1993年Therion发表了带有神秘标题名的第三张专辑Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas,相比于死亡金属,其风格更接近于厄运金属。尝试融合了爵士乐、工业音乐、80年代重金属和宗教颂歌的这张专辑售出了约一万张,这相比于前两张专辑已是极大飞跃,但是仍然无法帮助乐队解决经济问题。Active Records不再为他们发行新的专辑,并将乐队转给Megarock Records。由于巡演反响不佳,Bathelsson和Wahl退出乐队,Fredrik Isaksson加入成为新的贝斯手。
1995年乐队发表第四张专辑,也是与Nuclear Blast合作的首张专辑Lepaca Kliffoth,这张作品更加注重于交响的发挥,同时也加入了些许的歌剧演唱,而其中的曲目Beauty In Black则成为Therion的一首经典名曲,此曲也收录于专辑前几个月发行的一张迷你CD中,这张MCD在欧洲获得了12000的销量,出乎了Christofer的意料。此曲的歌剧女音是由参与Celtic Frost传奇专辑Into The Pademonium的Claudia Maria Mokri所演唱,同时也加入了更多旋律,键盘演奏以及男中低音的演唱。此张专辑充分地展露出了Therion朝向更严谨的古典交响和歌剧风格的企图,并在发行后的几周之内卖出了15000张的数量。此后,贝斯手Fredrik由与个人因素离去,Lars Rosenberg接替了他的位置。Therion随后和Annihilator一起在德国进行巡演,并在阿根廷和智利举办了小型巡演。Lepaca Kliffoth时代阵容(1995)
1996–2001年
1996年,时逢乐队成立十周年,乐队进入德国汉堡的Impuls录音室,开始了Nuclear Blast唱片公司史上预算最庞大的录音工程,除了雇用Barmbek交响乐团外,更有两支完整的唱诗班参与(一为North German Radio Choir,一为专业的摇滚唱诗班The Siren Choir),加上一位古典乐及一位金属乐的双製作人共同合作,而第4代的成员也顺利组成,吉他手Jonas Mellberg(前Unanimated)加入了乐队。他们花费了一个半月的时间终于完成了经典巨作Theli,此张专辑销售了7.5万张(注:对欧洲重金属乐团来说已算大卖了),同时Therion亦展开了全欧洲的大规模巡迴演唱行程,包括了和Amorphis共同演出的一个长期演唱,以及一个为时两周与My Dying Bride, Sentenced, Secret Discovery和Sundown等团的音乐节演唱。Deggial阵容(2000)
2001年,专注于北欧神话主题的专辑Secret Of The Runes发行。通过这张专辑,乐迷可以最近距离的了解到Chris关于神秘学的一些背景。其实Chris本人是欧洲神秘学组织“红龙”成员,Therion作品里面的大部分歌词都是由Chris同在红龙组织的朋友Thomas Karlsson所编写。之后乐队同Evergrey和My Insanity在欧洲和拉美巡演;Karppinen离队,Richard Evensand加入作为鼓手。
同年,乐队为其官方冬粉俱乐部发行专辑Bells of Doom,其中包含了一些从未在其他专辑发行过的早期作品。
2002年,为庆祝乐队成立15周年,发行了首张演唱会专辑Live in Midgård。
2004-2006年
推行Secret Of The Runes专辑的巡演后,Christofer和Niemann兄弟整合了他们合作的55首未发行曲目,他们认为这些足够用于三张专辑的歌曲若是逐年发行并为其相应巡演费时费力,于是在2004年,乐队一口气推出两张专辑SiriusB和Lemuria。共有包括合唱团和交响乐团在内的171名艺术家参与了专辑的製作,包括新主唱Mats Levén和回归的Piotr Wawrzeniuk。相比前面编曲宏大的Vovin和Deggial,这次创作的在一些曲目中显现出了更加细腻的抒情意味,如经典曲目Lemuria更加突出乾净的旋律,配上清澈的女高音,将听众带入和以往作品里面排山倒海的气势相异的宁静氛围。专辑中收录的曲目同样都是高质量的,反应出Christofer Johnsson杰出的创作才华。
出现在Therion的专辑封面上的标誌主要是魔法学、神秘学和红龙会相关的符号。其中最常见的11角星从1993年专辑Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas起便出现在每一张封面上(还有其他乐队周边产品上,如乐手的吉他、贝斯上,拨片上等等),这个被称作“赛特之星(Star of Seth)”的符号象徵着卡巴拉之夜(the night side of the Qabalah)。Christofer说这个符号对他的歌词和他的魔法哲学非常重要。贝斯上的十一角星
Christofer Johnsson Peter Hansson Oskar Forss Erik Gustafsson
吉他 主唱 吉他 鼓手 贝斯
1990
Time Shall Tell
Time Shall Tell Dark Eternity Asphyxiate with Fear A Suburb to Hell
Christofer Johnsson Peter Hansson Oskar Forss Erik Gustafsson
吉他 主唱 吉他 鼓手 贝斯
1991
Of Darkness...
