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CD/DVD Releases: Therion - ''The Miskolc Experience'' Out Now In North America

Posted on Saturday, August 29 @ 22:00:00 UTC by nightowl

Out in Europe on June 5, 2009 and on August 25, 2009 in North America, Therion mastermind and only remaining founding member Christofer Johnsson decided to go for a rather special project: the band's appearance at the remarkable and renowned International Opera Festival in Miskolc, Hungary in 2007, resulting in The Miskolc Experience (2CD + DVD).

The event was taped on and off stage to preserve a truly unique classic metal event for the Therion fanbase! The first part ? dubbed "Classical Adventures" ? features some of Christofer's favourite composers (especially his alltime fave, Wagner) and does completely without guitars or any metal instrumentation, just orchestra and choir.



Part two, "Therion Songs," delivers exactly that: the finest Therion material performed by the band with a huge orchestra and choir.

Rounding off The Miskolc Experience is an entertaining documentary which gives insight in the complicated organization and the no less complicated execution with all ups and downs for the involved crew and musicians.

The Miskolc Experience is the testimony of the brilliant Johnsson, Niemann, Niemann, Karlsson Therion line-up which dissolved in late 2008. This chapter of Therion is closed, but a new chapter is about to begin, and Therion will soon open the book once again!

Tracklisting:

Disc One:
1. Clavicula Nox (10:35)
2. Dvorak: Excerpt from Symphony No. 9 (2:04)
3. Verdi: Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spotigle from Il Trovatore (2:46)
4. Mozart: "Dies Irae" from Reqiuem (1:59)
5. Saint-Saens: Excerpt from Symphony No. 3 (2:14)
6. Wagner: "Notung! Notung! Niedliches Schwert!" (7:10)
7. Wagner: Excerpt from the Overture from Rienzi (3:10)
8. Wagner: Second Part of "Der Tag ist da" from Rienzi (7:17)
9. Wagner: First Part of "Herbei! Herbei!" from Rienzi (1:48)

Disc Two:
1. Blood Of Kingu (5:53)
2. Sirius B (3:52)
3. Lemuria (4:22)
4. Eternal Return (7:22)
5. Draconian Trilogy (8:37)
6. Schwartsalbenheim (5:29)
7. Via Nocturna (9:44)
8. The Rise Of Sodom And Gomorrah (6:55)
9. Grand Finale (4:23)

DVD:

1. Clavicula Nox (10:35)
2. Dvorak: Excerpt from Symphony No. 9 (2:04)
3. Verdi: Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spotigle from Il Trovatore (2:46)
4. Mozart: "Dies Irae" from Reqiuem (1:59)
5. Saint-Saens: Excerpt from Symphony No. 3 (2:14)
6. Wagner: "Notung! Notung! Niedliches Schwert!" (7:10)
7. Wagner: Excerpt from the Overture from Rienzi (3:10)
8. Wagner: Second Part of "Der Tag ist da" from Rienzi (7:17)
9. Wagner: First Part of "Herbei! Herbei!" from Rienzi (1:48)
10. Blood Of Kingu (5:53)
11. Sirius B (3:52)
12. Lemuria (4:22)
13. Eternal Return (7:22)
14. Draconian Trilogy (8:37)
15. Schwartsalbenheim (5:29)
16. Via Nocturna (9:44)
17. The Rise Of Sodom And Gomorrah (6:55)
18. Grand Finale (4:23)
19. Bonus Feature: Documentary (20:00)
20. Bonus Feature: Therion Goes Classic - Bucharest (16:00)

[Source: Nuclear Blast]

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