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Therion

Real Name:
Christofer Johnsson, Nalle Påhlsson, Johan Kullberg
Profile:
Swedish Death Metal and Symphonic Metal band, formed in 1987/1988 by Christofer Johnsson.

For more than a decade Therion have been refining their superlative skills in combing metal with classic music elements. The band can easily master ripping metal riffs, epic operatic vibes, symphonic element and complex multi-layered choirs all within complex and flowing compositions.
Sites:
megatherion.com, MySpace
Members:
Andreas Wallan Wahl, Christofer Johnsson, Erik Gustafsson, Fredrik Isaksson, Johan Niemann, Jonas Mellberg, Kimberly Goss, Kristian Niemann, Lars Rosenberg, Magnus Barthelson, Martina Hornbacher, Matti Kärki, Nalle Påhlsson, Oskar Forss, Peter Hansson, Petter Karlsson, Piotr Wawrzeniuk, Sarah Jezebel Deva, Tommy Eriksson
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Discography

Releases:
Time Shall Tell (12")   House Of Kicks Records 1990
Of Darkness (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Deaf Records ... 1991
Beyond Sanctorum (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Active Records (3) ... 1992
Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas ◄ (4 versions)   Megarock Records ... 1993
Lepaca Kliffoth (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 1995
The Beauty In Black (CD, Maxi)   Nuclear Blast 1995
The Siren Of The Woods (CD, Maxi)   Nuclear Blast 1996
Theli (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 1996
A'Arab Zaraq Lucid Dreaming (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 1997
Vovin (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 1998
Crowning Of Atlantis (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Nuclear Blast 1999
Deggial (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 1999
Bells Of Doom - Official Therion Fanclub CD (CD)   Not On Label 2001
Secret Of The Runes (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 2001
Live In Midgård (2xCD, Album)   Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast 2002
Lemuria (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 2004
Lemuria / Sirius B (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 2004
Sirius B (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 2004
Celebrators Of Becoming (4xDVD, Ltd + 2xCD)   Nuclear Blast 2006
Wand Of Abaris (File, MP3)   Nuclear Blast 2006
Gothic Kabbalah (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 2007
The Wand Of Abaris / Path To Arcady (CD, Single, Promo)   Nuclear Blast 2007
Live Gothic ◄ (3 versions)   Nuclear Blast ... 2008
The Miskolc Experience (2xCD, Ltd + DVD, Ltd, Dig)   Nuclear Blast 2009
Production:
Pantalgia - An International Death Metal Compilation (CD, Comp) Time Shall Tell M.B.R. Records 1992
Appears On:
Orkus Compilation I (CD, Comp, Enh) Birth Of Venus Illegit... Orkus 2002
Tracks Appear On:
Projections Of A Stained Mind (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Future Conscience CBR Records 1991
Pantalgia - An International Death Metal Compilation (CD, Comp) Time Shall Tell M.B.R. Records 1992
Deaf Metal Sampler (CD) The Return Deaf Records 1993
Death ...Is Just The Beginning III (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Black Nuclear Blast ... 1994
Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Volume 1 (CD) Riders Of Theli Nuclear Blast 1995
Beauty In Darkness (CD) To Mega Therion (Demo ... Nuclear Blast 1996
Dynamit Vol. 3 (CD, Comp, Car) Invocation Of Naamah RockHard 1996
