Beloved Antichrist is the sixteenth 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.[1] The album has been described as a rock opera by the band, who are accompanied by a large orchestra and choir.[2] The album cover was created by Thomas Ewerhart.[3] It is the band's first collection of new material since Sitra Ahra in 2010, while group founder Christofer Johnsson had toyed with the idea of a rock opera for 15 years.[1]
Johnsson wrote the music with a variety of lyricists. The album consists of 46 songs and is based on "A Short Tale of the Antichrist" by Vladímir Soloviov.[1] Johnsson expanded the story to include 27 characters played by 15 vocalists.[4]
Reception
Beloved Antichrist has received generally favorable reviews. AllMusic said of the album: "taken as intended, as a whole, it is an exhausting, enthralling monolithic marvel."[2] Another reviewer described that the album would be a challenge for new Therion fans, but also described it as "Christofer Johnsson’s masterpiece" which "takes everything that Therion has done to this point to a completely different level."[5]
Track listing
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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