Therion - Beloved Antichrist (2018)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Act 1
1. "Turn from Heaven" 3:06
2. "Where Will You Go?" 2:15
3. "Through Dust, Through Rain" 5:01
4. "Signs are Here" 4:21
5. "Never Again" 2:20
6. "Bring Her Home" 3:59
7. "The Solid Black Beyond" 3:47
8. "The Crowning of Splendour" 3:34
9. "Morning Has Broken" 6:39
10. "Garden of Peace" 3:25
11. "Our Destiny" 2:41
12. "Anthem" 4:18
13. "The Palace Ball" 5:20
14. "Jewels from Afar" 4:22
15. "Hail Caesar!" 5:10
16. "What Is Wrong?" 2:07
17. "Nothing but My Name" 2:02
Total length: 65:36
Act 2
18. "The Arrival of Apollonius" 5:06
19. "Pledging Loyalty" 2:56
20. "Night Reborn" 3:57
21. "Dagger of God" 3:32
22. "Temple of New Jerusalem" 4:01
23. "The Lions Roar" 3:43
24. "Bringing the Gospel" 4:44
25. "Laudate Dominum" 5:00
26. "Remaining Silent" 2:56
27. "Behold Antichrist" 4:40
28. "Cursed by the Fallen" 2:00
29. "Resurrection" 3:41
30. "To Where I Weep" 5:57
31. "Astral Sophia" 5:42
32. "Thy Will Be Done!" 4:37
Total length: 62:41
Act 3
33. "Shoot Them Down!" 3:49
34. "Beneath the Starry Skies" 4:26
35. "Forgive Me" 9:41
36. "The Wasteland of My Heart" 3:24
37. "Burning the Palace" 8:22
38. "Prelude to War" 0:38
39. "Day of Wrath" 4:13
40. "Rise to War" 3:47
41. "Time Has Come/Final Battle" 2:56
42. "My Voyage Carries On" 3:52
43. "Striking Darkness" 2:04
44. "Seeds of Time" 1:38
45. "To Shine Forever" 2:06
46. "Theme of Antichrist" 3:31
Total length: 54:34
Therion Band Members / Musicians
Christofer Johnsson - guitars, keyboards, programming, Hammond organ, orchestral arrangement
Sami Karppinen - drums
Thomas Vikström - lead vocals
Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson - bass
Christian Vidal - guitar
Lori Lewis - vocals
Chiara Malvestiti - vocals
Beloved Antichrist is the 16th full-length album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. It is a triple album and was released on 9 February 2018 by Nuclear Blast Records. The album is the sound track to a rock musical by the band, who are accompanied by a large orchestra and choir. The rock musical has yet not been staged and was delayed indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the band instead started to work on the next regular album Leviathan. The album cover was created by Thomas Ewerhart. It was the band's first collection of new material since Sitra Ahra in 2010, while group founder Christofer Johnsson had toyed with the idea of an opera for 15 years.
Johnsson wrote the music with Per Albinsson as lyricist. The album consists of 46 songs and is inspired by and partly based on "A Short Tale of the Antichrist" by Vladímir Soloviov. Johnsson expanded the story to include 27 characters played by 15 vocalists.
