Artist Therion: poster of concerts
Therion
The band Therion, which is attended by more and more fans every year, is a band from Sweden, formed in 1987. Musicians perform their compositions in the musical style of metal. Today they are perceived as frontmen and main performers in the genre of symphonic metal. Live orchestras, choirs and live vocal parts of soloists can be heard at their performances. Almost all of the band's songs belong to mystical teachings, to the mythology of the peoples of the world and are included in various Therion albums.
The founder, composer and undisputed leader of the band is Christopher Jonsson, who plays the guitar.
The other participants in the project are not considered permanent, they are constantly changing and regularly supplemented by some new performers.
Touching on the subject of the group, we can say that they are based on the mysticism and religious teachings of antiquity. In 2001, the concept collection "Secret of the Runes" was published, which was dedicated to the nine worlds in Scandinavian mythology.
Almost all the lyrics for the songs are written by Thomas Carlsson.
The band's concert performances resemble theatrical plays illustrating the plot line of musical compositions.
On the stage you can see the erection of decorations of towers from the Middle Ages, multiple torches. Soloists give a concert in costumed costumes, which belong to that century.
If we talk about interesting facts, the group became the characters of the board game.
The composition "Helheim" is an opera arrangement of the European folk song Devil's Song.
2000s and 2010s
Until 2007, the band members remained the same. Soloist Mats Leven was initially fired from the band. This was because he was overly ambitious. And he was extremely uncomfortable sharing his vocal parts on stage with other members of the group. He was replaced by Thomas Wickström of Candlemass.
After the onset of 2008, it became known that the tool structure of the project had finally disintegrated. Due to differences in taste, and the fact that each musician was busy with other things.
Thanks to Christopher Jonsson, a new lineup was recruited. Its participants were former Therion guitarist Magnus Bartelsson, Nalle Polsson (bass guitar) and Johan Kuleberg (playing drums).
The band's vocalists also remained the same. Thomas Wickström officially became the group's founder over time.
Project participants
Christopher Jonsson remains the only member who has never left the team.
On the project website you can get acquainted in detail with the official composition. At performances, participants can change. According to historical data, the vocalist in the group was virtually absent. One of the most famous soloists of the group was Sarah Jezebel Deva, who later became a member of the Cradle of Filth project and the founder of the musical band Angtoria. Petya Vavzhenyuk, who played drums and was also a vocalist, was a part of the project for a long time. The music band of the band Therion planned to spend 2018 with maximum efficiency.