Christofer Johnsson discusses the plot of his opera

15 years after the first spark of inspiration hit mastermind Christofer Johnsson, THERION can now finally present their monumental opera project, »Beloved Antichrist«. The staggering 3 CD album required many years of constant commitment and passion, which saw it grow to an incredible three hours of playing time, as well as a complex story with 27 different vocal roles. The three act opera will be released on February 9, 2018. Today, the band presents their first trailer, in which band leader Christofer explains the storyline of his most grandiose work. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/4rUNQ1SNDuw

In case you missed the first single, 'Temple Of New Jerusalem', from the second act of the opera, watch the lyric video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_E9PLcidgg

»Beloved Antichrist« is now available for pre-order: http://nblast.de/BelovedAntichrist

Stream or download the first single, 'Temple Of New Jerusalem', here: http://nblast.de/THERIONNewJerusalem

THERION will embark on a pan-European tour shortly before the new album release, which is taking them to 25 (!) different countries, where they will perform both new and classic hits. Catch the symphonic metal titans on one of the the dates below:

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w/ IMPERIAL AGE and NULL POSITIV

• 01.02. D Essen - Turock*
• 02.02. NL Amsterdam - Melkweg*
• 03.02. UK London - Islington Assembly*
• 04.02. UK Manchester - Rebellion*
• 06.02. UK Newcastle - Riverside*
• 07.02. UK Aberdeen - The Assembly*
• 08.02. UK Glasgow - Audio*
• 09.02. UK Sheffield - Corporation*
• 10.02. UK Belfast - Limelight*
• 11.02. IRL Dublin - Tivoli*
• 13.02. UK Bristol - Bierkeller*
• 14.02. UK Birmingham - o2 Institute*
• 15.02. B Kortrijk - De Kreun*
• 16.02. F Paris - Le Trabendo*
• 17.02. CH Pratteln - Z7*
• 18.02. F Lyon - Ninkasi Kao*
• 20.02. E Bilbao - Santana 27*
• 21.02. P Porto - Hard Club*
• 22.02. P Lisbon - Lisboa ao Vivo*
• 23.02. E Sevilla - Sala Custom*
• 24.02. E Madrid - Sala Mon Live*
• 25.02. E Barcelona - Razzmatazz 2*
• 27.02. F TBA**
• 28.02. F Marseille - Espace Julien**
• 01.03. I Brescia - Circolo Colony**
• 02.03. I Rome - Orion**
• 03.03. I Bologna - Zona Roveri**
• 04.03. SLO Ljubljana - Kino Siska**
• 05.03. HR Zagreb - Tvornica**
• 06.03. SRB Belgrade - Dom Omladine**
• 08.03. GR Thessaloniki - Principal Club Theater**
• 09.03. GR Athens - Piraeus 117 Academy**
• 10.03. BG Sofia - Mixtape 5**
• 11.03. RO Bucharest - Arenele Romane**
• 13.03. H Budapest - Barba Negra**
• 14.03. SK Bratislava - Majestic Music Club**
• 15.03. CZ Prague - Meetfactory**
• 16.03. PL Wroclaw - A2**
• 17.03. PL Warsaw - Progresja**
• 18.03. PL Gdansk - B90**
• 20.03. LT Vilnius - Rock River Club**
• 21.03. LV Riga - Melna Piektdiena***
• 22.03. EST Tallinn - Club Tapper***
• 23.03. FIN Helsinki - Nosturi***
• 24.03. FIN Jyväskylä - Luttako***
• 25.03. FIN Tampere - Olympia-Kortteli***
• 27.03. S Stockholm - Klubben***
• 28.03. S Gothenburg - Brewhouse***
• 29.03. D Bremen - Tivoli****
• 30.03. D Berlin - Bi-Nuu****
• 31.03. D Flensburg - Roxy****
• 01.04. D Cologne - Jungle****
• 03.04. D Munich - Backstage****
• 04.04. F Charmes - Rock ’n’ Roll Stage****
• 05.04. D Jena - F-Haus****
• 06.04. B Bomal-Sur-Ourthe- Durbuy Rock****
• 07.04. NL Tilburg - 013****

*w/ MIDNIGHT ETERNAL

**w/ THE DEVIL

***w/ ENEMY OF REALITY

****w/ ACYL

• 10.04. IL Tel Aviv - Barby Club
• 12.04. RUS Moscow - GlavClub Green Concert
• 13.04. RUS St. Petersburg - Zal Ozhidaniya
• 15.04. UA Kiev - Bel Étage

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