Gomorrah 6:50
6. A Day In La Paz 22:22
7. Wine Of Aluqah 4:47
8. Seven Secrets Of The Sphinx 3:58
9. Black Sun 5:29
10. Wine Of Aluqah 5:05
11. Black Funeral 2:58
12. Khlysti Evangelist 4:42
13. Uthark Runa 4:48
14. Asgård 4:02
15. The Crowning Of Atlantis 5:12
16. The Invincible 5:17
17. Melez 4:13
18. Uthark Runa 5:02
19. Backstage 0:31
20. Uthark Runa 4:51
21. Typhon 5:28
22. Cults Of The shadow 5:19
23. Siren Of The woods 4:52
24. Iron Fist 3:33
25. Caffeine 6:03
26. Rise Of Sodom and Gommorrah 6:33
27. Cults Of The shadow / To Mega Therion / Black Funeral / Iron Fist 15:12
28. Russian Anthem 1:26
29. I Wanna Be Somebody 4:18
30. Black Funeral 3:16
31. Iron Fist 4:20
32. Singing a’ Capella In The Dark 3:52
33. Drumming In The Dark 3:42

DVD 3:
Live at Wacken 2001 43:30
1. Seven secrets of the Sphinx
2. The Invocation of Naamah
3. Cults of the Shadow
4. Birth of Venus Illegitima
5. In the desert of Set
6. Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
7. Wine of Aluqah
8. To Mega Therion

Video clip section
1. Pandemonic outbreak (1992)
2. A black rose (1993)
3. The beauty in black (1995)
4. To Mega Therion (1996)
5. In the Desert of Set (1997)
6. Birth of Venis illegitima (1998)
7. Summernight City (2001)
The Golden Embrace 19:00
- Comments by director of Golden Embrace 1:30
Studio report 53:50

Modern Art Studio (Stockholm, Sweden): ca 23:50
1. Drums and guitar 21:17
2. Mandolin test of harmonies 0:35
3. Mandolin recordings 5:45
4. Piotr Entfesselt 4:50
5. Dreams of Piotrenborg. 1:08

Smecky Studios (Prague, Czech Republic): ca 7:00
1. Recording orchestra 3:06
2. Chris follow notes 0:31
3. Harpsichord close up 0:12
4. Recording choir 2:33
5. Recording tenor 0:33

Sun Studio and Vor Frelsers Church (Copenhagen, Denmark): ca 23:00
1.Recording Hammond organ 2:50
2. Introducing the mellotron 6:14
3. Recording mellotron 1:18
4. Close up upon and soundcheck of church organ 2:27
5. Recording church organ 1:23
6. Checking result of church organ recording 2:34
7. Planning mix 0:55
8. Mixing ”Son of the sun”. 4:10
9. Mixing ”Lemuria” 0:53

DVD 4:
Historical section:
- 1989
Strömstad, Sweden
1. Paroxysmal holocaust
- 1989
Rinkeby, Sweden
1. Asphyxiate with fear
-1990
Helsinki, Finland
1. Dark Eternity
- 1992, Beyond Sanctorum
Huddinge, Sweden
1. The reurn
- 1992, Beyond Sanctorum
Borås, Sweden
1. Enter the depths of eternal darkness
- 1992, Beyond Sanctorum
Uppsala, Sweden
1. Pandemonic outbreak
- 1993, Ho Drakon Ho Megas tour
Huddinge, Swedem
1. Dawn of Persihness
- 1994
Zug, Switzerland
1. Baal Reginon
-1995, Lepaca Kliffoth, separate show
Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1996, Theli tour
Vilnius, Lithuania
1. Cults of the shadow
- 1997, Theli tour 2
Thessaloniki, Greece
1. To Mega Therion
- 1998, Vovin tour
Porto, Portugal
1. Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
2. Black sun
- 2000, Deggial separate show in Mexico
1. Enter Vril-Ya
- 2000, Deggial tour
1. Behind the scences: Before a show
Vilnius, Lithuania 22:49
2. Riders of Theli
3. Niemann Brother jam
4. To Mega Therion
5. The Wings of the Hydra
6. Behind the scences: After a show
- 2001, Secret of the runes tour ca 20:00
Cochabamba, Bolivia
1. Seawinds
2. Asgård
3. Secret of the runes
4. Summernight city
5. Beauty in black
- Behind the scenes 1 (Budapest, Hungary and Hamburg, Germany) 5:21