Metal Explosion Volume 2 (CD, Album) Invocation Of Naamah Adipocere Records 1996
Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Volume 8 (CD) Invocation Of Naamah Nuclear Blast 1996
The Encyclopedia Of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal 1970 - 1996 (CD, Comp, Car) In The Desert Of Set (... Premium Publishing 1996
10 Years Nuclear Blast (3xCD) The Wings Of The Hydra Nuclear Blast 1997
10 Years Nuclear Blast (CD, Smplr) Cult Of The Shadows Nuclear Blast 1997
Beauty In Darkness Vol. 2 (CD) Up To Nezach Nuclear Blast 1997
CMJ New Music March - Volume 43 (CD, Comp, Promo) Desert Of Set College Music Journal 1997
Death ...Is Just The Beginning IV (2xCD, Album, Dig) In The Desert Of Set Nuclear Blast 1997
Hard Rock N°7 (CD, Smplr) Enter Transcendental S... Hard Rock 1997
Made In Tribute: A Tribute To The Best In A Whole Goddamn World! (CD) Children Of The Damned Toy's Factory 1997
Neurostyle Vol. VIII (CD, Comp) Cults Of Shadow Neuro Style 1997
Nuclear Blast Festivals (CD, Smplr, Promo) In Remembrance Nuclear Blast 1997
Orkus Collection 1 (CD) To Mega Therion Orkus 1997
Out Of The Dark (CD) Opus Eclipse GUN Records (2) 1997
Call On The Dark 2 (CD) Black Sun Nuclear Blast 1998
Classica II (A Collection of Dark Symphonic Metal) (CD) Draconian Trilogy: The... Hyperium Records 1998
Deejay Tribe (2xCD) Eye Of Shiva Credo 1998
Dynamo Festival Czech Republic (CD, Promo, Comp) Invocation Of Naamah Dynamo 1998
Hors-Serie Hard N'Heavy-Iron Maiden (CD, Smplr) Chidren Of The Damned Hard N' Heavy 1998
Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Volume 14 (CD, Smplr) The Wild Hunt Nuclear Blast 1998
Off Road Tracks Vol. 9 (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Birth Of Venus Illegitima Metal Hammer (Germany) 1998
The Gothic Compilation Part VIII (CD, Comp) The Rise Of Sodom And ... Gothic Records (Germany) 1998
Twilight Of The Gods Vol. I - The Gothic-Metal-Collection (2xCD, Comp) Wine Of Aluqah Nova Tekk, Credo 1998
Zillo Festival Sampler 1998 (2xCD) Birth Of Venus Illegitima Zillo 1998
A Tribute To Accept (CD, Comp) The King Nuclear Blast 1999
Death ... Is Just The Beginning V (2xCD) The Rise Of Sodom And ... Nuclear Blast 1999
Death...Is Just The Beginning V (DVD) Birth Of Venus Illegitima Nuclear Blast 1999
Künstler Zum 8. Wave Gotik Treffen (2xCD, Comp) Calvicula Nox SPV GmbH 1999
Metalliliitto 1999 (2xCD, Comp) Crowning Of Atlantis Spinefarm Records 1999
Off Road Tracks Vol. 20 (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Crowning Of Atlantis Metal Hammer (Germany) 1999
Psychosonic! Volume 4 (CD, Promo, Comp, Enh) Growning Of Atlantis Psycho! 1999
Beauty In Darkness Vol. 4 (CD) Enter Nuclear Blast 2000
Compilation No. 2 (CD, Comp) Seven Secrets Of The S... Divine 6 Music & Kunst Journal 2000
Elegy - Numéro 8 (CD, Smplr) Enter Vril Ya Elegy 2000
Eurorock Sonic Seducer Festival 2000 (2xCD, Dig) Cults Of The Shadows Oblivion (2) 2000
Hard N' Heavy Vol. 21 (CD, Smplr) Enter Vril-ya Hard N' Heavy 2000
Mystica Mysteria II (2xCD) O Fortuna Angelwings, Zoomshot Media Entertainment 2000
Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Volume 21 (CD, Comp, Promo) Seven Secrets Of The S... Nuclear Blast 2000
Off Road Tracks Vol. 28 (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Seven Secrets Of The S... Metal Hammer (Germany) 2000
Samhain (2xCD, Dig) O Fortuna Sub Terranean 2000
Shadow Prophecies (CD, Comp) Seven Secrets Of The S... Gloomy Prophecies 2000
Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. III (CD, Smplr) Seven Secrets Of The S... Sonic Seducer 2000
