Deggial

For the Islamic eschatological figure see Dajjal.

Deggial
Studio album by Therion
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
Therion chronology
Crowning of Atlantis (1999) Deggial (2000) The Early Chapters of Revelation (2000)

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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.

Track listing[]

Music written by Christofer Johnsson, lyrics by Thomas Karlsson except where noted

1. "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" – 3:36
2. "Eternal Return" – 7:10
3. "Enter Vril-Ya" – 6:38
4. "Ship of Luna" – 6:28
5. "The Invincible" – 5:09
6. "Deggial" – 5:03
7. "Emerald Crown" – 5:29
8. "The Flight of the Lord of Flies" – 1:22
9. "Flesh of the Gods" – 4:04
10. "Via Nocturna (Part 1: The Path, Part 2: Hexentanz)" – 9:30
11. "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"
• - acoustic guitar
• Waldemar Sorychta - acoustic guitar on "O Fortuna"
• - 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

Cover design[]

Cover was made by Nico & Theresa.

References[]

External links[]

• Deggial at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Deggial at Discogs
• Information about album at the official website