I only have the Gothic Kabbalah. I like it, been wanting to pick up Lemuria and Sirius B too. I've also seen the band live and know some of their older material, but never really liked the rougher style. But yeah, Lemuria/Sirius B is (are? They still sell the 2-for-1 package?) on my list of albums to get.
Yeah, they are still available together, I believe. Combined rating: 9.5/10
Conservationist Metal novice
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Subject: Re: Therion Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:32 pm
bgast1 wrote:
I have never heard the band Therion from Sweden. I am wondering if it is worth picking anything up by them.
First three albums are epic death metal; after that, they're epic viking multicultural progressive metal.
Beyond Sanctorum is one of my all-time favorites. Swedish death metal cannot be beat, at least except by the Dutch and Americans.
tohostudios King Of Kaiju
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Subject: Re: Therion Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:34 am
I'd describe the period between their death metal days and Gothic Kabbalah as epic, symphonic metal with dark, pagan themes. Lots of orchestration and huge operatic choirs mixed with metal.
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7thSaviour Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Therion Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:33 pm
tohostudios wrote:
I'd describe the period between their death metal days and Gothic Kabbalah as epic, symphonic metal with dark, pagan themes. Lots of orchestration and huge operatic choirs mixed with metal.
10/10 for that era!
Lari Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Therion Fri Jun 12, 2009 4:17 pm
Well, I got Sirius B and Lemuria. I bought them separate - I actually found them together, too, but the price difference was negligible so I opted for two separate packages after all.
I've given Lemuria three listens now (didn't even pop Sirius B in the player yet!) and I think I'm getting into it more and more every time. It's not that far from Gothic Kabbalah style-wise, not as much as I was expecting at least, but the songs make a bit more sense and it's also somewhat heavier and more edgy. Typhon is a killer track. The Three Ships of Berik tracks kind of didn't 'click' just yet. I'll try and give Sirius B a listen or two before tonight's hockey game.
tohostudios King Of Kaiju
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Subject: Re: Therion Fri Jun 12, 2009 4:34 pm
Most people seem to think Sirius B is the better of the two discs. Faves of that are:
Blood Of Kingu Son Of The Son The Khlysti Evangelist
and my favorite song of all time by any artist...
The Voyage of Gurdjieff
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Subject: Re: Therion 
Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:13 am
10/10 for that era!