Theli (album)

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Theli
Studio album by 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
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Therion chronology
Lepaca Kliffoth (1995) Theli (1996) 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".

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Japanese edition 2 Credits 2.1 Therion line-up 2.2 Guest musicians 2.3 North German Radio Choir 2.4 Siren Choir 3 Single 4 Cover design 5 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Preludium" – 1:43
2. "To Mega Therion" – 6:34 sample (help·info)
3. "Cults of the Shadow" – 5:14
4. "In the Desert of Set" – 5:29
5. "Interludium" – 1:47
6. "Nightside of Eden" – 7:31
7. "Opus Eclipse" – 3:41
8. "Invocation of Naamah" – 5:31
9. "The Siren of the Woods" – 9:55
10. "Grand Finale / Postludium" – 4:04

[edit] Japanese edition

Japanese edition contains three bonus tracks:

• "In Remembrance"
• "Black Fairy"
• "Fly to the Rainbow" (Scorpions cover)

[edit] Credits

[edit] Therion line-up

• Christofer Johnsson - guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Piotr Wawrzeniuk - drums, vocals
• Lars Rosenberg - bass guitar
• Jonas Mellberg - guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards

[edit] Guest musicians

• Dan Swanö - vocals
• Jan Peter Genkel - grand piano, keyboards, programming
• Gottfried Koch - keyboards, programming
• Orchestration was made by The Barmbek Symphony Orchestra

[edit] North German Radio Choir

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

[edit] Siren Choir

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

[edit] Single

• "The Siren of the Woods"

[edit] Cover design

Cover was made by Peter Grøn.

[edit] External links

• Theli at MusicBrainz
• Theli at MusicBrainz (Japanese edition)
• Theli at Discogs
• Informations about album at the official website

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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