''Crowning of Atlantis'' is the eighth album released by the
symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitar ...
band
Therion. In the beginning it was an
EP fleshed out with several covers and live tracks from
Vovin Tour '98 that the record label and management insisted be placed on it to make it a full-length album.
Track listing
Credits
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Christofer Johnsson
Christofer Johnsson (born 10 August 1972) is a Swedish musician and producer. He is a founding member and the guitarist for symphonic metal band Therion and was previously a member of Carbonized, Liers in Wait, Messiah, and Demonoid. In 200 ...
– lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, choir/vocal melodies, classic orchestra arrangements,
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Tommie Eriksson
Tommie Eriksson (also known as Tommy Eriksson) is a Swedish musician. He founded doom band Saturnalia Temple in 2006.
Background
Eriksson founded the metal band Nocturnal Rites together with Fredrik Mannberg in 1990, though then belonging to the ...
– lead and rhythm guitar
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Jan Kazda
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
– bass and
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
, additional arrangements, choir and orchestra conducting
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Wolf Simon – drums (except "Crowning of Atlantis")
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Sami Karppinen – drums ("Crowning of Atlantis")
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Waldemar Sorychta
Waldemar Sorychta (born 1967) is a Polish heavy metal record producer and musician who has lived in Germany since 1982.
Career
He initially worked with German thrash metal band Despair, founded in 1986.
In 1994 he took part in the recording ...
– additional guitars, solo on "Crowning of Atlantis", "Seawinds" and second solo on "Crazy Nights"
Guest musicians
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Ralf Scheepers
Ralf Scheepers (born 5 February 1965) is the vocalist for the German heavy metal band Primal Fear. He has a relatively high-pitched tenor-esque singing voice and sometimes uses a shriek reminiscent of Judas Priest's Rob Halford, although it is ...
– vocals on "Crazy Nights" and "Thor"
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Eileen Küpper
Eileen Küpper is a South Africa-born soprano singer, known for her work with metal bands Therion and The Kovenant.
Discography Solo
* ''Shapes'' (2003)
With Therion
* '' Vovin'' (1998)
* ''Crowning of Atlantis'' (1999)
* ''Deggial'' (2000)
Wi ...
– vocals on "Mark of Cain"
*Cossima Russo – vocals on "Mark of Cain"
*Angelica Märtz – vocals on "Mark of Cain"
*Martina Hornbacher – vocals on "Seawinds"
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Sarah Jezebel Deva
Sarah Jane (born 25 February 1977), better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, is an English singer. She was the female soprano vocalist for Cradle of Filth for 14 years and the frontwoman of the band Angtoria for 10 years. In 2009, D ...
– vocals on "Seawinds" and ending vocal line on "Clavicula Nox"
*Jochen Bauer – solo bass vocals on "Clavicula Nox"
*Jörg Braüker – solo
tenor
A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The lo ...
, vocals on "Clavicula Nox"
Choir
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Eileen Küpper
Eileen Küpper is a South Africa-born soprano singer, known for her work with metal bands Therion and The Kovenant.
Discography Solo
* ''Shapes'' (2003)
With Therion
* '' Vovin'' (1998)
* ''Crowning of Atlantis'' (1999)
* ''Deggial'' (2000)
Wi ...
–
soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...
*Angelike Maertz – soprano
*Anne Tributh –
alto
The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: ''altus''), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range. In 4-part voice leading alto is the second-highest part, sung in choruses by ...
*Joerg Braeuker –
bass
*Jochen Bauer – bass
Indigo orchestra
Orchestration
Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orc ...
was made by Indigo Orchestra:
*Heike Haushalter – violin
*Petra Stalz – violin
*Monika Maltek –
viola
The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...
*Gesa Hangen – cello
Vovin Tour '98 line-up
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Christofer Johnsson
Christofer Johnsson (born 10 August 1972) is a Swedish musician and producer. He is a founding member and the guitarist for symphonic metal band Therion and was previously a member of Carbonized, Liers in Wait, Messiah, and Demonoid. In 200 ...
– guitar & vocals
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Tommy Eriksson
Tommie Eriksson (also known as Tommy Eriksson) is a Swedish musician. He founded doom band Saturnalia Temple in 2006.
Background
Eriksson founded the metal band Nocturnal Rites together with Fredrik Mannberg in 1990, though then belonging to the ...
– guitar
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Kim Blomkvist – bass
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Sami Karppinen – drums
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Sarah Jezebel Deva
Sarah Jane (born 25 February 1977), better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, is an English singer. She was the female soprano vocalist for Cradle of Filth for 14 years and the frontwoman of the band Angtoria for 10 years. In 2009, D ...
– vocals
*Martina Hornbacher – vocals
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Cinthia Acosta Vera
Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: , , "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s. There are various spellings for this name, and it can be abbreviated to Cindy, Cyndi, Cynd ...
– vocals
Cover design
Artwork was made by Nico & Theresa.
Charts
References
External links
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Information about the album at the official website
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1999 albums
Therion (band) albums
Nuclear Blast albums