Sitra Ahra (album)

Sitra Ahra
Studio album by Therion
Released	17 September 2010
Recorded	2009–2010 Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	61:11
Label	Nuclear Blast
Therion chronology
The Miskolc Experience (2009) Sitra Ahra (2010) Les Fleurs du Mal (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com [1]
Metal Hammer[2]	(6/7)

Sitra Ahra is the fourteenth full-length musical album by Therion released on 17 September 2010 in Europe, and 26 October 2010 in North America.^[3] It is the first studio release since Gothic Kabbalah in 2007. The album title was announced on 4 February 2010

Track listing

1. "Introduction/Sitra Ahra" - 5:24
2. "Kings of Edom" - 8:51
3. "Unguentum Sabbati" - 5:09
4. "Land of Canaan" - 10:32
5. "Hellequin" - 5:18
6. "2012: Return of the Feathered Serpent" - 4:16
7. "Cú Chulainn" - 4:16
8. "Kali Yuga Part 3: Autumn of the Aeons" - 3:41
9. "The Shells Are Open" - 3:44
10. "Din" - 2:37
11. "Children of the Stone: After the Inquisition" - 7:22

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Hungarian Albums Chart[4]	5
Slovenian Albums Chart[5]	27
Greek Albums Chart[6]	44
French Albums Chart[7]	51
Belgian Albums Chart[8]	56
German Albums Chart[9]	73
Austrian Albums Chart[10]	75
Dutch Albums Chart[11]	95
Mexican Albums Chart[12]	97

Personnel

• Christofer Johnsson – guitar, keyboards
• Christian Vidal - guitar
• Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson – bass guitar
• Johan Koleberg – drums
• Thomas Vikström – vocals
• Snowy Shaw – vocals
• Lori Lewis – vocals
• Linnéa Vikström – vocals on "Sitra Ahra", "Kings of Edom", "Land of Canaan" and "Hellequin"
• Mika "Belfagor" Hakola (Ofermod, Nefandus) - harsh vocals on "Din"
• Petter Karlsson - vocals on "2012", writer of "Hellequin"
• Marcus Jupither - vocals on "Hellequin"
• Thomas Karlsson – lyrics
• Thomas Ewerhard – cover artwork

References

1. Sitra Ahra review heavymetal.about.com. retrieved on 2010-11-02.
2. Sitra Ahra review metal-hammer.de. Retrieved on 2010-11-02. German
3. Nuclear Blast (15 July 2010). "THERION – Sitra Ahra". Nuclear Blast OnlineShop. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
4. "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
5. Archived July 21, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
6. Steffen Hung (2010-09-17). "Therion - Sitra ahra". greekcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
7. Steffen Hung (2010-09-25). "Therion - Sitra ahra". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
8. "Therion - Sitra ahra". ultratop.be. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
9. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
10. Steffen Hung. "Therion - Sitra ahra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
11. Steffen Hung (2010-09-25). "Therion - Sitra ahra". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
12. Steffen Hung (2010-09-17). "Therion - Sitra ahra". mexicancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.