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Therion
Therion at Wacken Open Air, 2007
Therion at Wacken Open Air, 2007
Background information
Also known as Blitzkrieg (1987–1988)
Megatherion (1988)
Origin Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Genre(s) Symphonic metal
Death metal (early)
Years active 1989–present
Label(s) House of Kicks
Deaf Records
Active Records
Megarock Records
Nuclear Blast
Associated acts Carbonized
Serpent
Demonoid
Shadowseeds
Website http://megatherion.com
Members
Christofer Johnsson
Former members
Kristian Niemann
Johan Niemann
Petter Karlsson
Piotr Wawrzeniuk
Mats Levén

Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. Upplands Väsby is a town in Uppland, Sweden and the seat of Upplands Väsby Municipality, Stockholm County. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Symphonic metal or opera metal is a term used to describe Heavy metal music that has symphonic elements that is elements that sound similar to a Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Deaf Records is a record sublabel of Peaceville Records. The label focuses mainly in Heavy metal music. Active Records is a record sublabel of RCA. Label focuses mainly in Heavy metal music. Megarock Records is a Swedish Record label, which focus mainly on Heavy metal music. Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label Carbonized were a Swedish heavy metal band They later incorporated psychedelic infused Grindcore and gradually became more and more Serpent is a Swedish Doom metal side project formed by Therion and Entombed members Demonoid is a Swedish Extreme metal band founded in 2002 that derives its influences from traditional Death metal, Thrash metal History Shadowseeds II is a Dark wave /esoterical musical project consisting of Thomas Karlsson and Tommie Eriksson, who before 1999 spelled Christofer Johnsson (born August 10 1972 in Stockholm 's suburb is a Swedish musician Kristian Niemann is a guitarist member of Therion, Lithium and Demonoid bands Bass player Johan Niemann (born June 26 1977) is best known for co-founding the band Mind's Eye, for membership of Swedish heavy metal band Petter Karlsson, also known as Petter Khraft, is a drummer who is a member of Swedish heavy metal band Therion (since 2004 lead vocalist Piotr Wawrzeniuk (born 1971) is a Polish vocalist and drummer Mats Levén (born in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a prolific Singer who has worked during the years with big names of the Swedish musical industry "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Symphonic metal or opera metal is a term used to describe Heavy metal music that has symphonic elements that is elements that sound similar to a Christofer Johnsson (born August 10 1972 in Stockholm 's suburb is a Swedish musician The word "therion" comes from the Greek therion (θηρίον), meaning "Beast," i. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly e. , that of the Christian Book of Revelation. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John ( pronounced, from the Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου [1][2] However, band's name is also taken as homage to the Celtic Frost album To Mega Therion. Celtic Frost were an influential heavy metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. To Mega Therion is the second album by the Thrash/Black Metal band Celtic Frost. [3]

Beginning as a death metal band, they later turned to combining orchestral elements with their metal music, employing heavy use of choirs and classical musicians, not only as additions to but also as integral parts of the composition. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music The band is one of the first both commercial and audience successful heavy metal with fully live orchestra featured. It is also one of the bands which originated, popularised and highly influenced[4] the symphonic metal genre, cited as "the most adventurous metal band at present". Symphonic metal or opera metal is a term used to describe Heavy metal music that has symphonic elements that is elements that sound similar to a [5]

Therion's music takes its themes from different mythologies and is based on concepts ranging from occultism, magic and ancient traditions and writings. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and The majority of their lyrics are written by Thomas Karlsson, head and founder of the magical order Dragon Rouge, of which Johnsson is a member. Thomas Karlsson is a scholar with an MA in the History of Ideas and another in History of Religion at Stockholm University, and currently a Ph Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and Dragon Rouge or the Ordo Draconis et Atri Adamantis, is a magical order which was founded on New Year's Eve 1989 in Sweden whose members practice Occult [6] The band has seen many changes in line-up and style throughout its history.

