Theli (album) explained

Theli
Type:	studio
Artist:	Therion
Cover:	Theli.jpg
Released:	August 9, 1996
Recorded:	January – March 1996^[1]
Studio:	Impuls Studio (Hamburg, Germany)
Genre:	Symphonic metal
Length:	51:29
Label:	Nuclear Blast NB 179-2
Producer:	Jan Peter Genkel, Gottfried Koch, Therion
Prev Title:	Lepaca Kliffoth
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	A'arab Zaraq – Lucid Dreaming
Next Year:	1997

Theli is the fifth studio album by Swedish 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 . This was the last album on which Christofer Johnsson sang until 2004's "Lemuria". A music video was filmed for the song "To Mega Therion". The song To Mega Therion appears in the shockumentary film Traces of Death IV.^[2]

Track listing

• The title of "To Mega Therion" is a Greek reference to The Beast in the Christian Book of Revelation.

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

North German Radio Choir

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

Siren Choir

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

Single

• "The Siren of the Woods"

Cover design

Cover was made by Peter Grøn.

External links

• • (Japanese edition)
  • Information about album at the official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Therion – Theli on Discogs.com. February 17, 2020.
2. Web site: Traces of Death IV Soundtrack IMDb.