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About Therion
Hometown
Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Formed
1988
Genre
Metal
Therion are a Swedish symphonic metal band led by Christofer Johnsson. Originally a death metal act, they evolved toward doom metal by 1993's third album Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas. They adopted Persian modes and scales for Theli (1996), performed with two choirs, a simulated orchestra, and an army of keyboards. Secret of the Runes (2001) was based on Norse mythology. Simultaneous releases Lemuria and Sirius B (2004) involved 171 musicians, Gothic Kabbalah (2007) featured five vocalists, and Sitra Ahra (2010) melded classical and doom metal. The three-hour rock opera Beloved Antichrist (2017) included no less than 29 vocal characters. In 2021, the band issued Leviathan, the first of a projected three-volume "sonic" retrospective consisting of all new material. Leviathan II appeared in October 2022, while Leviathan III, the trilogy's final volume, appeared in December 2023.
Members of Therion include, or have included, Johan Niemann, Petter Karlsson, Kristian Niemann, Thomas Vikström, Christian Vidal, Matti Kärki, Lori Lewis, and Sarah Jezebel Deva.
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