Contents

History

Blitzkrieg and Megatherion (1987—1988)

Line-up in early 1989. The band's very first picture ever taken.
Line-up in early 1989. The band's very first picture ever taken. [7]

Therion was originally formed under the name Blitzkrieg in Upplands Väsby, Sweden. Upplands Väsby is a town in Uppland, Sweden and the seat of Upplands Väsby Municipality, Stockholm County. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The founder, Christofer Johnsson, was originally the bassist and vocalist, despite having only played bass for a few months prior to the band's formation. Joining him in this new band were guitarist Peter Hansson and drummer Oskar Forss. Peter Hansson is a co-founder and guitarist ( 1987 - 1993) of Swedish metal band Therion. Oskar Forss was a co-founder and during the years of 1987–1992 Drummer of Swedish then- Death metal band Therion. Johnsson and Hansson had met in several musical groups, while Forss was an old school friend of Johnsson. Blitzkrieg's main influences were Metallica and Slayer, but their sound was similar to Venom and Motörhead. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Venom are an English The band however never recorded any proper demos, and only did two concerts together. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release [8] Blitzkrieg deciding to split up in 1988 due to problems with Forss. [9] Only a few recordings survive to this day. [a]

The band was reformed in 1988 under the new name Megatherion and began to be influenced by the Swiss heavy metal band Celtic Frost. Celtic Frost were an influential heavy metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. The new group name was originated by their album To Mega Therion. To Mega Therion is the second album by the Thrash/Black Metal band Celtic Frost. Johnsson switched [from bass] to guitar, P. Hansson was still guitarist, while Johan Hansson became a new bassist and Mika Tovalainen a drummer. The band name was soon shortened to Therion and the rhythm section was replaced by Erik Gustafsson of Dismember as a bassist and Oskar Forss returned as a drummer. Erik Gustafsson is a bass guitarist of Therion (1987-1992 and Dismember. Dismember is a Swedish Death metal band that formed from members of Carnage in 1988 [5]

Debut releases and the first contract (1989—1993)

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Therion "Asphyxiate with Fear" (1991)

Sample from Therion's "Asphyxiate with Fear". From the album Of Darkness.... Of Darkness is a debut Studio album released on February 1991 by the Swedish band Therion and it contains songs written in the early years
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Therion recorded and released in 1989 the first two demos, Paroxysmal Holocaust (limited to 600 copies[10]) and then Beyond the Darkest Veils of Inner Wickedness (500 copies[11]). In 1990, the band released EP release, Time Shall Tell. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify It was still technically a demo, as it was only published by a local record store House of Kicks in a printing of 1,000. [5] The record got the band their first record deal with Deaf Records. Deaf Records is a record sublabel of Peaceville Records. The label focuses mainly in Heavy metal music. Through this company, they released their first full-length album, Of Darkness.... Of Darkness is a debut Studio album released on February 1991 by the Swedish band Therion and it contains songs written in the early years

Of Darkness. . . consisted of songs Johnsson had written in the 1980s; despite having newer songs, the band opted to save them for their next full release. The album can be seen as a progressive death metal album in that it contained mainly influences that were not standard to death metal at the time. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics The lyrics were very political, in the vein of Napalm Death and other late-1980s hardcore punk bands. Napalm Death are Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s The deal with Deaf Records was only for one album, and the band had never had a good relationship with the label, so after the release, they moved to Active Records. Active Records is a record sublabel of RCA. Label focuses mainly in Heavy metal music. [8]

Beyond Sanctorum line-up
Beyond Sanctorum line-up

The band began to record a second full-length album, entitled Beyond Sanctorum, in 1991. Beyond Sanctorum is the second Studio album released on January 1992 by Swedish band Therion. Before the recordings started Erik Gustafsson decided to leave the band in order to return home to the U.S., but Therion continued as a trio with Hansson, Forss and Johnsson filling in on bass guitar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [8] The record Beyond Sanctorum shows a more experimental edge to the death metal music, with keyboards and clean vocalists used sparingly.