The Return – 5:19 Asphyxiate with Fear – 4:00 Morbid Reality – 6.05 Megalomania – 4:10 A Suburb to Hell – 4:47 Genocidal Raids – 5:15 Time Shall Tell – 5:07 Dark Eternity – 4:45
Peter Hansson Christofer Johnsson Oskar Forss Erik Gustafson
主音吉他 节奏吉他 主唱 节奏吉他 鼓手 贝斯
1992
Beyond Sanctorum
Future Consciousness – 5:00Pandemonic Outbreak – 4:21 Ctulhu – 6:12 Symphony of the Dead – 6:49 Beyond Sanctorum – 2:36 Enter the Depths of Eternal Darkness – 4:46 llusions of Life – 3:20 The Way – 11:06 Paths – 2:03
Christofer Johnsson Peter Hansson Oskar Forss Magnus Eklöv Anna Granqvist Fredrik Lundberg
主唱 吉他 贝斯 吉他 键盘 贝斯 鼓手 主音吉他 演唱 演唱
1993
Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas
Baal Reginon – 2:10 Dark Princess Naamah – 4:18 A Black Rose (covered with tears, blood and ice) – 4:00 Symphoni Drakonis Inferni – 2:32 Dawn of Perishness – 5:51 The Eye of Eclipse – 5:00 The Ritual Dance of the Yezidis – 2:07 Powerdance – 3:05 Procreation of Eternity – 4:04 Ho Drakon Ho Megas Act 1: The Dragon Throne – 1:26 Act 2: Fire and Ecstasy – 2:52
Christofer Johnsson Magnus Barthelson Andreas Wallan Wahl Piotr Wawrzeniuk
主唱 吉他 键盘 吉他 贝斯 鼓手
1995
The Beauty in
Black [单曲]
Arrival of the Darkest Queen The Beauty in Black – 3:13 Evocation of Vovin – 4:55 The Veil of Golden Spheres – 2:58
Christofer Johnsson Piotr Wawrzeniuk Fredrik Isaksson Hans Gröning Claudia Maria Mokri
主唱 吉他 键盘 鼓手 贝斯 男中低音 女高音
1995
Lepaca Kliffoth
The Wings of the Hydra – 3:33 Melez – 4:07 Arrival of the Darkest Queen The Beauty in Black – 3:12 Riders of Theli – 2:51 Black – 5:02 Darkness Eve – 5:19 Sorrows of the Moon – 3:26 Let the New Day Begin – 3:35 Lepaca Kliffoth – 4:26 Evocation of Vovin – 4:52
Christofer Johnsson Piotr Wawrzeniuk Fredrik Isaksson Hans Gröning Claudia Maria Mokri Harris Johns Jan
吉他 主唱 键盘 鼓手 贝斯 男中低音 女高音 主音吉他 配唱
1996
Theli
Preludium – 1:43 To Mega Therion – 6:34 Cults of the Shadow – 5:14 In the Desert of Set – 5:29 Interludium – 1:47 Nightside of Eden – 7:31 Opus Eclipse – 3:41 Invocation of Naamah – 5:31 The Siren of the Woods – 9:55 Grand Finale / Postludium – 4:04
Christofer Johnsson Piotr Wawrzeniuk Lars Rosenberg Jonas Mellberg Dan Swanö Anja Krenz Axel Patz Jan Peter Genkel Gottfried Koch North German Radio Choir Siren Choir
The Siren of the Woods – 8:09 Cults of the Shadow – 5:00 Babylon – 5:53
同上
1997
A’arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming
In Remembrance – 6:28 Black Fairy – 5:56 Fly to the Rainbow – 6:14 Children of the Damned – 4:30 Under Jolly Roger – 4:36 Symphony of the Dead – 3:39 Here Come the Tears – 3:21 Enter Transcendental Sleep – 4:22 The Quiet Desert – 3:52 Down the Qliphothic Tunnel – 2:53 Up to Netzach / Floating back – 4:08 A’arab Zaraq Lucid Dreaming The Fall into Eclipse – 3:44 Enter Transcendental Sleep II – 3:51 The Gates to A – 1:25 The Quiet Desert II – 3:51 Down the Qliphothic Tunnel II – 2:53 Up to Netzach II – 2:53 Floating Back II
