Theli (album)
1996 studio album by Therion
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Theli is the fifth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. While Theli stays true to the band's roots in that it has a very dark sound, it is a major turning point in their history. Set, Egyptian god, is shown on the front cover [citation needed]. This was the last album on which Christofer Johnsson sang until 2004's Lemuria. A music video was filmed for the song "To Mega Therion". The song "To Mega Therion" appears in the shockumentary film Traces of Death IV.[2]
ReleasedAugust 9, 1996
RecordedJanuary – March 1996[1]
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| Released | August 9, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | January – March 1996[1] | |||
| Studio | Impuls Studio (Hamburg, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 51:29 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast NB 179-2 | |||
| Producer | Jan Peter Genkel, Gottfried Koch, Therion | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Preludium" (Instrumental) | 1:43 |
| 2. | "To Mega Therion" | 6:34 |
| 3. | "Cults of the Shadow" | 5:14 |
| 4. | "In the Desert of Set" | 5:29 |
| 5. | "Interludium" (Instrumental) | 1:47 |
| 6. | "Nightside of Eden" | 7:31 |
| 7. | "Opus Eclipse" (Instrumental) | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Invocation of Naamah" | 5:31 |
| 9. | "The Siren of the Woods" | 9:55 |
| 10. | "Grand Finale / Postludium" (Instrumental) | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 51:29 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "In Remembrance" | 6:05 |
| 12. | "Black Fairy" (European Metal Version) | 5:55 |
| 13. | "Fly to the Rainbow" (Scorpions cover) | 8:15 |
| Total length: | 71:44 | |
- The title of "To Mega Therion" is a Greek reference to The Beast in the Christian Book of Revelation.
Credits
Therion line-up
- Christofer Johnsson – guitar, vocals, keyboards
- Piotr Wawrzeniuk – drums, vocals
- Lars Rosenberg – bass guitar
- Jonas Mellberg – guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Guest musicians
- Dan Swanö – vocals
- Jan Peter Genkel – grand piano, keyboards, programming
- Gottfried Koch – keyboards, programming
North German Radio Choir
Siren Choir
- Anja Krenz – solo soprano
- Constanze Arens – soprano
- Riekje Weber – alto
- Stephan Gade – tenor
- Axel Patz – solo bass-baritone
Single
- "The Siren of the Woods"
Cover design
Cover was made by Peter Grøn.