Therion - Of Darkness... (1991)
Tracklist front / back album covers
"The Return" – 5:15
"Asphyxiate with Fear" – 4:00 About this soundsample (help·info)
"Morbid Reality" – 6:05
"Megalomania" – 4:10
"A Suburb to Hell" – 4:47
"Genocidal Raids" – 5:15
"Time Shall Tell" – 5:07
"Dark Eternity" – 4:45
2000 re-release version contains following bonus tracks
"A Suburb to Hell" (demo version) – 5:19
"Asphyxiate with Fear" (demo version) – 4:41
"Time Shall Tell" (unreleased version) – 4:06
"Dark Eternity" (unreleased version) – 4:19
Therion Band Members / Musicians
Christofer Johnsson – vocals, rhythm guitar
Peter Hansson – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Oskar Forss – drums
Erik Gustafsson – bass guitar
Tomas Skogsberg – engineer, producer
Gary Querns – cover art (based on Johan Losand and Rikard Olund's work)
Of Darkness... is a debut studio album released on February 1991 by the Swedish band Therion and it contains songs written in the early years of the band, during the 1980s. The album is indicated by the band itself as an end of its first era.
The album was re-released on 27 November 2000 under Nuclear Blast label as a part of The Early Chapters of Revelation box-set. It contains remastered songs, as well as four bonus tracks.
Therion (formerly Blitzkrieg and Megatherion) is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. Its name was inspired by the Celtic Frost album To Mega Therion. "To Mega Therion" is Greek for "The Great Beast" and was a title used by occultist Aleister Crowley. Originally a death metal band, Therion adjusted its musical style by adding orchestral elements, including choirs, classical musicians, and even a full orchestra at their concert performances. As a result, they are considered pioneers of the symphonic metal genre.
Therion takes its themes for the lyrics from different mythologies and practices, including occultism, magic and ancient traditions and writings.
Therion Band Members / Musicians
Christofer Johnsson — guitars, keyboards, programming, Hammond organ, orchestral arrangement (1988–present), lead vocals (1988–2006), bass guitar (1988, 1991-1992)
Sami Karppinen — drums (1998-2003, 2017–present; live member: 2013)
Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson — bass guitar (2008–present; studio only since 2019)
Thomas Vikström — lead vocals (2009–present; live member: 2007)
Christian Vidal — guitar (2010–present)
Lori Lewis — vocals (2011–present; studio only since 2014)
Chiara Malvestiti — vocals (2015–present)
Rosalía Sairem — vocals (2019–present)
Therion Discography Full
1991 Of Darkness...
1992 Beyond Sanctorum
1993 Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas
1995 Lepaca Kliffoth
1996 Theli
1997 A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming
1998 Vovin
1999 Crowning of Atlantis
2000 Deggial
2001 Secret of the Runes
2004 Lemuria
2004 Sirius B
2007 Gothic Kabbalah
2010 Sitra Ahra
2012 Les Fleurs du Mal
2018 Beloved Antichrist
2021 Leviathan
2022 Leviathan 2 (to be released in 2022)
2023 Leviathan 3 (to be released in 2023)
