The final Therion album to feature Johann and Kristian Niemann, and Mats Leven as fulltime member, and first to feature Lori Lewis. Songs were composed by all band members, unlike with most other Therion releases, which are almost exclusively composed by Christopher Johnsson. The sound leans towards progressive metal in the vein of Symphony X. The lyrics mostly deal with medieval occultism and alchemy. Read more on Last.fm.
Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. The band was originally named Blitzkrieg before adopting the name Therion, which was inspired by the album "To Mega Therion" by Celtic Frost. The phrase "To Mega Therion" is Greek for "The Great Beast" and is associated with the occultist Aleister Crowley.
Initially performing in the death metal genre, Therion later evolved its musical style by incorporating orchestral elements such as choirs Read more on Last.fm
