Ever since releasing Theli in 1997, Therion has combined their metal roots with symphonic music. With their previous double album Lemuria/Sirius B, they stirred up the metal scene so that many started anticipating their forthcoming releases. Now, almost three years later, they've finally come up with a follow-up album titled as Gothic Kabbalah.

Already from the beginning it's obvious how Therion is still drifting further away from its roots, and someone acquainted with Blitzkrieg and Megatherion would probably not recognize them as the same group. There are almost no more traces of darker music, instead it'd be more appropriate now to describe Therion's songs as a fusion of power metal and symphonic music with a progressive twist.

The material on this album is quite divaricate in the sense that occasionally there are really good sections, but at times there are also less fortuitous parts. For example, some higher-pitched male vocals sound pretentious and slightly annoying. Regardless, Gothic Kabbalah is an enjoyable symphonic metal record. This group seems to get closer and closer to Arjen Lucassen's Ayreon, but instead of their current progression they should take few steps back and continue with the darker brand of symphonic metal that they used to do. Currently it just seems that there's something missing as the songs fail to be memorable.

Release dates: January 12th, 2007 (Europe), February 6th, 2007 (USA)

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- MAGE (January 22nd, 2007)

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LINE-UP:
Johnsson, Christofer: Guitar, Keyboards, Organs Niemann, Kristian: Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards Niemann, Johan: Bass, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Karlsson, Petter: Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Solo/Choral Vocals, Percussion with following session musicians: Levén, Mats: Solo & Choral Vocals, Guitar Shaw, Snowy: Solo & Choral Vocals Lilja, Katarina: Solo & Choral Vocals Holgersson, Hannah: Vocals Special guests: Samuelsson-Nerbe, Jonas: Tenor Nyhlin, Anna: Solo soprano on The Falling Stone and Path to Arcady Fjellander, Karin: Choral soprano Hensley, Ken: Hammond organ Svalberg, Joakim: Hammond organ Pilotti, Rolf: Solo flute on Gothic Kabbalah and Trul Glaumann, Stefan: Tambourine
Producer:	Unavailable
Mixing by:	Glaumann, Stefan
Mastering by:	Marino, George

	TRACKLIST:
	CD 1: 01. Der Mitternachtslöwe 02. The Gothic Kabbalah 03. The Perrennial Sophia 04. Wisdom And The Cage 05. Son Of The Staves Of Time 06. Tuna 1613 07. Trul 08. Close Up The Streams CD 2: 01. Three Treasures 02. The Path To Arcady 03. Chain Of Minerva 04. TOF - The Trinity 05. Wand Of Abaris 06. The Falling Stone 07. Adulruna Rediviva Length: 78:24