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THERION: Announce Rock Opera And Headline Tour For 2018

Posted by aliblackdiamond on August 16, 2017
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When 15 year old prodigy Christofer Johnsson founded THERION as a death metal band in 1987, little did he know that exactly 30 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 26th, 2018, when the curtain opens for Johnsson’s lifelong creation: “Beloved Antichrist” is the title of his spectacular brainchild, consisting of 3 full-length CDs and is more than just a concept album, but a complete rock opera with multiple chapters, unveiling a sweeping story partly based on and inspired by Vladímir Soloviov “A Short Tale Of The Antichrist”.

With an incredible total of 29 different roles and characters, who all required a unique voice, THERION hired not only a big choir, but also 29 vocalists to bring the epic story to life. With long-time 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 3 and a half hours and THERION are 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 where they will perform some of their new masterpieces live in a classical concert setting. Support comes from Russia’s symphonic metallists IMPERIAL AGE and Germany’s NULL POSITIV.

Therion Metal Opera Tour 2018
Don’t miss this new milestone in the history of symphonic metal and witness this dramatic staging of the apocalypse and all those brave, sinister and fascinating characters heading towards the end of it all. “The world of metal would not be the same without THERION”, wrote UK’s Iron Fist Magazine in 2014 and one thing is for sure: After the unleashing of “Beloved Antichrist” in 2018, it never will be again.

Witness the band live on the following dates:

Presented by Gibson + Yamaha + Steinberg + Rock Hard + Tronical + Vain + HHK Concertservice:

THERION
w/ IMPERIAL AGE + NULL POSITIV
01.02.  D         Essen – Turock
02.02.  NL        Amsterdam – Melkweg
04.02.  UK       Manchester – Rebellion
09.02.  UK       Sheffield – Corporation
10.02.  UK       Belfast – Limelight
11.02.  IRL       Dublin – Tivoli
14.02.  UK       Bristol – Bierkeller
16.02.  F          Paris – Trabendo
20.02.  E          Bilbao – Santana 27
21.02.  P          Oporto – Hard Club
22.02.  P          Lisboa – Lisboa Oa Vivo
23.02.  E          Sevilla – Sala Custom
24.02.  E          Madrid – Sala But 2
25.02.  E          Barcelona – Razzmatazz 2
01.03.  I           Brescia – Circolo Colony
02.03.  I           Rome – Orion
03.03.  I           Bologna – Zona Roveri
04.03.  SLO      Ljubljana – Kino Siska
05.03.  HR       Zagreb – Tvornica
06.03.  SRB      Belgrade – Dom Obladine
08.03.  GR       Thessaloniki – Principal Club Theater
09.03.  GR       Athens – Poraeus 117 Academy
10.03.  BG       Sofia – Weekender Club
11.03.  RO       Bucharest – Arenele Romane
13.03.  H         Budapest – Barba Negra
14.03.  SK        Bratislava – Majestic Music Club
15.03.  CZ       Praha – Meetfactory
16.03.  PL        Wroclaw – A2
17.03.  PL        Warsaw – Progresja
18.03.  PL        Gdansk – B90
20.03.  LT        Vilnius – Rock River Club
21.03.  LV        Riga – Melna Piektdiena
29.03.  D         Bremen – Tivoli
03.04.  D         Munich – Backstage
05.04.  D         Jena – F Haus
07.04.  NL        Tilburg – 013
10.04. ISR       Tel Aviv – TBA

More info on “Beloved Antichrist” will be revealed soon. In the meantime, you can find many different THERION releases in our shop:  http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/shop/therion

More info:
www.therion.se
www.facebook.com/therion
www.nuclearblast.de/therion

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RAW IN SECT: Release ‘Therion’ Music Video

Posted by aliblackdiamond on June 16, 2017
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Greek metal/rock band, RAW IN SECT, have released a new and crazy music video for ‘Therion’. The song is taken from the upcoming third album “Kitro”, to be released in September. The video can be viewed here:

Filmed in London’s Black Island studios by director Peter Lee Scott, the band says the video is mean to reflect the transformation into Therion, which is to “find inner power in a primitive way getting in touch with your instincts.”

