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Therion: Celebrators of Becoming

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It is about time, after waiting since 2004 when the band announced during their world tour that they would be producing a DVD based on said tour, we finally get this DVD set and boy did they ever outdo themselves.
This set will be an incredible 6-disc set (4 DVDs + 2 Audio CDs)!!!

The following has been taken from the official Therion website:
"It will be available in two versions, one luxury digipak version in a slip case and one cheaper version, but both will contain all discs".

DISC I: Live in MEXICO CITY

1 Blood of Kingu
2 Uthark Runa
3 Seven Secrets of the Sphinx
4 Asgard
5 Son of the Sun
6 Invocation of Naamah
7 Typhon
8 Draconian Trilogy
9 Flesh of the Gods
10 Schwarzalbenheim
11 Ginnungagap
12 In Remembrance
13 Wild Hunt
14 The Invincible
15 Melez
16 Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
17 The Khlysti Evangelist
18 Siren of the Woods
19 Quetzalcoatl
20 Wine of Aluqah
21 Cults of the Shadow
22 To Mega Therion
23 Iron Fist


DISC II: TOUR REPORT 2004-2005

Contains a soundcheck, an improvised soprano a' capella and an improvised drum solo, backstage footage, the possibility to follow the band during several activities, a day in Bolivia + over 30 songs recorded in 16 countries in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. Among those songs are: the Russian National Anthem, I Wanna Be Somebody, Black Funeral, Black Sun, Crowning Of Atlantis, Iron Fist - with special guests TRISTANIA and TRAIL OF TEARS, Caffeine (TRAIL OF TEARS + THERION as special guests on stage) and much more.

DISC III: Various stuff

LIVE AT WACKEN 2001

1 Seven Secrets of the Sphinx
2 The Invocation of Naamah
3 Cults of the Shadow
4 Birth of Venus illegitima
5 In the Desert of Set
6 Te Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
7 Wine of Aluqah
8 To Mega Therion


VIDEO CLIP SECTION:

1 Pandemonic Outbreak (1992)
2 A Black Rose (1993)
3 The Beauty in Black (1995)
4 To Mega Therion (1996)
5 In the Desert of Set (1997)
6 Birth of Venus illegitima (1998)
7 Summernight City (2001)

This disc also contains the art film "The Golden Embrace", studio reports from the recordings of Lemuria and Sirius B + more.

DISC IV: Historical journey from 1989-2001

1 Paroxysmal Holocaust
2 Asphyxiate with Fear
3 Dark Eternity
4 The Return
5 Pandemonic Outbreak
6 Enter the Dephts of Eternal Darkness
7 Dawn of Perishness
8 Baal Reginon
9 Wings of the Hydra
11 Melez
12 Symphony of the Dead
13 A Black Rose
14 Dark Princess Naamah
15 Let the New Day Begin
16 Dawn of Perishness
17 Black
18 Cults of the Shadow
19 To Mega Therion
20 Under Jolly Roger
21 Black Sun
22 Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
23 Enter Vril-ya
24 Behind the Scenes
25 Riders of Theli
26 Theniemannbrothersjam
27 To Mega Therion
28 Wings of the Hydra
29 Behind the Scenes
30 Seawinds
31 Secret of the Runes
32 Summernight City
33 The Beauty in Black
34 Behind the Scenes

DISC V + VI (audio CDs): The audio from the Mexico City show.

(Again: credit goes to the official Therion website for this).


I was lucky enough to attend one of their live shows when they were here in America and I can't wait to own this set for posterity.

PS: the official website indicates May 5th as the release date, Amazon has it for a June 13th release. The May 5th date could be just for Europe, I'll keep my fingers crossed that this item will be released on May 5th here in the States too. Finally as one might expect this is gonna be a pricey set, but hopefully (as always) Amazon will give us a great deal on it, way below MSRP.
Thanks.

Just wanted to let all the Therion fans out there know that this massive DVD/CD box set is $46.79 + shipping from their official website, but is $33 with FREE shipping from Amazon. A MUCH better deal. And, also according to the website, the release date HAS been pushed back to June 13. But what's an extra month for a collection such as this, eh?

Another interesting tidbit: the black t-shirt with the artwork from the DVD cover, in sizes up to XXL, can be ordered from their website as well.

I was turned on to Therion not too long ago, and have already snagged three of their albums. I absolutely love the band. I am a full fledged fan of their music. The mix of opera, classical music and metal is superb. This 6 disc DVD set, regrettably, is not. Disc 1 of their concert in Mexico City was mixed rather poorly, and is a weak substitute to their studio versions. For reasons the band explains, it's shot at the beginning of their tour, and it shows. The chemistry between the band members is absent, and everyone tiptoes around the choir as if they're the proverbial elephant in the room. And it pains me to say this. I truly wanted to love this concert. Disc 2 is something you'll glance over once, and probably never see again. Repeated songs from Discs 1 and 3, poor navigation, marginal interest. Disc 3 has a relatively short, but worthwhile, recording of their show at Wacken (to me, it's the highlight of the entire package). Disc 4 ... hmm, just my opinion, but don't bother. The band even halfway apologizes for the quality of the recordings. Discs 5 and 6 are audio versions of this and that from the first 4. Honestly, a full 1 DVD disc of a concert similar to Wacken, and I'd be the first to shout from the rooftops that this is amazing. Six discs .... too much, not enough. Again, the band I adore. This package, I do not.

The other reviewers cover everything about the boxed set. All I can say is that it is more than worth every penny it costs. Inserted in the set was a booklet put together by Christopher Johnsson which goes into detail what is on the disks as well as the many adventures the band went through in the years they struggled for recognition. This makes it more interesting to watch the clips and know the history behind them. I think they did an outstanding job putting this together.

Lots of reviews here. None of them actually describe the product, so here goes:

It is packed full of value with four DVD's and two CD's. Obviously you probably already heard all the stuff in it, recording of their album, countless live shows from the Lemuria/Sirius b world tour, historical footage from all previous world tours, all of the music video's Therion has ever made etc. All of the material is great.

The best part to me were the two live audio CD's which were of fantastic quality. The old songs they played live sounded much better than the originals and the newer songs were just as good. though the live cds are heavier than the normal studio tracks. The whole set is a must have for any therion fan, and really a great introduction to anyone who is unfamiliar with therion.

This is the better view of discipline and darkness. Good Job.
In This Compilation you can see the evolution of Therion from the age of Pure Death to Dark Symphonic Metal.

This is one of the best dvd/cd packages I have ever purchased. It has everything that a fan could want on it. The mexico show is amazing, and so is the wacken performance.
There is lots of bootleg footage here, and some cool cover songs. Also, the music videos are awesome too.

I just can't say enough good things about this. If you are a fan of Therion, you'll love this package.

Just watched the Mexico City concert... totally rocks!
For the price Amazon is offering it for, this is a great deal.

The track listing for the Audio CDs is a little messed up. In Remembrance is the first track of the second disc, not the last track of the first disc. But whatever.

Buy these DVDs!!!

Finally a collection of live performances, promo videos, interviews and cd's all in in this 6 disc package. All the live shows are totally awesome no matter where they play. I would definitely recommend this dvd for all fans of Therion, there's also quite a bit of old shows and videos from when they still played black/death metal.

Can't really say much more than has already been said. What an awesome compilation. 4 dvd's and 2 cd's. I've never gotten the chance to catch therion live and this show is so well done I felt at times as if I were there. If the show was the only disc I'd still give a 5 star rating but there are 3 more! ... this is by far the best offering any band has released. Nicely done !!!!!