Therion - Beloved Antichrist

[Sir Exar Kun]

When fifteen-year-old prodigy Christofer Johnsson founded THERION as a death metal band in 1987, little did he know that exactly thirty years later he would put the final touches to a project that will go down in history as symphonic metal's most ambitious release. While "metal operas" are no longer an unusual creation, this term will forever receive a new meaning on January 26, 2018 when the curtain opens for Johnsson's lifelong creation: "Beloved Antichrist" is the title of his spectacular brainchild, consisting of three full-length CDs. It's more than just a concept album, but a complete rock opera with multiple chapters unveiling a sweeping story, partly based on and inspired by Vladimir Solovyov's "A Short Tale Of The Antichrist".

With an incredible total of twenty-nine different roles and characters, who all required a unique voice, THERION hired not only a big choir, but also twenty-nine vocalists to bring the epic story to life. With longtime collaborators like Thomas Vikström, Lori Lewis and Chiara Malvestiti, fans will hear the classical THERION vibe but also be able to drown in a magical maelstrom of many new as well as familiar voices. Divided into several chapters, the opera reaches a full-length of three and a half hours and THERION is currently working on the possibility of bringing the entire production to the stage. And while this monumental undertaking still simmers away in the Swedish production halls, the band has announced a pan-European tour, including U.K. dates, where they will perform some of their new masterpieces live in a classical concert setting. Support comes from Russia's IMPERIAL AGE, Germany's NULL POSITIV and New York symphonic metallers MIDNIGHT ETERNAL.


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Wow. Just.... WOW. This could be brilliant, or it could be way too dense. Regardless, I am game.

 

[TheLongshot]

To be honest, I believe he can pull something like this off. The work he did with The Miskolc Experience was pretty impressive. Maybe that gave him the confidence to do something of this scale. In any case, I look forward to hearing it.

 

[LarryD]

The concept itself sounds beyond amazing ........ I would buy this blindly..........cannot wait.

 

[VenomGA]

I will miss Snowy Show in this band.

 

[KingsGene]

THERION – DETAILS OF BELOVED ANTICHRIST ALBUM REVEALED

 

[TheLongshot]

And the first track is up.

 

[spag]

Yep, definitely Therion. I like it of course, but even without hearing anything from the album, they are always a blind buy for me.

 

[KingsGene]

THERION RELEASE OFFICIAL TRAILER #1 FOR UPCOMING BELOVED ANTICHRIST ROCK OPERA

 

[KingsGene]

THERION RELEASE OFFICIAL TRAILER #2 FOR UPCOMING BELOVED ANTICHRIST ROCK OPERA

 

[KingsGene]

THERION RELEASE "NIGHT REBORN" LYRIC VIDEO



THERION RELEASE OFFICIAL TRAILER #3 FOR UPCOMING BELOVED ANTICHRIST ROCK OPERA

 

[KingsGene]

THERION LAUNCH OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR "THEME OF ANTICHRIST"

 

[KingsGene]

THERION STREAMING NEW SONG "BRING HER HOME"

 

[TheLongshot]

So, Beloved Antichrist is available digitally now, but won't be available on CD for another month.

 

[KingsGene]

THERION MASTERMIND CHRISTOFER JOHNSSON ON TOURING THE UNITED STATES - "IT'S A HORRIBLE COUNTRY FOR OUR TYPE OF MUSIC; THERE'S NO MARKET"