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THERION
2000 - Deggial.
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January 31, 2000 - 2025: 25 years of: Deggial.

Sweden's zenith, again.

In suite with 1998's Vovin CD, this high-class symphonicmetal horde shall push the boundaries of classical, into traditionnalmetal. THERION is the breed on top of this new Euro wave.

Distinguished distortion crushes on the "Seven Secrets Of The Sphynx". An eerie gothmetal venture that keeps rolling with "Enter Vril-Ya" and the grandiose incarnation of "Flesh Of The Gods". The inclusion of Carl Orff's immortal "O Fortuna" divine calling is a fitting addition.

In full choir-mode, the "Deggial" title-track along the "Ship Of Luna" sails across uncharted territories. Like a dream, the Sumerian signature of "Eternal Return" and folk vibes of "The Fligh Of The Lord Of Flies" are another far, far left-field suprise attack.

At the turn of the millenium, while most of the scene was in-fighting between blackmetal and powermetal, THERION was spearheading the symphonicmetal genre further into the operas. The fall into eclipse shall continue in deep mythology on 2001's Secret Of The Runes CD.

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Deggial = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzH2f6oFfPs&list=OLAK5uy_krLRA1TBSSj_gUQtKtqifK-2VuyN3s1NU
Live at Wacken in 2001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5llR-7BE-o