Deggial

Deggial
Studio album by Therion
Released	31 January 2000
Recorded	September-November 1999 Woodhouse Studio, Hagen
Genre	Symphonic metal
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)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

For the Islamic eschatological figure see Dajjal.

Deggial is the ninth full-length musical 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"
• 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

Cover design

Cover was made by Nico & Theresa.

References

1. Allmusic review

External links

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