Therion speak about the intense writing process & motivation behind the opera

On February 9th, symphonic metal pioneers THERION will finally release their three-hour-long opera project »Beloved Antichrist«. After unveiling the opera's plot, characters and the differences to the Russian novel it is loosely based upon, band leader Christofer Johnsson now discusses the intense writing process of this massive composition and what he always liked - but also disliked - about classical operas and modern musicals.

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

Here are the previous clips:

• 'Night Reborn' lyric video: https://youtu.be/VcrZqSv2B-k
• 'Temple Of New Jerusalem' lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_E9PLcidgg
• Trailer #1 - about the plot of the opera: https://youtu.be/4rUNQ1SNDuw
• Trailer #2 - about the differences to the novel: https://youtu.be/Hlfq5asOvMM

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:

THERION

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