Deggial

Not to be confused with the Islamic eschatological figure Dajjal.

Deggial
Studio album by Therion
Released	31 January 2000 [1]
Recorded	September − November 1999
Studio	Woodhouse Studio (Hagen, Germany)
Genre	Symphonic metal, hard rock
Length	57:56
Label	Nuclear Blast NB 442-2
Producer	Siegfried Bemm
Therion chronology
Crowning of Atlantis (1999) Deggial (2000) The Early Chapters of Revelation (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Kerrang!	[3]

Deggial is the ninth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion in 2000. As with many of Therion's other albums, Deggial features a choir and orchestra.

In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 8th best symphonic metal album of all time. ^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Thomas Karlsson except where noted; all music is composed by Christofer Johnsson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Seven Secrets of the Sphinx"	3:36
2.	"Eternal Return"	7:10
3.	"Enter Vril-Ya"	6:38
4.	"Ship of Luna"	6:28
5.	"The Invincible"	5:09
6.	"Deggial"	5:03
7.	"Emerald Crown"	5:29
8.	"The Flight of the Lord of Flies"	1:22
9.	"Flesh of the Gods"	4:04
10.	"Via Nocturna" Part 1: "The Path" Part 2: "Hexentanz"	9:30
11.	"O Fortuna" (Carl Orff cover)	3:21
Total length:		57:56

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"To Mega Therion" (live)	6:38
13.	"The Wings of the Hydra" (live)	3:21
14.	"Black Sun" (live)	5:45
Total length:		73:40

• Tracks 12-14 from Crowning of Atlantis .

Personnel

• Christofer Johnsson – guitar, keyboards
• Kristian Niemann – lead guitar
• Johan Niemann – bass guitar
• Sami Karppinen – drums
• Thomas Karlsson – lyrics (except "O Fortuna")

Guest musicians

• Hansi Kürsch – lead vocals on "Flesh of the Gods"
• Jan Kazda – acoustic guitar
• Waldemar Sorychta – acoustic guitar on "O Fortuna"
• Alexander Schimmeroth – piano

Choir

• Eileen Küpper – soprano (choir, solo)
• Angelica Märtz – soprano (choir)
• Dorothea Fischer – alto (choir)
• Anne Tributh – alto (choir)
• Georg Hansen – tenor (choir, solo)
• Miguel Rosales – tenor (choir)
• Jörg Braüker – bass (choir, solo)
• Javier Zapater – bass (choir)

Orchestra

• Heike Haushalter – first violin
• Petra Stalz – second violin
• Monika Maltek – viola
• Gesa Hangen – cello
• Konstantin Weinstroer – double bass
• Annette Gadatsch – flute
• Stefanie Dietz – oboe
• John Ellis – French horn
• Volker Goetz – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Dietrich Geese – tuba, sousaphone, trumpet
• Daniel Häcker – timpani

Technical personnel

• Nico & Theresa – cover art

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5]	43

References

1. "Therion – Deggial". megatherion.com. Archived from the original on 2004-08-04. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
2. Allmusic review
3. Greenway, Mark (February 12, 2000). "Albums". Kerrang! . No. 788. EMAP. p. 45.
4. Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer . Future plc . Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Therion – Deggial" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

External links

• Deggial at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Deggial at Discogs
• Information about album at the official website