Deggial
Deggial is the ninth full-length studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion in 2000. As with many of Therion's other albums, Deggial features a choir and orchestra. Unlike their earlier release Vovin, which seemed to focus more on vocals, Deggial's style leans towards hard rock and sounds overall like Vovin with more atmosphere.
| Deggial | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 8th best symphonic metal album of all time.[3]
Track listing
Music written by Christofer Johnsson, lyrics by Thomas Karlsson except where noted
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" – 3:36
- "Eternal Return" – 7:10
- "Enter Vril-Ya" – 6:38
- "Ship of Luna" – 6:28
- "The Invincible" – 5:09
- "Deggial" – 5:03
- "Emerald Crown" – 5:29
- "The Flight of the Lord of Flies" – 1:22
- "Flesh of the Gods" – 4:04
- "Via Nocturna (Part 1: The Path, Part 2: Hexentanz)" – 9:30
- "O Fortuna" (originally composed by Carl Orff) – 3:21
Japanese edition
Japanese edition contains three bonus songs – tracks #8, #9 and #10 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 |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 43 |
References
- "Therion – Deggial". megatherion.com. Archived from the original on 2004-08-04. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- Allmusic review
- 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.
- "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
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