Theli (album)
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| Studio album by Therion | ||||
| Released | August 9, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | October 1995 - March 1996 Impuls Studio, Hamburg |
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| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 51:29 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast NB 179-2 |
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| Producer | Jan Peter Genkel, Gottfried Koch, Therion | |||
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Theli is an album released by the 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. A music video was filmed for the song "To Mega Therion".
Contents
Track listing
- "Preludium" – 1:43
- "To Mega Therion" – 6:34 Audio file "Therion_-_to_mega_therion.ogg" not found (The title reflects the Greek reference to The Beast in the Christian Book of Revelation.)
- "Cults of the Shadow" – 5:14
- "In the Desert of Set" – 5:29
- "Interludium" – 1:47
- "Nightside of Eden" – 7:31
- "Opus Eclipse" – 3:41
- "Invocation of Naamah" – 5:31
- "The Siren of the Woods" – 9:55
- "Grand Finale / Postludium" – 4:04
Japanese edition
Japanese edition contains three bonus tracks:
- "In Remembrance"
- "Black Fairy"
- "Fly to the Rainbow" (Scorpions cover)
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
- Raphaela Mayhaus - soprano
- Bettina Stumm - soprano
- Ursula Ritters - alto
- Ergin Onat - tenor
- Joachim Gebhardt - bass
- Klaus Bulow - bass
Siren Choir
- Anja Krenz - solo soprano
- Constanze Arens - soprano
- Riekje Weber - alto
- Stephan Gade - tenor
- Axel Patz - solo bass-baritone
Single
Cover design
Cover was made by Peter Grøn.
External links
- Theli at MusicBrainz
- Theli at MusicBrainz (Japanese edition)
- Theli at Discogs
- Informations about album at the official website