After this recording, the band ran into a few problems. Forss decided to leave the band, Hansson quit the band after health problems. The shows in the Central Europe were played using a new line-up. Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Piotr Wawrzeniuk, from the band Carbonized in which Johnsson also played, took up drumming duties. Piotr Wawrzeniuk (born 1971) is a Polish vocalist and drummer Carbonized were a Swedish heavy metal band They later incorporated psychedelic infused Grindcore and gradually became more and more The guitar was taken up by Magnus Barthelsson, an old school friend of Johnsson's, while Andreas Wahl took up the bass. Magnus Barthelsson is a guitarist member of Therion ( 1993 - 1994) and Grain. Andreas Wallan Wahl is a bass guitarist a former member of the Swedish heavy metal bands Therion ( 1993 - 1994) and Serpent. [8]

Musical metamorphosis (1993—1996)

With the new line-up, the band recorded the experimental less death metal stylish, but more doom metallic Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas in 1993. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal Symphony Masses Ho Drakon Ho Megas is the third Studio album released on April 1993 by Swedish band Therion. As a Therion's first and last doom metal record it was very experimental, incorporating elements of jazz, industrial music, traditional 1980s heavy metal and religious chanting. Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Active Records at the time decided to scale down their operations and the band was switched to the new owners, Megarock Records. Megarock Records is a Swedish Record label, which focus mainly on Heavy metal music. [8]

The band, despite being popular with its hardcore fans, was still largely unknown. Sales were poor and the band members were having a hard time making ends meet. Despite the work they put in, there was no financial success for the band. Because of this, Barthelsson and Wahl were forced to quit the band. Fredrik Isaksson was brought into the band as the new bassist. Fredrik Isaksson (born in 1971 also known as "Fredda" or "Flap" is a Swedish bass guitarist member of heavy metal bands Therion After a few months break, the band got an offer from the famous metal label Nuclear Blast. Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label Despite the record deal, Megarock Records decided to let Therion go without any strings attached. The band signed a deal with Nuclear Blast in 1994 and remain with them to date. [8]

The first record published with the new label was Lepaca Kliffoth, though a single entitled "The Beauty in Black" was released just before as a promotion for the new record. Lepaca Kliffoth is the fourth full-length studio release by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. " The Beauty in Black " is the first single released by Swedish heavy metal band Therion Track listing "Arrival of the The record was very experimental, featuring classical sopranos and bass-baritone singers, and also Johnsson with a completely new style of singing. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass that shares certain qualities with the Baritone Voice type. Fredrik Isaksson left the band after some personal problems. Lars Rosenberg, from the death metal band Entombed, took his place. Lars Rosenberg is a bass guitarist in several musical bands - Therion ( 1994 - 1996) Entombed, Serpent, Roachpowder, Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. [8]

Metal and symphony era beginning (1996—2001)

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  • Therion "To Mega Therion" (1996)
    Sample from Therion's "To Mega Therion". From the album Theli. Theli is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion.
    Therion "Clavicula Nox" (1998)
    Sample from Therion's "Clavicula Nox". From the album Vovin. Vovin (in Enochian language
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In 1996 Jonas Mellberg was added to the line-up and Therion began recording their new experimental album, entitled Theli. Jonas Mellberg is a former guitarist and composer of Therion ( 1995 - 1996) The Gerald Vermilion Rappers and Unanimated. Theli is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. The album heavily featured the vocals of two choirs, along with some vocals from Johnsson and Wawrzeniuk. Dan Swanö also contributed to the vocals on this album. Dan Erland Swanö, (born on the March 10, 1973, in Finspång, Östergötland, Sweden) is a Swedish music producer Vocalist The band used keyboards heavily, so many in fact that it was humorously called "Barmbek Symphony Orchestra" after the subway station next to the studio. [8] Theli is considering to being almost acclaimed as the apex of Therion's career to date. [12] The sales were more than double of Lepaca Kliffoth. Lepaca Kliffoth is the fourth full-length studio release by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. [5]