The Black Book Compilation - Goths' Paradise IV (2xCD) Seven Secrets Of The S... Orkus 2000
Zillo Dark Summer - Best Of Goth Open Airs 2000 (2xCD, Comp) Deggial Zillo 2000
ZilloScope: New Signs & Sounds 03/00 (CD, Smplr) Deggial Zillo 2000
A Tribute To Abba (CD) Summer Night City Nuclear Blast 2001
A Tribute To Accept (CD, Promo) Seawinds Nuclear Blast 2001
Beauty In Darkness Vol. 5 (CD) Therion Nuclear Blast 2001
Elegy - Numéro 18 (CD, Smplr) Muspelheim Elegy 2001
Euro Rock Fest VL 2001 (2xCD) The Invincible Angelwings, Zoomshot Media Entertainment 2001
Metal Rocks (CD, Comp) Vanaheim Spinefarm Records 2001
Nachtschwärmer 4 (2xCD) Schwarzalbenheim (Svar... Angelwings 2001
Peaceville Classic Cuts (CD, Smplr) Megalomanic Peaceville 2001
A Tribute To The Priest (CD, Comp, Dig) Green Manalishi Nuclear Blast 2002
Beauty In Darkness Vol. 6 (DVD, PAL, Comp) Summernight CIty Nuclear Blast 2002
Death...Is Just The Beginning Classics (DVD) A Black Rose, The Beau... Nuclear Blast 2002
Death...Is Just The Beginning Vol.7 (3xCD, Ltd, Comp) Asgard Nuclear Blast 2002
Into Temptation (The Best Of Gothic Rock) (CD, Smplr) O Fortuna Universal TV 2002
Off Road Tracks Vol. 51 Spezial (CD, Comp) Ginnungagap Metal Hammer (Germany) 2002
Orkus Compilation I (CD, Comp, Enh) Birth Of Venus Illegit... Orkus 2002
The Encyclopedia Of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal, Volume II (CD, Car) Revelations (live in B... Premium Publishing 2002
Zillo Dark Summer - Best Of Goth Open Airs 2002 (2xCD) Ginnungagap Zillo 2002
Monsters Of Metal - The Ultimate Metal Compilation (2xDVD-V, PAL, Comp) Summernight City Nuclear Blast 2003
Off Road Tracks Vol. 63 (CD, Enh, Promo) Fight Fire With Fire Metal Hammer (Germany) 2003
The Best Of Gothic Rock 3 (CD) Enter Vril-Ya Universal TV 2003
The Dark Side (DVD-V, Comp, PAL) Summernight City Universal Marketing Group 2003
Metallian Sampler N°35 (CD, Enh) The Invicible Metallian Editions 2004
Metallian Sampler n°33 (CD, Smplr) Dark Venus Persephone Metallian Editions 2004
Off Road Tracks Vol. 80 (CD, Promo) Typhon Metal Hammer (Germany) 2004
Rare Trax (File, MP3) Crying Days Nuclear Blast 2005
Catalog Vs. Catalog Round 1 (CD, Promo, Ltd) Thyphon Caroline Records 2006
Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD) Uthark Runa Dancing Ferret Discs 2006
Dark Nights - Best In Gothic Metal (CD, Comp) Wine Of Alugah Golden Core 2006
Legacy 06/06 (CD, Comp, Smplr) Gothic Kabbalah (Edit) Legacy Magazine 2006
Nachtschwärmer - Die Klassiker 2 (2xCD) Schwarzalbenheim (Svar... Zoomica 2006
Passenger Sampler (CD, Smplr) Son Of The Staves Of Time Nuclear Blast 2006
20 Jahre Nuclear Blast (CD, Smplr) The Wand Of Abaris Zillo 2007
20 Years - Two Decades Of Nuclear Blast Vol. 1 (File, MP3) Wand Of Abaris Nuclear Blast 2007
20 Years Of Nuclear Blast (4xCD, Dig) Der Mitternachtslöwe Nuclear Blast 2007
Battle Metal V: The Final Conflict (CD) The Wand Of Arabis Metal Hammer (UK) 2007
Large Compilation CD #15 (CD, Smplr, Promo, Dig) The Wand Of Arabis Suburban Records 2007
Metal Assault 2007 Vol.1 (DVD, Smplr, Promo) Extract From "Gothic K... Nuclear Blast 2007
New Signs & Sounds 02/07 (CD, Smplr) The Wand Of Abaris Zillo 2007
Rock Tribune - CD Sampler Januari 2007 (CD, Promo, Car) The Wand Of Abarsis Rock Tribune Magazine 2007
Swedish Death Metal (3xCD, Comp, Dig) Megalomania, Symphony ... Index Verlag 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas (LP, Pic, Album, Ltd)   Megarock 1997
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