Sitra Ahra (album) explained

Sitra Ahra
Type:	studio
Artist:	Therion
Cover:	Sitraahra.png
Released:	17 September 2010
Recorded:	2009–2010 Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre:	Symphonic metal
Length:	61:11
Label:	Nuclear Blast
Prev Title:	The Miskolc Experience
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	Les Fleurs du Mal
Next Year:	2012

Sitra Ahra is the fourteenth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion released on 17 September 2010 in Europe, and 26 October 2010 in North America.^[1] It is the first studio release since Gothic Kabbalah in 2007. The album title was announced on 4 February 2010. It refers to the qlippoth of Qabalistic lore.

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Hungarian Albums Chart^[2]	5
Slovenian Albums Chart^[3]	27
Greek Albums Chart^[4]	44
French Albums Chart^[5]	51
Belgian Albums Chart^[6]	56
German Albums Chart^[7]	73
Austrian Albums Chart^[8]	75
Dutch Albums Chart^[9]	95
Mexican Albums Chart^[10]	97

Personnel

• Christofer Johnsson – guitar, keyboards
• Christian Vidal - guitar
• Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson – bass guitar
• Johan Koleberg – drums
• Thomas Vikström – vocals
• Snowy Shaw – vocals
• Lori Lewis – vocals
• Linnéa Vikström – vocals on "Sitra Ahra", "Kings of Edom", "Land of Canaan" and "Hellequin"
• Mika "Belfagor" Hakola (Ofermod, Nefandus) - harsh vocals on "Din"
• Petter Karlsson - vocals on "2012", writer of "Hellequin"
• Marcus Jupither - vocals on "Hellequin"
• Thomas Karlsson – lyrics
• Thomas Ewerhard – cover artwork

Notes and References

1. Web site: THERION – Sitra Ahra. Nuclear Blast OnlineShop. 15 July 2010. Nuclear Blast. 15 July 2010.
2. Web site: Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége . Mahasz.hu . 2012-03-09.
3. http://www.rtvslo.si/val202/news/article/34
4. Web site: Steffen Hung . Therion - Sitra ahra . greekcharts.com . 2010-09-17 . 2012-03-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120317001128/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Therion&titel=Sitra+ahra&cat=a . 2012-03-17 .
5. Web site: Steffen Hung . Therion - Sitra ahra . lescharts.com . 2010-09-25 . 2012-03-09.
6. Web site: Therion - Sitra ahra . ultratop.be . 2010-09-25 . 2012-03-09.
7. Web site: Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche . musicline.de . 2012-03-09.
8. Web site: Steffen Hung . Therion - Sitra ahra . austriancharts.at . 2012-03-09.
9. Web site: Steffen Hung . Therion - Sitra ahra . dutchcharts.nl . 2010-09-25 . 2012-03-09.
10. Web site: Steffen Hung . Therion - Sitra ahra . mexicancharts.com . 2010-09-17 . 2012-03-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321233606/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Therion&titel=Sitra+ahra&cat=a . 2012-03-21 .