1. DVD 1 - Live in Mexico City 2004
2. DVD 2 - Therions' own documentary from the last World Tour.
3. DVD 3 - Various. All videoclips, TV performance, The Golden Embrace, a show recorded at Wacken open Air 2000 + more.
4. DVD 4 - Historical disc, a collection of bootleg recordings of songs from 1989-2001 with comments from the band.
5. CD 1 - Live in Mexico City (Disc 1)
6. CD 2 - Live in Mexico City (Disc 2)

Celebrators of Becoming - Live In Mexico (2006)

Disc 1
1. Blood Of Kingu 05:53
2. Uthark Runa 05:33
3. Seven Secrets Of The Sphinx 03:45
4. Asgård 04:32
5. Son Of the Sun 05:43
6. Invocation Of Naamah 05:38
7. Typhon 04:37
8. Draconian Trilogy 06:44
9. Flesh Of The Gods 04:11
10. Schwarzalbenheim 03:33
11. Ginnungagap 05:13

Disc 2
1. In Remembrance 06:34
2. The Wild Hunt 04:01
3. The Invincible 05:22
4. Melez 03:59
5. Rise Of Sodom And Gomorrah 06:52
6. The Khlysti Evangelist 04:53
7. Siren Of The Woods 09:58
8. Quetzalcoatl 03:38
9. Wine Of Aluqah 04:46
10. Cults Of The Shadow 05:19
11. To Mega Therion 07:09
12. Iron Fist (Motörhead Cover) 05:14

Total playing time 03:34:54

Atlantis Lucid Dreaming (2005)

1. In Remembrance 06:27
2. Black Fairy 05:55
3. Fly To The Rainbow (Scorpions cover) 08:14
4. Under Jolly Roger (Running Wild cover) 04:35
5. Symphony Of The Dead (A'arab Zarag... mix) 03:39
6. Here Comes The Tears (Judas Priest cover) 03:23
7. The Crowning Of Atlantis 04:57
8. Mark Of Cain 05:01
9. Clavicula Nox (EP mix) 08:51
10. Crazy Nights (Loudness cover) 03:42
11. From The Dionysian Days 03:16
12. Thor (The Powerhead) (Manowar cover) 04:46
13. Seawinds (Accept cover) 04:23
14. Black Sun (live) 05:45

Total playing time 01:12:54

Sirius B (2004)

1. The Blood of Kingu 05:45
2. Son of the Sun 05:35
3. The Khlysti Evangelist 05:39
4. Dark Venus Persephone 04:02
5. Kali Yuga Part 1 03:28
6. Kali Yuga Part 2 05:48
7. The Wondrous World of Punt 07:19
8. Melek Taus 05:32
9. Call of Dagon 04:14
10. Sirius B 03:44
11. Voyage of Gurdjieff (The Fourth Way) 05:57

Total playing time 57:03

Lemuria (2004)

1. Typhon 04:36
2. Uthark Runa 04:42
3. Three Ships of Berik Part 1: Calling to Arms and Fighting the Battle 03:20
4. Three Ships of Berik Part 2: Victory! 00:44
5. Lemuria 04:15
6. Quetzalcoatl 03:48
7. The Dreams of Swedenborg 04:58
8. An Arrow from the Sun 05:55
9. Abraxas 05:22
10. Feuer Overtüre / Prometheus Entfesselt 04:39

Total playing time 42:19

Live In Midgard (2002)

Disc 1
1. Ginnungagap (The Black Hole) 06:39
2. Invocation of Naamah 05:23
3. Birth of Venus Illegitima 05:20
4. Enter Vril-Ya 07:01
5. Riders of Theli 03:12
6. Symphony of the Dead 03:46
7. A Black Rose 02:22
8. The Return 02:41
9. Baal Reginon 02:20
10. Flesh of the Gods 04:20
11. Seawinds (Accept cover) 05:02
12. Schwarzalbenheim (Gold der Unterwelt) 03:40
13. In The Desert of Set 05:40

Disc 2
1. The Wings of the Hydra 03:25
2. Asgård (The Bifrost Bridge) 04:13
3. The Secret of the Runes 04:23
4. The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah 05:54
5. Summernight City (Abba cover) 05:11
6. Beauty in Black 03:43
7. Seven Secrets of the Sphinx 03:39
8. The Wine of Aluqah 04:54
9. Raven of Dispersion 06:26
10. To Mega Therion 08:31
11. Cults of the Shadow 06:38

