Sitra Ahra (album)
Appearance
Sitra Ahra | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 September 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 Polar Studios, Stockholm | |||
Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
Length | 61:11 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Therion chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
About.com [1] | |
Metal Hammer[2] | (6/7) |
Sitra Ahra is the fourteenth full-length musical album by Therion released on 17 September 2010 in Europe, and 26 October 2010 in North America.[3] It is the first studio release since Gothic Kabbalah in 2007. The album title was announced on 4 February 2010. It refers to the Qliphoth of Qabalistic lore.
Track listing
- "Introduction/Sitra Ahra" - 5:24
- "Kings of Edom" - 8:51
- "Unguentum Sabbati" - 5:09
- "Land of Canaan" - 10:32
- "Hellequin" - 5:18
- "2012: Return of the Feathered Serpent" - 4:16
- "Cú Chulainn" - 4:16
- "Kali Yuga Part 3: Autumn of the Aeons" - 3:41
- "The Shells Are Open" - 3:44
- "Din" - 2:37
- "Children of the Stone: After the Inquisition" - 7:22
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Hungarian Albums Chart[4] | 5 |
Slovenian Albums Chart[5] | 27 |
Greek Albums Chart[6] | 44 |
French Albums Chart[7] | 51 |
Belgian Albums Chart[8] | 56 |
German Albums Chart[9] | 73 |
Austrian Albums Chart[10] | 75 |
Dutch Albums Chart[11] | 95 |
Mexican Albums Chart[12] | 97 |
Personnel
- Christofer Johnsson – guitar, keyboards
- Christian Vidal - guitar
- Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson – bass guitar
- Johan Koleberg – drums
- Thomas Vikström – vocals
- Snowy Shaw – vocals
- Lori Lewis – vocals
- Linnéa Vikström – vocals on "Sitra Ahra", "Kings of Edom", "Land of Canaan" and "Hellequin"
- Mika "Belfagor" Hakola (Ofermod, Nefandus) - harsh vocals on "Din"
- Petter Karlsson - vocals on "2012", writer of "Hellequin"
- Marcus Jupither - vocals on "Hellequin"
- Thomas Karlsson – lyrics
- Thomas Ewerhard – cover artwork
References
- ^ Sitra Ahra review heavymetal.about.com. retrieved on 2010-11-02.
- ^ Sitra Ahra review metal-hammer.de. Retrieved on 2010-11-02. German
- ^ Nuclear Blast (15 July 2010). "THERION – Sitra Ahra". Nuclear Blast OnlineShop. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ [1] Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Steffen Hung (2010-09-17). "Therion - Sitra ahra". greekcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2010-09-25). "Therion - Sitra ahra". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Therion - Sitra ahra". ultratop.be. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Therion - Sitra ahra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2010-09-25). "Therion - Sitra ahra". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ Steffen Hung (2010-09-17). "Therion - Sitra ahra". mexicancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-03-09.