Therion - Lemuria/Sirius B

Title: Lemuria/Sirius B Artist: Therion Release Date: 6/1/2004 Label: Nuclear Blast Records Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 727361129521, 0727361129507 Genre: Rock Styles: Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Scandinavian Metal, Symphonic Black Metal Moods: Eerie, Volatile, Dramatic, Ethereal, Hypnotic, Lush, Nocturnal, Ominous, Theatrical, Visceral, Elegant, Epic Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Typhon
2. Uthark Runa
3. Three Ships of Berik, Pt. 1: Calling to Arms and Fighting the Battle
4. Three Ships of Berik, Pt. 2: Victory!
5. Lemuria
6. Quetzalcoatl
7. The Dreams of Swedenborg
8. An Arrow from the Sun
9. Abraxas
10. Feuer Overtüre/Prometheus Entfesselt

1. The Blood of Kingu
2. Son of the Sun
3. The Khlysti Evangelist
4. Dark Venus Persephone
5. Kaliyuga, Pt. 1
6. Kaliyuga, Pt. 2
7. The Wondrous World of Punt
8. Melek Taus
9. Call of Dagon
10. Sirius B
11. Voyage of Gurdjieff (The Fourth Way)

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD Nuclear Blast Records 1252 2004 CD Nuclear Blast Records 1295

Lemuria/Sirius B [Japan Bonus Track]

Therion mastermind Christofer Johnsson has never recovered from hearing the choir come in at the end of Ozzy Osbourne's "Diary of a Madman." While 2002's Secret of the Runes, a conceptual work celebrating the nine different worlds of Norse mythology, was technically flawless and endlessly atmospheric, its orchestral and choral wall of sound seemed pasted on rather than successfully integrated into the electric onslaught. After a two-year hiatus, Therion return with not one but two records, the blistering, elegiac, and overall stunning Lemuria/Sirius B. This time around, the Scandinavian heavy metal equivalent of the Moody Blues eulogizing a Viking funeral have mastered their dark art and created the finest record of their career. Fans of the group's early, orchestra-free death metal period, as well as those converted by the band's forays into classical and opera, will find common ground here. The bombast of tracks like "Abraxas" -- its solemn trumpet intro sounds infinitely more Morricone than it does Metallica -- and "The Dreams of Swedenborg" is balanced by the brute force of more traditional power metal numbers like "Uthark Runa" and the electrifying "Sirius B." However, it takes a song like "Quetzalcoatl," which integrates these two worlds so effortlessly, for the listener to understand fully the scope of this polarizing band's vision. It takes balls to mix mandolins, Hammond organs, opera singers, and a full symphony with the testosterone-fueled slam of heavy metal, and it's even harder to do it without the slightest hint of irony, a feat Therion has more than achieved on Lemuria/Sirius B. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adam Klemens Conductor Andreas Hviid Assistant Engineer Anna Maria Krawe Soprano (Vocal) Anton Mikulka Drums (Snare) Bára Kubátová Soprano (Vocal) Blanka Léblová Soprano (Vocal) Bohumil Kotmel Violin Christofer Johnsson Mandolin, Keyboards, Arranger, Vocals, Group Member Dana Langerová Soprano (Vocal) Dana Mikulejská Blocks Danniela Filova Blocks David Havelík Cello Emanuel Ranny Violin Eva Kroftova Blocks Eva Walterova Blocks Filip Himmer Violin Frantise Silar Violin Frantisek Fejgi Trombone (Alto), Trombone (Bass), Trombone (Tenor) Frantisek Krupala Bass (Vocal) Frantisek Mizervosky Bass (Vocal) Hana Cervenková Soprano (Vocal) Ivan Diblík Tenor (Vocal) Ivan Loula Tenor (Vocal) Ivana Francanova Blocks Jan Dramota Violin Jan Dudek Double Bass, Violin Jan Holzner Engineer Jan Kejmarml Drums (Snare) Jan Kratina Viola, Bass (Vocal) Jan Moravel Bass (Vocal) Jana Bínová Koucká Soprano (Vocal) Jana Drábková Blocks Jaromir Belor Bass (Vocal) Jaroslav Imramovský Tympani [Timpani] Jaroslava Eliasova Harpsichord, Piano Jirí Císar Double Bass Jirí Dolejsí Tenor (Vocal) Jirí Hannsmann Bass (Vocal) Jirí Jimunek Drums (Snare) Jirí Kohoutek Violin Jirí Lisý Horn, Tuba Jirí Los Tenor (Vocal) Jitka Hurtikova Soprano (Vocal) Johan Niemann Bass, Group Member, Mandolin, Fretless Bass Jolana Mazalová Violin Karel Zochr Bass (Vocal) Kavi Björkqvist Balalaika Klas Petr Viola Kristian Niemann Assistant Engineer, Guitar (Rhythm), Group Member, Soloist, Mandolin, Guitar (Acoustic) Ladislava Michálková Violin Lars H. Nissen Engineer, Mixing, Producer Lars Sømod Jensen Organ Lenka Kucelová Blocks Libor Kanka Violin Lubomír Krystlík Horn Lubos Klancík Bass (Vocal) Ludmila Mracková Violin Lukás Korínek Bassoon Marek Vorlicek Tenor (Vocal) Marie Dolezalová Blocks Marie Duorská Violin Marie Jakoubkova Blocks Marina Martincova Viola Mario Klemens Conductor Markéta Kohoutová Violin Marketa Lajnerova Soprano (Vocal) Martin Císar Double Bass Martin Kalista Violin Martin Stolbenko Bass (Vocal) Mats Levén Voices, Vocals Michael Hradisky Assistant Michael Mergl Bass (Vocal) Milan Dobiás Bass (Vocal) Milan Kottas Bass (Vocal) Milena Holecková Soprano (Vocal) Miroslav Kubícek Tuba, Horn Miroslav Stepan Violin Miroslava Dámlová Soprano (Vocal) Olga Bílková Cello Pavel Krzanovský Violin Pavel Kutman Violin Pavel Mesany Bass (Vocal) Peter Mossman Narrator Petr Duda Horn Petr Jindra Tenor (Vocal) Petr Malísek Cello Petr Stajner Violin Petra Cermáková Horn, Soloist Petra Erlebachová Soprano (Vocal) Piotr Wawrzeniuk Vocals Richard Valasek Violin Rickard Evensand Gong, Drums Robin Marek Double Bass Roman Konecný Violin Rudolf Andrs Double Bass Rudolf Hesvadba Bass (Vocal) Ruzena Hejná Soprano (Vocal) Ruzena Pelcova Blocks Sami Karppinen Engineer Sárka Drancáková Violin Slavena Drasilova Soprano (Vocal) Steen Rasmussen Organ (Hammond) Svatopluk Cech Bassoon Sven Lindblad Balalaika Therion Producer Thomas Ewerhard Layout Design, Cover Art Tomás Barinka Violin Tomás Cerný Tenor (Vocal) Tomas Mikulecky Tenor (Vocal) Václav Benda Viola Véra Binarová Viola Vladimár Nacházel Tenor (Vocal) Vlastimil Zeman Violin Zbynek Valenta Tenor (Vocal) Zdenék Masek Tenor (Vocal) Zdenek Vykopal Tenor (Vocal) Zdenka Fiserová Blocks Zdenka Gailová Blocks