After recording was over, the mixing and mastering period became stressful. Mellberg was suffering from severe alcohol problems and literally walked out of the studio, never to return to the band. Rosenberg was also having problems with alcohol, but the band survived these problems long enough to release Theli. Johnsson also had a problem with the band members; Wawrzeniuk was busy with his studies and could not go on tour so Johnsson got Tommy Eriksson of Shadowseeds to fill in on drums. Tommie Eriksson (also known as Tommy Eriksson) is a musician who played in the Symphonic metal band Therion. History Shadowseeds II is a Dark wave /esoterical musical project consisting of Thomas Karlsson and Tommie Eriksson, who before 1999 spelled Tobias Sidegard was hired to play guitar, while Kimberly Goss was hired as a keyboard player and vocalist. Kimberly Goss (born February 15, 1978, Los Angeles California) is the vocalist and founding member of the Finnish -based heavy metal band Rosenberg's drinking problems got worse and in result of that, he was fired from the band. [8]

In 1997 Therion released A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming album. A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming is the sixth full-length musical album by Swedish heavy metal band Therion released The record contains a few unused songs from Theli, a few cover songs the band had made, plus a full soundtrack Johnsson had made independently for the short art movie called "The Golden Embrace". In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released

The next album, Vovin, was recorded using professional studio musicians and his friend Tommy Eriksson helping out with some additional guitars. Vovin (in Enochian language It featured for the first time a real string orchestra and a hand picked choir of considerable number. The Austrian singer Martina Hornbacher Astner and Sarah Jezebel Deva were chosen as the lead sopranos. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Martina Astner ( née Hornbacher) is an Austrian Vocalist known for contribution with bands Therion Sarah Jane Ferridge (born 25 February 1977 in Forest Gate, East London, England) better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Total sales were over 150,000 copies in Europe alone. [5]

The band capitalised on this success and went on tour with the band Moonspell. Moonspell is a Portuguese Black metal / Gothic metal band with Death/doom metal elements formed in 1989 as Morbid God The hired drummer, Sami Karppinen was offered a permanent place in the band. Sami Karppinen is a former Drummer of Swedish heavy metal band Therion (1998 - 2001 sound engineer in Modern Art Studio and session drummer With this new line-up, the mini album Crowning of Atlantis was recorded. Crowning of Atlantis is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. It was a short album fleshed out with several covers and live tracks that the record label and management insisted be placed on it to make it a full length album. Through Karppinen, Kristian Niemann joined the band on guitar, along with his brother Johan Niemann on bass. Kristian Niemann is a guitarist member of Therion, Lithium and Demonoid bands Bass player Johan Niemann (born June 26 1977) is best known for co-founding the band Mind's Eye, for membership of Swedish heavy metal band [8]

Johnsson had already made material for the next release Deggial which is far more symphonic, employing far more complex orchestral scores, this time using a full orchestra as opposed to a simple string one. For the Islamic eschatological figure see Dajjal. Deggial is an album released by Swedish Symphonic metal The record went on to sell more than Theli but never reached the high sales of Vovin. Therion then began a big tour to promote their new record. This was the band's first headline tour as before they had always been support acts to other bands. [8]

Secret of the Runes (2001—2004)

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Therion "Asgård" (2001)

Sample from Therion's "Asgård". From the album Secret of the Runes. Secret of the Runes is a Concept album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion.
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After Deggial, Johnsson began to compose again; he had idea to make a Nordic concept album. The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" For the recording he built band recording studio "Modern Art". [8] The new written songs were based on the nine different worlds of the world tree Yggdrasil from the ancient Norse mythology. In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil ( Old Norse Yggdrasill, ˈyɡˌdrasilː the extra -l is a Nominative case marker is the World Norse mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and Legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland This album was named Secret of the Runes and released in 2001. Secret of the Runes is a Concept album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. For a bonus, the band recorded cover songs of "Crying Days" originally performed by Scorpions and "Summer Night City" of ABBA. Scorpions are a heavy metal / Hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem " Rock You Like a " Summer Night City " written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, is ABBA 's second non-album single released on September 6 Piotr Wawrzeniuk returned as a guest vocalist for the bonus tracks of this album. Piotr Wawrzeniuk (born 1971) is a Polish vocalist and drummer The band's tenth album received very good reviews and scores including All Music Guide editors' pick. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. [13] Therion followed up this release with a tour with Evergrey and My Insanity as support acts. Evergrey is a Progressive metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. After the tour, Karppinen decided to leave the band, but he was responsible enough to find a replacement drummer for the band, Richard Evensand. Richard Evensand is a Drummer and contributed for several music bands Therion ( 2001 - 2004) Chimaira, Ebony Tears,