Christofer Johnsson Piotr Wawrzeniuk Jonas Mellberg Lars Rosenberg Dan Swanö Tobbe Sidegård Peter Tägtgren Gottfried Koch North German Radio Choir Siren Choir
Eye of Shiva (radio edit) – 4:10 Birth of Venus Illegitima – 3:55 The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah – 6:47 Eyes of Shiva – 6:16
Christofer Johnsson Tommy Eriksson Wolf Simons Jan Kazda Waldemar Sorychta Siggi Bemm Martina Hornbacher Sarah Jezebel Deva North German Radio Choir Siren Choir Indigo Orchestra
吉他 键盘 吉他 鼓手 贝斯 附加吉他 附加吉他 独唱/重唱女高音/低音 合唱团 合唱团 交响乐团
1999
Crowning of Atlantis
Crowning of Atlantis – 4:58 Mark of Cain – 5:01 Clavicula Nox (Remix) – 8:51 Crazy Nights – 3:42 From the Dionysian Days – 3:16 Thor (The Powerhead) – 4:47 Seawinds – 4:23 To Mega Therion (Live) – 6:38 The Wings of the Hydra (Live) – 3:21 Black Sun (Live) – 5:45
Christofer Johnsson Tommy Eriksson Jan Kazda Wolf Simon Sami Karppinen Ralf Scheepers Eileen Küpper Cossima Russo Angelika Märtz Martina Hornbacher
The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah – 6:46 Birth of Venus Illegitima – 5:15 Wine of Aluqah – 5:05 Clavicula Nox – 8:50 The Wild Hunt – 3:49 Eye of Shiva – 6:20 Black Sun – 5:11 Draconian Trilogy The Opening – 1:29 Morning Star – 3:35 Black Diamonds – 2:39 Raven of Dispersion – 5:57
Christofer Johnsson Tommy Eriksson Wolf Simons Jan Kazda Lorentz Aspen Ralf Scheepers Martina Hornbacher Sarah Jezebel Deva
吉他 键盘 吉他 鼓手 贝斯 电子风琴 主唱 独唱/重唱女高音/低音
2000
Deggial
Seven Secrets of the Sphinx – 3:36 Eternal Return – 7:10 Enter Vril-Ya – 6:38 Ship of Luna – 6:28 The Invincible – 5:09 Deggial – 5:03 Emerald Crown – 5:29 The Flight of the Lord of Flies – 1:22 Flesh of the Gods – 4:04 Via Nocturna part I, II – 9:30
Christofer Johnsson Kristian Niemann Johan Niemann Sami Karpinnen Hansi Kürsch Jan Kazda Alexander Schimmeroth
吉他 键盘 主音吉他 贝斯 鼓手 主唱 声乐吉他 钢琴
2001
Secret of the Runes
Ginnungagap (Prologue) – 6:09 Midgård – 5:03 Asgård – 4:07 Jotunheim – 3:43 Schwarzalbenheim – 5:17 Ljusalfheim – 3:54 Muspelheim – 2:14 Nifelheim – 4:35 Vanaheim – 4:03 Helheim – 3:18 Secret of The Runes (Epilogue) – 5:30 Crying Days – 4:31 Summer Night City – 4:54
Christofer Johnsson . Kristian Niemann Johan Niemann Sami Karppinen Piotr Wawrzeniuk Marika Schonberg Erika Andersson Carl Rahmqvist 与合唱团、交响乐团等
节奏吉他 键盘 打击乐 主音吉他 节奏吉他 贝斯 鼓手 打击乐 主唱 女高音 男高音 男中低音
2001
Bells of Doom [合集]
Rock – 1:11 Scared to Death (excerpt) – 1:59 Bells of Doom – 6:14 Macabre Declension – 7:03 Paroxysmal Holocaust – 4:47 Outro Ravaged – 2:44 Black (demo) – 5:18 Melez (demo) – 4:24 Path of the Psychopath – 1:55