Total playing time 01:54:23

Secret of the Runes (2001)

1. Ginnungagap (The Black Hole) (Prologue) 06:09
2. (Old) Midgård 05:04
3. Asgård (The Bifrost Bridge) 04:08
4. (Call of) Jotunheim 03:43
5. Schwarzalbenheim (Svartalfheim) (Gold der Unterwelt) 05:18
6. Ljusalfheim (The Shining Ones) 03:54
7. Muspelheim (Gudaskymning) 02:15
8. Nifelheim (Dimmornas Värld) 04:36
9. Vanaheim (Seed of Ing) 04:04
10. Helheim (Den Dimhöljda) 03:18
11. Secret of the Runes (Epilogue) 05:30

Total playing time 47:59

Deggial (2000)

1. Seven Secrets of the Sphinx 03:35
2. Eternal Return 07:11
3. Enter Vril-Ya 06:38
4. Ship of Luna 06:29
5. The Invincible 05:09
6. Deggial 05:04
7. Emerald Crown 05:30
8. The Flight of the Lord of Flies 01:22
9. Flesh of the Gods 04:06
10. Via Nocturna (Part I: The Path + Part II: Hexentanz) 09:33
11. O Fortuna (Carl Orff cover) 03:22

Total playing time 57:59

Vovin (1998)

1. The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah 06:45
2. Birth of Venus Illegitima 05:13
3. Wine of Aluqah 05:02
4. Clavicula Nox 08:47
5. The Wild Hunt 03:47
6. Eye of Shiva 06:17
7. Black Sun 05:08
8. The Opening 01:28
9. Morning Star 03:34
10. Black Diamonds 02:56
11. Raven of Dispersion 05:57

Total playing time 55:15

Theli (1996)

1. Preludium 01:43
2. To Mega Therion 06:33
3. Cults of the Shadow 05:13
4. In the Desert of Set 05:27
5. Interludium 01:47
6. Nightside of Eden 07:29
7. Opus Eclipse 03:40
8. Invocation of Naamah 05:30
9. The Siren of the Woods 09:53
10. Grand Finale / Postludium 04:04

Total playing time 51:36

Lepaca Kiliffoth (1995)

1. The Wings of the Hydra 03:33
2. Melez 04:06
3. Arrival of the Darkest Queen 00:54
4. The Beauty in Black 03:12
5. Riders of Theli 02:51
6. Black 05:02
7. Darkness Eve 05:19
8. Sorrows of the Moon (Celtic Frost cover) 03:26
9. Let the New Day Begin 03:35
10. Lepaca Kliffoth 04:26
11. Evocation of Vovin 04:54

Total playing time 48:36

Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas (1993)

1. Baal Reginon 02:13
2. Dark Princess Naamah 04:20
3. A Black Rose (Covered with Tears, Blood and Ice) 04:02
4. Symphoni Drakonis Inferni 02:35
5. Dawn of Perishness 05:53
6. The Eye of Eclipse 05:02
7. The Ritualdance of the Yezidis 02:11
8. Powerdance 03:08
9. Procreation of Eternity 04:07
10. Ho Drakon Ho Megas (Act 1: The Dragon Throne) 01:26
11. Ho Drakon Ho Megas (Act 2: Fire and Ecstasy) 02:52

Total playing time 37:49

Beyond Sanctorum (1992)

1. Future Consciousness 05:00
2. Pandemonic Outbreak 04:22
3. Cthulhu 06:12
4. Symphony of the Dead 06:49
5. Beyond Sanctorum 02:36
6. Enter the Depths of Eternal Darkness 04:47
7. Illusions of Life 03:20
8. The Way 11:06
9. Paths 02:03

Total playing time 46:15

Of Darkness... (1991)

1. The Return 05:15
2. Asphyxiate With Fear 04:01
3. Morbid Reality 06:05
4. Megalomaniac 04:11
5. A Suburb to Hell 04:48
6. Genocidal Raids 05:15
7. Time Shall Tell 05:08
8. Dark Eternity 04:46

Total playing time 39:29

MP3: Coming soon

Link to Videos:
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Official Website: http://old.megatherion.com/

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