In 2001, the official fan club compilation Bells of Doom was released exclusively to paying fan club members. Bells of Doom is a Compilation album of Swedish Symphonic metal band Therion, released by the official fan club (now called Therion The album contained rare songs, including some original recordings from 1987, when the band was originally called Blitzkrieg. It also contained a few songs from demos, and rarities not found on other Therion records. The album was later put for sale on Therion's webstore when the fanclub was shut down and replaced.

A selection of the recordings from the 2001 Secret of the Runes tour was released on the 2002 band's first live album, a two-disc Live in Midgård. Live in Midgård is the first official Live album released by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. The album was released celebrating the band's 15th anniversary.

Lemuria & Sirius B (2004—2006)

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Therion "Lemuria" (2004)

Sample from Therion's "Lemuria". From the album Lemuria. Lemuria is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion.
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Live in Netherlands, 2004
Live in Netherlands, 2004

After the tour, the band decided to take stock and sort out what they had in terms of music. The seven songs that Johnsson had made had grown to a considerable number, and along with the Niemann brothers' contributions the band discovered they had 55 new songs. [8] The band decided to record and release two of the albums simultaneously. 171 musicians were used in the recording of the new albums, a 32-member choir was recorded in Prague along with many lead vocalists. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. [5] The results were the albums Sirius B and Lemuria, released together in a special twin pack in 2004. Sirius B is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. Lemuria is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. The albums are far more guitar-driven and more melodic than the previous Therion records. Wawrzeniuk returned on this album to provide vocals, along with the singer Mats Levén. Mats Levén (born in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a prolific Singer who has worked during the years with big names of the Swedish musical industry

In July 2005, an album entitled Atlantis Lucid Dreaming was released. Atlantis Lucid Dreaming is a Compilation album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. As the name suggests, it is a mixture of tracks from 1997 A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming and 1999 Crowning of Atlantis. A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming is the sixth full-length musical album by Swedish heavy metal band Therion released Crowning of Atlantis is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. The tracklist is all the non-soundtrack songs from the first one (except for the Iron Maiden cover version), followed by the first seven Crowning of Atlantis songs, and additionally the live version of "Black Sun". For other uses see Iron maiden.

The Lemuria/Sirius B Tour would last for 106 live shows stretching over two years. The final concert took part at the ProgPower Festival in Cheltenham, UK on the March, 2006 and that was the last Christofer Johnsson vocal stage performance. Education The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [14]

Therion released their first DVD entitled Celebrators of Becoming on May 2006. Celebrators of Becoming is a Therion box-set released on 5 May[[ 006]] The set contains four DVD discs, featuring live video from Mexico City recorded in 2004 and other live video materials, bands' documentary from the 2004–2006 World Tour, art movie "The Golden Embrace", all band music videos to date and bootlegs with commentary, and two audio CDs with a live show recorded in Mexico City. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico

Gothic Kabbalah (2006—2007)

Lori Lewis and Christofer Johnsson with symphonic orchestra and choir during the live classical show at the Miskolc Opera Festival, Hungary, 2007.
Lori Lewis and Christofer Johnsson with symphonic orchestra and choir during the live classical show at the Miskolc Opera Festival, Hungary, 2007. The Miskolc Opera Festival or International Opera Festival of Miskolc (Miskolci Nemzetközi Operafesztivál is a cultural event held every summer in Miskolc

On September, 2006 Christofer Johnsson announced that recordings of the new album Gothic Kabbalah had been finished and the album was subsequently released on January 12, 2007. Gothic Kabbalah is the title of a Double album by Therion. It was released in Europe on January 12, 2007. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. World tour promoting the album began in the early 2007 with Grave Digger and Sabaton as a support acts. See also Gravedigger (disambiguation. Grave Digger is a German Heavy metal band formed in 1980. Sabaton is a Heavy metal band from Sweden

A forthcoming yet untitled album is to be released in 2009.