2002
Live in Midgard [演唱会专辑]
CD 1 Ginnungagap (Prologue) – 6:38 Invocation of Naamah – 5:23 Eye of Shiva – 5:19 Enter Vril-Ya – 7:01 Riders of Theli – 3:12 Symphony of the Dead – 3:45 A Black Rose (covered with tears, blood and ice) – 2:22 The Return – 2:40 Baal Reginon – 2:20 Flesh of the Gods – 4:19 Seawinds – 5:02 Schwarzalbenheim – 3:40 In the Desert of Set – 5:40 CD 2 The Wings of the Hydra – 3:25 Asgård – 4:12 Secret of The Runes (Epilogue) – 4:23 The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah – 5:54 Summer Night City – 5:10 The Beauty in Black – 3:42 Seven Secrets of the Sphinx – 3:39 Wine of Aluqah – 4:54 Raven of Dispersion – 6:25 To Mega Therion – 8:30 Cults of the Shadow – 6:38
Christofer Johnsson - Kristian Niemann Johan Niemann Sami Karppinen Sarah Jezebel Deva Maria Ottoson Johanna Mårlöv Anders Engberg Petri Heino Risto Hämäläinen
Lemuria Typhon – 4:36 Uthark Runa – 4:41 Three ships of Berik Part 1: Calling to Arms and Fighting the Battle – 3:19 Part 2: Victory! Lemuria – 4:15 Quetzalcoatl – 3:47 The Dreams of Swedenborg – 4:58 An Arrow from the Sun – 5:54 Abraxas – 5:21 Feuer Overtüre/Prometheus Entfesselt – 4:39 Sirius B Blood of Kingu – 5:45 Son of the Sun – 5:35 The Khlysti Evangelist – 5:38 Dark Venus Persephone – 4:02 Kali Yuga part 1 – 3:27 Kali Yuga part 2 – 5:48 The Wondrous World of Punt – 7:19 Melek Taus – 5:31 Call of Dagon – 4:14 Sirius B – 3:43 The Voyage of Gurdjieff – 5:56
Kristian Niemann . Johan Niemann Christofer Johnsson . Richard Evensand Piotr Wawrzeniuk Steen Rasmussen Lars Sømod Jensen Mats Levén Jens Nyborg . Sven Lindblad Kavi Björkqvist Peter Mossman The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Black Sun – 5:45 In Remembrance – 6:28 Black Fairy – 5:56 Fly to the Rainbow – 8:14 Under Jolly Roger – 4:36 Symphony of the Dead – 3:39 Here Come the Tears – 3:23 Crowning of Atlantis – 4:57 Mark of Cain – 5:01 Clavicula Nox – 8:51 Crazy Nights – 3:42 From the Dionysian Days – 3:16 Thor (The powerhead) – 4:46 Seawinds – 4:23
2006
Celebrators of Becoming [演唱会合集]
2007
Gothic Kabbalah
CD1 Der Mitternachtlöwe – 5:38 Gothic Kabbalah – 4:33 The Perennial Sophia – 4:54 Wisdom and the Cage – 5:01 Son of the Staves of Time – 4:47 Tuna 1613 – 4:23 Trul – 5:11 Close up the Streams – 3:55 CD2 The Wand of Abaris – 5:51 Three Treasures – 5:20 Path to Arcady – 3:54 TOF – The Trinity – 6:18 Chain of Minerva – 5:21 The Falling Stone – 4:46 Adulruna Rediviva – 13:37
Christofer Johnsson Kristian Niemann . Johann Niemann Petter Karlsson . Mats Levén Snowy Shaw Katarina Lilja Hannah Holgersson Jonas Samuelsson-Nerbe Anna Nyhlin Karin Fjellander Ken Hensley Joakim Svalberg Rolf Pilotti Stefan Glaumann
