Lemuria (album)

Lemuria
Studio album by Therion
Released	24 May 2004
Recorded	2003
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	42:14
Language	English & German
Label	Nuclear Blast NB 1253-2 Digipack: NB 1295-0
Producer	Lars Nissen, Therion
Therion chronology
Live in Midgård (2002) Lemuria (2004) Sirius B (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Lemuria is the eleventh studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. The album title refers to the name of a supposed sunken continent Lemuria, much like Atlantis. It was released simultaneously with Sirius B . ^[2] Cover artwork was made by Thomas Ewerhard.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by All lyrics by Thomas Karlsson; All music by Christofer Johnsson, expect where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Typhon (music by Kristian Niemann)"	4:36
2.	"Uthark Runa"	4:41
3.	"Three Ships of Berik, Part 1: Calling to Arms and Fighting the Battle"	3:19
4.	"Three Ships of Berik, Part 2: Victory!"	0:44
5.	"Lemuria"	4:15
6.	"Quetzalcoatl"	3:47
7.	"The Dreams of Swedenborg"	4:58
8.	"An Arrow from the Sun"	5:54
9.	"Abraxas"	5:21
10.	"Feuer Overtüre/Prometheus Entfesselt (music by Kristian Niemann and Christofer Johnsson)"	4:39
Total length:		42:14

Lyrical themes

• Typhon was a monster in Greek mythology. According to Aeschylus, he fought all the gods of Olympus: Zeus defeated him and chained him under Mount Etna, from where his rage creates eruptions.
• Futhark was a runic alphabet used by various Germanic peoples; Uthark is an occult interpretation of said alphabet.
• Berik is the mythological chief of all Gothic tribes: according to Jordanes, he departed from his Scandinavian motherland with three ships. The crews of the ships were the ancestors of the three Goth tribes.
• Lemuria was a hypothetical "lost land", like Atlantis.
• Quetzalcoatl is an Aztec deity.
• Abaris was a legendary sage and priest of Apollo.
• Emanuel Swedenborg was an 18th-century Christian mystic, whose work became the foundation of The New Church.
• Abraxas is a Gnostic word of great importance.

Credits

• Christofer Johnsson – lead vocals ("Typhon", "Three Ships of Berik part 1: Calling to Arms and Fighting the Battle"), rhythm guitar, keyboards ("An Arrow from the Sun", "Feuer Overtüre / Prometheus Entfesselt"), classical and choir arrangements
• Kristian Niemann – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
• Johan Niemann – bass guitar

Guest musicians

• Steen Rasmussen – mellotron ("Lemuria"), Hammond organ
• Jens Nyborg – balalaika, domra
• Sven Lindblad – balalaika
• Kavi Björkqvist – balalaika
• Richard Evensand – drums
• Mats Levén – lead vocals ("Uthark Runa"), rock and roll vocals ("Abraxas")
• Piotr Wawrzeniuk – lead vocals ("Lemuria", "The Dreams of Swedenborg", "Feuer Overtüre / Prometheus Entfesselt")
• Peter Mossman – narration ("Lemuria")
• Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Adam Klemens and Mario Klemens)
• Choir: Kühn Mixed Choir  [ cs ] (conducted by Mario Klemens)

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3]	76
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [4]	34

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Interviews - Christofer Johnsson". Global Domination.se. January 21, 2005. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
3. "Therion - Lemuria - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
4. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2004. 23. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 2021-11-27.

External links

• Lemuria at Discogs
• Lemuria at MusicBrainz
• Information about album at the official website