It was recently announced on Therion's official site that the core group of musicians were parting ways. Christofer also noted that he was in no way ending Therion. [15]

Symbols

Bells of Doom cover with hendecagram in foreground.
Bells of Doom cover with hendecagram in foreground.

Therion frequently uses visual symbols in its album covers. Most of them are according to magick, occult and Dragon Rouge themes. Magick, in the broadest sense is any act designed to cause intentional change The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" Dragon Rouge or the Ordo Draconis et Atri Adamantis, is a magical order which was founded on New Year's Eve 1989 in Sweden whose members practice Occult

Hendecagram, the star of Qliphoth, an eleven pointed star also called Star of Seth, is the most often used symbol by the band. A hendecagram is a Star polygon that has eleven points. There are 4 regular forms {11/2} {11/3} {11/4} {11/5} Qliphoth, kliffoth or klippot ( Heb קליפות qelippot, meaning "peels" "shells" or matter singular קליפה The star symbolises the night side of the Qabalah. Hermetic Qabalah (from the Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception" is a Western esoteric and mystical tradition Hendecagram has influential aspect in Christofer's magick and his lyrics. Christofer Johnsson (born August 10 1972 in Stockholm 's suburb is a Swedish musician It has been admitted as a band symbol. [16] There is also a connection between the eleven points of the star and the Dragon Rouge's Draconian initiation based on 1 + 9 + 1 levels that together constitute 11 steps. Dragon Rouge or the Ordo Draconis et Atri Adamantis, is a magical order which was founded on New Year's Eve 1989 in Sweden whose members practice Occult The symbol appears on all the album covers (not only front covers, also in back and/or inlay) since Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas (1993). Symphony Masses Ho Drakon Ho Megas is the third Studio album released on April 1993 by Swedish band Therion.

Other symbols used uniquely include:

Members

Main article: List of Therion members
Album Lead vocals Guitar[b] Bass guitar Drums
Paroxysmal Holocaust (1989) Christofer Johnsson Peter Hansson Erik Gustafsson Oskar Forss
Beyond the Darkest Veils of Inner Wickedness (1989)
Time Shall Tell (1990)
Of Darkness... (1991)
Beyond Sanctorum (1992) Christofer Johnsson
Peter Hansson
Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas (1993) Magnus Barthelsson Andreas Wallan Wahl Piotr Wawrzeniuk
Lepaca Kliffoth (1995) Christofer Johnsson Fredrik Isaksson
Theli (1996) Jonas Mellberg Lars Rosenberg
A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming (1997)
Vovin (1998) Christofer Johnsson Jan Kazda Wolf Simon
Crowning of Atlantis (1999) Tommy Eriksson
Deggial (2000) Kristian Niemann Johan Niemann Sami Karppinen
Secret of the Runes (2001)
Lemuria & Sirius B (2004) Christofer Johnsson
Mats Levén
Piotr Wawrzeniuk		 Richard Evensand
Gothic Kabbalah (2007) Mats Levén
Snowy Shaw		 Petter Karlsson

Current collaborators

Lyrics

Discography

Main article: Therion discography

Studio albums

  1. Of Darkness... (1991)
  2. Beyond Sanctorum (1992)
  3. Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas (1993)
  4. Lepaca Kliffoth (1995)
  5. Theli (1996)
  6. A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming (1997)
  7. Vovin (1998)
  8. Crowning of Atlantis (1999)
  9. Deggial (2000)
  10. Secret of the Runes (2001)
  11. Live in Midgård (2002) – Live album
  12. Sirius B (2004)
  13. Lemuria (2004)
  14. Gothic Kabbalah (2007)
  15. Live Gothic (to be released in 2008) – Live album