The song’s unique blend of traditional Greek music with rock ‘n’ roll is, according to RAW IN SECT, meant to “redefine what aggressive/rock music is through a totally different approach than the one that has been known in the music scene.

“Really though, it’s about doing something new and artistic instead of repeating the same old patterns of established bands in hopes of securing a career in a declining music industry. Changing the language of the lyrics in Greek, recording live, and not setting on the sound of previous records that was somewhat accepted, are among the risks we took willingly in order to express something new and reach wider audiences.”

RAW IN SECT is:

Kostas Diamandis – Lead Vocals, Guitar
Dimitris Alexiou – Drums, Backing Vocals
George Ioakeimidis – Guitar, Backing Vocals
Ilias Platanitis – Bass, Backing Vocals

RAW IN SECT is a Greek metal/rock act that has released two full length albums, “Red Flows” (2011) and “Blue Haze” (2014). Possessed by a diverse, surprising and totally unique sound as described by many, the quartet has done several tours performing all over Europe which has gained them a loyal fan base as well as recognition as one of the most deserving bands to rise from the underground.

When the “Red Flows” touring era ended, they went on to record “Blue Haze” and mixed it with nominated Grammy award producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Caspian, Pearl Jam). RAW IN SECT presented a 7 minute animation epic for the self titled song which was praised by fans and members of artistic communities. The release of Blue Haze was followed by a very long touring schedule which included over 150 concerts in venues and festivals almost in every corner of Europe.

2017 finds RAW IN SECT preparing to release their new album “Kitro” among other activities. Having performed parts of it in various audiences, people speak of a band that is expected to shake and redefine the sound of the global metal/rock scene.

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THERION Vocalist Linnéa Vikström’s Solo Project QFT signs Worldwide Deal With Despotz Records

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 14, 2017
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Swedish vocalist Linnéa Vikström, better known as one of the rock singers in THERION, has today signed a worldwide deal with Despotz Records.

“I’m really excited to be working together with Despotz and with their help I’ll be sure to present some fantastic music to the world! Just the fact that Despotz is willing to release an album recorded completely live shows how willing they are to break new grounds and think outside of the box. Be ready to venture out deep into the universe as we launch this spacecraft of music!”  / Linnéa Vikström

Linnéa will work with her solo project under the secret name QFT. The upcoming debut album will be released November 2017, but we’ll get to hear the first single in just a few months when she’ll release the first single from the upcoming album in May.

“Imagine if Black Sabbath and Pagan’s Mind would give birth to a starchild, thus QFT is born. This is the mastermind of Linnéa Vikström. The space journey has just begun.”  / Ömer Akay, Despotz Records

Find more about Linnéa Vikström here: https://www.facebook.com/linneavikstromfanpage/

THERION: Announce European Headline Tour In January 2016

Posted by aliblackdiamond on November 18, 2015
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Swedish symphonic metal troop THERION is set to kick-off a European headline tour in January 2016. On this run the band will be playing a very special, best of set list. These rare shows are not to be missed!

Support will come from occult rockers LUCIFERIAN LIGHT ORCHESTRA, Mongolian nomadic metallers EGO FALL and last but not least from Russian symphonic metal force IMPERIAL AGE.

