Theli (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Theli
Type = studio
Artist = Therion


Released = August 9 1996
Recorded = January-March 1996
Impuls Studio, Hamburg
Genre = Symphonic metal
Length = 51:29
Label = Nuclear Blast
NB 179-2
Producer = Jan Peter Genkel, Gottfried Koch, Therion
Last album = "Lepaca Kliffoth"
(1995)
This album = "Theli"
(1996)
Next album = "A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming"
(1997)

"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".

Track listing

# "Preludium" – 1:43
# "To Mega Therion" – 6:34 Audio|Therion_-_to_mega_therion.ogg|sample
# "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
*Orchestration was made by The Barmbek Symphony Orchestra

North German Radio Choir

*Raphaela Mayhaus - soprano
*Bettina Stumm - soprano
*Ursula Ritters - alto
*Ergin Onat - tenor
*Joachim Gebhardt - bass
*Klaus Bulow - bass

iren Choir

*Anja Krenz - solo soprano
*Constanze Arens - soprano
*Riekje Weber - alto
*Stephan Gade - tenor
*Axel Patz - solo bass-baritone

ingle

*"The Siren of the Woods"

Cover design

Cover was made by Peter Grøn.

External links

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* (Japanese edition)
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* [http://main.megatherion.com/Albums/Theli.xhtml Informations about album at the official website]