Singles

Compilations and box-sets

Demos

See also

Notes

a. This is a list of Therion current former guest live members and people directly related with the band Christofer Johnsson (born August 10 1972 in Stockholm 's suburb is a Swedish musician Peter Hansson is a co-founder and guitarist ( 1987 - 1993) of Swedish metal band Therion. Erik Gustafsson is a bass guitarist of Therion (1987-1992 and Dismember. Oskar Forss was a co-founder and during the years of 1987–1992 Drummer of Swedish then- Death metal band Therion. Of Darkness is a debut Studio album released on February 1991 by the Swedish band Therion and it contains songs written in the early years Beyond Sanctorum is the second Studio album released on January 1992 by Swedish band Therion. Christofer Johnsson (born August 10 1972 in Stockholm 's suburb is a Swedish musician Peter Hansson is a co-founder and guitarist ( 1987 - 1993) of Swedish metal band Therion. Symphony Masses Ho Drakon Ho Megas is the third Studio album released on April 1993 by Swedish band Therion. Magnus Barthelsson is a guitarist member of Therion ( 1993 - 1994) and Grain. Andreas Wallan Wahl is a bass guitarist a former member of the Swedish heavy metal bands Therion ( 1993 - 1994) and Serpent. Piotr Wawrzeniuk (born 1971) is a Polish vocalist and drummer Lepaca Kliffoth is the fourth full-length studio release by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. Christofer Johnsson (born August 10 1972 in Stockholm 's suburb is a Swedish musician Fredrik Isaksson (born in 1971 also known as "Fredda" or "Flap" is a Swedish bass guitarist member of heavy metal bands Therion Theli is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. Jonas Mellberg is a former guitarist and composer of Therion ( 1995 - 1996) The Gerald Vermilion Rappers and Unanimated. Lars Rosenberg is a bass guitarist in several musical bands - Therion ( 1994 - 1996) Entombed, Serpent, Roachpowder, A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming is the sixth full-length musical album by Swedish heavy metal band Therion released Vovin (in Enochian language Christofer Johnsson (born August 10 1972 in Stockholm 's suburb is a Swedish musician Crowning of Atlantis is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. Tommie Eriksson (also known as Tommy Eriksson) is a musician who played in the Symphonic metal band Therion. For the Islamic eschatological figure see Dajjal. Deggial is an album released by Swedish Symphonic metal Kristian Niemann is a guitarist member of Therion, Lithium and Demonoid bands Bass player Johan Niemann (born June 26 1977) is best known for co-founding the band Mind's Eye, for membership of Swedish heavy metal band Sami Karppinen is a former Drummer of Swedish heavy metal band Therion (1998 - 2001 sound engineer in Modern Art Studio and session drummer Secret of the Runes is a Concept album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. Lemuria is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. Sirius B is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. Christofer Johnsson (born August 10 1972 in Stockholm 's suburb is a Swedish musician Mats Levén (born in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a prolific Singer who has worked during the years with big names of the Swedish musical industry Piotr Wawrzeniuk (born 1971) is a Polish vocalist and drummer Richard Evensand is a Drummer and contributed for several music bands Therion ( 2001 - 2004) Chimaira, Ebony Tears, Gothic Kabbalah is the title of a Double album by Therion. It was released in Europe on January 12, 2007. Mats Levén (born in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a prolific Singer who has worked during the years with big names of the Swedish musical industry Snowy Shaw, born Tommie Helgesson in 1969, is a Swedish heavy metal Musician (primarily a Drummer) based in the port Petter Karlsson, also known as Petter Khraft, is a drummer who is a member of Swedish heavy metal band Therion (since 2004 lead vocalist Snowy Shaw, born Tommie Helgesson in 1969, is a Swedish heavy metal Musician (primarily a Drummer) based in the port Therion is a Swedish Symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987 Hannah Holgersson, born 1976 in Höör, Skåne County, Sweden, is an Opera singer Lori Lewis is a United States soprano from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Thomas Vikström is a Swedish vocalist best known for working with Hard rock and Heavy metal bands including Doom metal legends Candlemass Thomas Karlsson is a scholar with an MA in the History of Ideas and another in History of Religion at Stockholm University, and currently a Ph This article is a listing