Band leader Christofer Johnsson commented about the upcoming tour:
“We asked the fans on FB about what they wanted to hear. Hundreds of people voted and in the end we got a result – people wanted to hear classic, particulary from »Secret Of The Runes«, »Vovin« and »Theli«, so we are putting an extra focus on those. They also wanted to hear odd and rare songs that we have never played live before, so there will be a bunch of those as well as some songs we haven’t performed more than just once or twice, or not in a long, long time.“

The dates are as follows:

Presented by RockHard

THERION
w/ LUCIFERIAN LIGHT ORCHESTRA, EGO FALL, IMPERIAL AGE

08.01.  NL        Rotterdam – Maassilo
09.01.  NL        Enschede – Atak
10.01.  B          Hasselt – Muziekodroom
12.01.  F          Metz – BAM
13.01.  UK       London – o2 Academy Islington
14.01.  UK       Glasgow – Classic Grand
15.01.  IRL       Dublin – Academy
16.01.  UK       Manchester – Academy
18.01.  F          Paris – Trabendo
19.01.  I           Brescia – Circulo Circus
20.01.  CH       Pratteln – Z7
21.01.  A          Innsbruck – Weekender Club
22.01.  H         Budapest – Barba Negra Club
23.01.  A          Vienna – Szene
24.01.  CZ        Ostrava – Klub Alpha
26.01.  D         München – Backstage
27.01.  CZ        Praha – Futurum
28.01.  PL        Warsaw – Progresja
29.01.  PL        Krakow – Kwadrat
30.01.  PL        Gdansk – B90

More info:
www.therion.se
www.facebook.com/therion
www.nuclearblast.de/therion

Therion Tour 2016

 

 

New Act TRISTANA FEAT. MATS LEVÈN Launched

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 7, 2015
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Swedish singer Mats Levén, former singer of legendary gothic band THERION, collaborates with alternative metal band TRISTANA from Slovakia. The act calls TRISTANA FEAT. MATS LEVÈN.

Mats Levén began his carrer on 1986 in bands Swedish Erotica and Treat. In 1997 came his first worldwide succes as Mats teamed up with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, recording the album “Facing the Animal” and doing the promotional world tour . In 2002, he joined with a doom metal project Krux and German power metallers “At Vance”. Around the end of 2003, symphonic metal band Therion asked Levén to join them for the recording of their albums “Lemuria” and “Sirius B”. In 2007 Therion released “Gothic Kabbalah” and recorded backing vocals for Apocalyptica’s album “Worlds Collide”. Currently Mats is the lead singer of Candlemass and collaborates with Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist Gus G. Mats sang most of songs in Gus’s album” I Am The Fire” and toured acoustic shows in 2014.

Tristana is an alternative metal band from Slovakia coming out with a long awaited third album “Virtual Crime”. Their debut album “Back To The Future” was released in 2003. Tristana began to be famous in Slovakia after their second album “Zircon Street (2010)”. The band supported various bands including legendary Scorpions (2011) and former Iron Maiden members Blaze Bayley and Paul Dianno by the act Legendary Voices Of Iron Maiden (2012). Tristana’ s modern alternative metal mixes atmospheric ‘hard’n’heavy’ passages with groovy death metal vocals growl and electronic keyboarding.

“Mats is a great singer. I saw him first time on Malmsteen’s live DVD “Double Live ! ” from 1998. I was a teenager and I started to sing in the first band. I cant believed how powerful he sang high tones and how easy managed it. His voice is very characteristic and this is very importing for good singers. Looking forward our shows” said Tristana’s singer Peter Wilsen.

Tristana feat. Mats Levén will play new songs from Tristana’s album Virtual Crime. Mats takes over clean singing parts and Peter Wilsen will do growls. This year, Tristana records with Mats a new song and music video!

 

KARDINAL SIN: First Video Released, Recording Debut Album, To Play At Väsby Rock Festival 2015

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 29, 2014
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KardinalSin

KARDINAL SIN is a new Power metal band from Sweden with members from THERION and ROUGH DIAMOND, has recently released their first video “Dragons Fall”. They are currently in the studio recording their debut album. The band has been confirmed for Väsby Rock Festival 2015 with MICHAEL SCHENKER, MAGNUM, among many other bands.

More information at:
https://www.facebook.com/KardinalSintheBand
http://www.kardinalsin.se/
http://www.reverbnation.com/kardinalsin
http://www.vasbyrockfestival.se