Lemuria

by Therion

Lemuria cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 May 2004
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 42:19
  • Community rating: 3.43/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Jana B铆nov谩-Kouck谩, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Ulrika Skarby, Tom谩拧 膶ern媒, Lars H. Nissen, Kristian Niemann, Johan Niemann, Michael Schmidberger, Steen Rasmussen, Anna-Maria Krawe, Petra 膶erm谩kov谩, Piotr Wawrzeniuk, Jitka Tom拧铆膷kov谩, Richard Evensand, Mats Lev茅n, Karol铆na Vo膷adlov谩, domra, Christofer Johnsson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released simultaneously with its counterpart 'Sirius B', this ambitious album utilizes an enormous roster of over 170 classical musicians and choir singers. Christofer Johnsson's sweeping compositions seamlessly weave massive orchestral bombast and operatic vocals with traditional heavy metal riffing, deeply exploring ancient global mythologies.

Genres

Descriptors: pagan, mythology, choral, melodic, history, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Typhon (4:37)
  2. Uthark Runa (4:42)
  3. Three Ships Of Berik Part 1: Calling To The Arms And Fighting The Battle (3:20)
  4. Three Ships Of Berik Part 2: Victory! (0:44)
  5. Lemuria (4:15)
  6. Quetzalcoatl (3:47)
  7. The Dreams Of Swedenborg (4:58)
  8. An Arrow From The Sun (5:55)
  9. Abraxas (5:22)
  10. Feuer Overt眉re / Prometheus Entfesselt (4:39)

Credits

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