Sitra Ahra (album)
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 Qliphoth of Qabalistic lore.
| Sitra Ahra | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 September 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 Polar Studios, Stockholm | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 61:11 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com[1] |    |
| Metal Hammer[2] | (6/7) |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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
- Christofer Johnsson – guitar, keyboards
- Christian Vidal - guitar
- Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson – bass guitar
- Johan Koleberg – drums
- Thomas Vikström – vocals
- Snowy Shaw – vocals
- Lori Lewis – vocals
- Linnéa Vikström – vocals on "Sitra Ahra", "Kings of Edom", "Land of Canaan" and "Hellequin"
- Mika "Belfagor" Hakola (Ofermod, Nefandus) - harsh vocals on "Din"
- Petter Karlsson - vocals on "2012", writer of "Hellequin"
- Marcus Jupither - vocals on "Hellequin"
- Thomas Karlsson – lyrics
- Thomas Ewerhard – cover artwork
References
- Sitra Ahra review heavymetal.about.com. retrieved on 2010-11-02.
- Sitra Ahra review metal-hammer.de. Retrieved on 2010-11-02. German
- Nuclear Blast (15 July 2010). "THERION – Sitra Ahra". Nuclear Blast OnlineShop. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Steffen Hung (2010-09-17). "Therion - Sitra ahra". greekcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- Steffen Hung (2010-09-25). "Therion - Sitra ahra". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- "Therion - Sitra ahra". ultratop.be. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- Steffen Hung. "Therion - Sitra ahra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- Steffen Hung (2010-09-25). "Therion - Sitra ahra". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- Steffen Hung (2010-09-17). "Therion - Sitra ahra". mexicancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
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