of all official releases by Therion, a Swedish metal group Of Darkness is a debut Studio album released on February 1991 by the Swedish band Therion and it contains songs written in the early years Beyond Sanctorum is the second Studio album released on January 1992 by Swedish band Therion. Symphony Masses Ho Drakon Ho Megas is the third Studio album released on April 1993 by Swedish band Therion. Lepaca Kliffoth is the fourth full-length studio release by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. Theli is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming is the sixth full-length musical album by Swedish heavy metal band Therion released Vovin (in Enochian language Crowning of Atlantis is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. For the Islamic eschatological figure see Dajjal. Deggial is an album released by Swedish Symphonic metal Secret of the Runes is a Concept album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. Live in Midgård is the first official Live album released by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. Sirius B is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. Lemuria is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. Gothic Kabbalah is the title of a Double album by Therion. It was released in Europe on January 12, 2007. Live Gothic is the title of a Live album recorded in Poland by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion released on July 25, 2008 " The Beauty in Black " is the first single released by Swedish heavy metal band Therion Track listing "Arrival of the " Siren of the Woods " is the second single released by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. " Eye of Shiva " is the third single released by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. " Wand of Abaris " is title of single of Swedish Symphonic metal band Therion from Gothic Kabbalah studio " The Wand of Abaris / Path to Arcady " is title of club and radio Promotional single of Swedish Symphonic metal band Therion from The Early Chapters of Revelation is a 3 CDs Box-set released by Swedish heavy metal band Therion in 2000. Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label Bells of Doom is a Compilation album of Swedish Symphonic metal band Therion, released by the official fan club (now called Therion Atlantis Lucid Dreaming is a Compilation album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. Celebrators of Becoming is a Therion box-set released on 5 May[[ 006]] Carbonized were a Swedish heavy metal band They later incorporated psychedelic infused Grindcore and gradually became more and more Serpent is a Swedish Doom metal side project formed by Therion and Entombed members Demonoid is a Swedish Extreme metal band founded in 2002 that derives its influences from traditional Death metal, Thrash metal History Shadowseeds II is a Dark wave /esoterical musical project consisting of Thomas Karlsson and Tommie Eriksson, who before 1999 spelled Dragon Rouge or the Ordo Draconis et Atri Adamantis, is a magical order which was founded on New Year's Eve 1989 in Sweden whose members practice Occult ^  There are "Rockn' Roll Jam", "Scared to Death (excerpt)" available on Bells of Doom and "Fight Fire with Fire", cover of Metallica song. Bells of Doom is a Compilation album of Swedish Symphonic metal band Therion, released by the official fan club (now called Therion Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. [17] Some of the material from the Blitzkrieg era survived to the first Therion album Of Darkness..., including some riffs from "Morbid Reality". Of Darkness is a debut Studio album released on February 1991 by the Swedish band Therion and it contains songs written in the early years [9]

b. ^  Christofer Johnsson was a guitarist on every album. Guitar column doesn't list him as a collaborating guitarist.

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Therion
Members
Christofer Johnsson
Discography
Albums: Of Darkness... | Beyond Sanctorum | Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas | Lepaca Kliffoth | Theli | A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming | Vovin | Crowning of Atlantis | Deggial | Secret of the Runes | Live in Midgård | Sirius B | Lemuria | Gothic Kabbalah | Live Gothic
Compilations and box-sets: Bells of Doom | The Early Chapters of Revelation | Atlantis Lucid Dreaming | Celebrators of Becoming
Singles: "The Beauty in Black" | "The Siren of the Woods" | "Eye of Shiva" | "Wand of Abaris" | "The Wand of Abaris / Path to Arcady"
Demos: Paroxysmal Holocaust | Beyond the Darkest Veils of Inner Wickedness | Time Shall Tell
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