Deggial

2000 studio album by Therion

Deggial is the ninth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion in 2000. As with many of Therion's other albums, Deggial features a choir and orchestra.

In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 8th best symphonic metal album of all time.^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Thomas Karlsson except where noted; all music is composed by Christofer Johnsson

• Tracks 12-14 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"
• Jan Kazda – acoustic guitar
• Waldemar Sorychta – acoustic guitar on "O Fortuna"
• Alexander Schimmeroth – 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

Technical personnel

• Nico & Theresa – cover art

Charts

References

1. "Therion – Deggial". megatherion.com. Archived from the original on 2004-08-04. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
2. Allmusic review
3. Greenway, Mark (February 12, 2000). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 788. EMAP. p. 45.
4. Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Therion – Deggial" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

External links

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