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As if Therion wasn't already an extremely ambitious project mastermind Christofer Johnsson now presents no less than two new albums, composed of material written since the Nordic concept album "Secret Of The Runes" from 2001. It is apparent right from the start of this album that the new Therion is more metallic, heavier and darker than before. On the opening track "Typhon" we hear growling vocals for the first time in many years and even though the rest of the track has a characteric Therion stamp on it, it fits right in there with it all. Perhaps there are things going on in Christofer's life which has caused the nature of this track or, more likely, he just wanted to experiment a little with different elements which he had not used for a long time. After all, he is a man of many ideas and one of the most creative composers in the history of metal. The second track "Uthark Runa" is more of a classic Therion song that is a natural continuation of the more symphonic moments found on "Secret Of The Runes". It features both wonderful operatic vocals and excellent driving guitar work and is one of the most intense songs of the album. My favorite. "Three Ships Of Berik" has more of a folksy viking metal feeling with a touch of opera and once again we find the growling vocals, this time deeper and darker. Yet another magnificent track, if only it had been longer than a mere three minutes and twenty seconds. A new Therion album always offers surprises and it is impossible to anticipate what it will sound like. That is what I like the most about them and it is a very important quality for a musician to be able to develop yourself this way. The focus on guitar melodies is stronger than it has been on many of the orchestral albums from the band but the classically influenced song structures have not been sacrificed. On the contrary the link between all instruments have been made even stronger and Therion anno 2004 sounds extremely complete. "Lemuria" is an excellent album but it isn't quite as perfect as "Secret Of The Runes" was in my opinion.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Typhon |
| 2. Uthark Runa |
| 3. Three Ships Of Berik, |
| part 1: Calling To Arms And |
| Fighting The Battle |
| 4. Three Ships Of Berik, |
| part 2: Victory! |
| 5. Lemuria |
| 6. Quetzalcoatl |
| 7. The Dreams Of Swedenborg |
| 8. An Arrow From The Sun |
| 9. Abraxas |
| 10. Feuer Overtüre / Prometheus Entfesselt |
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