Der Mitternachtlöwe – 6:19 Schwarzalbenheim – 3:56 Blood of Kingu – 5:56 The Falling Stone – 4:08 An Arrow from the Sun – 5:46 Deggial – 5:02 Wine of Aluqah – 5:12 The Perennial Sophia – 4:36 Son of the Sun – 5:42 Son of the Staves of Time – 5:06 Birth of Venus Illegitima – 5:17 Tuna 1613 – 4:18 Drum Solo – 4:05 Muspelheim – 2:47 The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah – 6:47 Ginnungagap (Prologue) – 5:49 Grand Finale / Postludium – 4:17 Lemuria – 4:16 The Wand of Abaris – 5:49 Nightside of Eden – 7:43 To Mega Therion – 10:16 Thor (The powerhead) – 5:48
Christofer Johnsson Kristian Niemann Johann Niemann Petter Karlsson Lori Lewis Katarina Lilja Snowy Shaw Mats Levén
吉他 主音吉他 节奏吉他 贝斯 鼓手 女高音 主唱 主唱 主唱
2009
The Miskolc Experience [演唱会专辑]
Clavicula Nox – 10:34 Dvorak: Excerpt from Symphony no. 9 – 2:04 Verdi: Vedi! le fosche notturne spotigle from Il Trovatore – 2:45 Mozart: – 1:59 Saint-Saens: Excerpt from Symphony No. 3 – 2:14 Wagner: – 7:10 Wagner: Excerpt from the Overture from Rienzi – 3:12 Wagner: Second part of – 7:17 Wagner: First part of – 1:47 Blood of Kingu – 5:53 Sirius B – 3:51 Lemuria – 4:22 Eternal Return – 7:21 Draconian Trilogy – 8:37 Schwarzalbenheim – 5:28 Via Nocturna part I, II – 9:43 The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah – 6:54 Grand Finale / Postludium – 4:23
Christofer Johnsson Kristian Niemann Johann Niemann Petter Karlsson Markus Stollenwerk Lori Lewis Judit V. Molnar Andras Molnar Gergely Boncser Mats Levén Miskolk Bartok Choir Choir of Miskolc National Theatre 与交响乐团等
吉他 主音吉他 节奏吉他 贝斯 鼓手 指挥 女高音 演唱 演唱 演唱 主唱 合唱团 合唱团
2010
Sitra Ahra
Introduction/Sitra Ahra – 5:24 Kings of Edom – 8:51 Unguentum Sabbati – 5:09 Land of Canaan – 10:32 Hellequin – 5:18 2012 – 4:16 Cú Chulainn – 4:16 Kali Yuga Part 3 – 3:41 The Shells Are Open – 3:44 Din – 2:37 Children of the Stone: After the Inquisition – 7:22
Christofer Johnsson Johan Koleberg Nalley Pählsson Christian Vidal Thomas Vikström Waldemar Sorychta Lori Lewis Snowy Shaw 与其他友情出演
吉他 鼓手 贝斯 吉他 主唱 主音吉他 节奏吉他 女高音 主唱
2012
Les Fleurs Du Mal
Poupée de cire, poupée the son (Opening Version) – 2:50 Une fleur dans le cœur – 3:01 Initials B.B. – 3:42 Mon amour, mon ami – 4:34 Polichinelle – 2:27 La Maritza – 3:52 Sœur angelique – 3:04 Dis moi poupée – 3:22 Lilith – 2:29 En Alabama – 2:37 Wahala Manitou – 2:33 Je n’al besoin que de tendresse – 2:12 La licorne d’or – 2:44 J’al le mal de toi – 2:49 Poupée de cire, poupée the son (Ending Version) – 2:30
Christofer Johnsson . Christian Vidal Johan Kullberg Nalle Påhlsson Lori Lewis Thomas Vikström 与其他友情出演、交响乐团等