Deggial

Not to be confused with the Islamic eschatological figure Dajjal.
Deggial
Studio album by
Therion
Released31 January 2000[1]
RecordedSeptember − November 1999
StudioWoodhouse Studio (Hagen, Germany)
GenreSymphonic metal, hard rock
Length57:56
LabelNuclear Blast
NB 442-2
ProducerSiegfried Bemm
Therion chronology
Crowning of Atlantis
(1999) 		Deggial
(2000) 		The Early Chapters of Revelation
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Kerrang![3]

Deggial is the ninth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion in 2000. As with many of Therion's other albums, Deggial features a choir and orchestra.

In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 8th best symphonic metal album of all time.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Thomas Karlsson except where noted; all music is composed by Christofer Johnsson.

No.TitleLength
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" (Carl Orff cover)3:21
Total length:57:56
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."To Mega Therion" (live)6:38
13."The Wings of the Hydra" (live)3:21
14."Black Sun" (live)5:45

Personnel

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

Technical personnel

  • Nico & Theresa – cover art

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 43

References

  1. ^ "Therion – Deggial". megatherion.com. Archived from the original on 2004-08-04. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Greenway, Mark (February 12, 2000). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 788. EMAP. p. 45.
  4. ^ Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Therion – Deggial" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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