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THERION | NEW ALBUM 'BELOVED ANTICHRIST' OUT NOW  CHRISTOFER DISCUSSES HIS VISION FOR THE STAGE PERFORMANCE OF THE OPERA IN LAST ALBUM TRAILER The wait is over! Symphonic metal titans THERION finally release their new opera Beloved Antichrist today. The three-hour-long opera, conceived for the stage, is loosely based on the Russian novel 'Short Tale of the Antichrist', which was brought to life with the help of 27 different vocal roles. Watch as Christofer Johnsson speaks about the stage performance that he envisions for his larger than life project in the last album trailer: https://youtu.be/7mdqCwyETdw   Order Beloved Antichrist on a variety of formats, here: http://nuclearblast.com/therion-belovedantichrist THERION are currently working on the possibility of bringing the entire production to the stage - and while this monumental undertaking still simmers away in the production halls, the band has announced a pan-European tour taking them to 25 dif...

THERION | CHRISTOFER SPEAKS OUT ON WHY HE CHOSE THE NOVEL 'SHORT TALE OF THE ANTICHRIST' AS INSPIRATION FOR HIS OPERA On February 9th, THERION can finally unveil their monumental opera project, Beloved Antichrist, presenting a complex story with 27 different vocal roles and a playing time of over three hours! Today, the band launches their second album trailer, in which band leader Christofer Johnsson explains why he chose Vladimir Soloviev's "Short Tale Of The Antichrist" as initial inspiration for his story and how his own plot differs from the one in the philosophical Russian novel. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/Hlfq5asOvMM In case you missed the first single, 'Temple Of New Jerusalem', from the second act of Beloved Antichrist, you can watch the lyric video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_E9PLcidgg Beloved Antichrist is now available for pre-order: http://nblast.de/BelovedAntichrist Previous trailers: Trailer #1...