Sitra Ahra (album)

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Sitra Ahra
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Studio album by
Released17 September 2010
Recorded2009–2010
Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre Symphonic metal
Length61:11
Label Nuclear Blast
Therion chronology
The Miskolc Experience
(2009)
Sitra Ahra
(2010)
Les Fleurs du Mal
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Metal Hammer [2] (6/7)

Sitra Ahra is the fourteenth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion released on 17 September 2010 in Europe, and 26 October 2010 in North America. [3] It is the first studio release since Gothic Kabbalah in 2007. The album title was announced on 4 February 2010. It refers to the qlippoth of Qabalistic lore.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Introduction/Sitra Ahra"5:24
2."Kings of Edom"8:51
3."Unguentum Sabbati"5:09
4."Land of Canaan"10:32
5."Hellequin"5:18
6."2012: Return of the Feathered Serpent"4:16
7."Cú Chulainn"4:16
8."Kali Yuga Part 3: Autumn of the Aeons"3:41
9."The Shells Are Open"3:44
10."Din"2:37
11."Children of the Stone: After the Inquisition"7:22
Total length:61:11

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Hungarian Albums Chart [4] 5
Slovenian Albums Chart [5] 27
Greek Albums Chart [6] 44
French Albums Chart [7] 51
Belgian Albums Chart [8] 56
German Albums Chart [9] 73
Austrian Albums Chart [10] 75
Dutch Albums Chart [11] 95
Mexican Albums Chart [12] 97

Personnel

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