Track listing

1. "Typhon
   Typhon
   Typhon , also Typhoeus , Typhaon or Typhos was the last son of Gaia, fathered by Tartarus, and the most deadly monster of Greek mythology. He was known as the "Father of all monsters"; his wife Echidna was likewise the "Mother of All Monsters."Typhon was described in pseudo-Apollodorus,...
   
   " – 4:36
2. "Uthark Runa" – 4:41
3. "Three Ships of Berik, Pt. 1: Calling to Arms and Fighting the Battle" – 3:19
4. "Three Ships of Berik, Pt. 2: Victory!" – 0:44
5. "Lemuria
   Lemuria (continent)
   Lemuria is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The concept's 19th century origins lie in attempts to account for discontinuities in biogeography; however, the concept of Lemuria has been rendered obsolete by modern theories of plate tectonics...
   
   " – 4:15
6. "Quetzalcoatl
   Quetzalcoatl
   Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and has the meaning of "feathered serpent". The worship of a feathered serpent deity is first documented in Teotihuacan in the first century BCE or first century CE...
   
   " – 3:47
7. "The Dreams of Swedenborg
   Emanuel Swedenborg
   was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian. He has been termed a Christian mystic by some sources, including the Encyclopædia Britannica online version, and the Encyclopedia of Religion , which starts its article with the description that he was a "Swedish scientist and mystic." Others...
   
   " – 4:58
8. "An Arrow from the Sun" – 5:54
9. "Abraxas
   Abraxas
   The word Abrasax was a word of mystic meaning in the system of the Gnostic Basilides, being there applied to the “Great Archon” , the princeps of the 365 spheres...
   
   " – 5:21
10. "Feuer Overtüre/Prometheus
    Prometheus
    In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis, and brother to Atlas, Epimetheus and Menoetius. He was a champion of mankind, known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals...
    
     Entfesselt" – 4:39

Concept of lyrics

1. Typhon
   Typhon
   Typhon , also Typhoeus , Typhaon or Typhos was the last son of Gaia, fathered by Tartarus, and the most deadly monster of Greek mythology. He was known as the "Father of all monsters"; his wife Echidna was likewise the "Mother of All Monsters."Typhon was described in pseudo-Apollodorus,...
   
    was a monster in Greek mythology
   Greek mythology
   Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
   
   . According to Aeschylus
   Aeschylus
   Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived, the others being Sophocles and Euripides, and is often described as the father of tragedy. His name derives from the Greek word aiskhos , meaning "shame"...
   
   , he fought all the gods of Olympus: Zeus defeated him and chained him under Mount Etna, from where his rage creates eruptions.
2. The Futhark System was used by runic mages.
3. Berik
   Berig
   Berig is a legendary king of the Goths appearing in the Getica by Jordanes. According to Jordanes, Berig led his people on three ships from Scandza to Gothiscandza...
   
    is the mythological chief of all Goths tribes: according to Jordanes, he departed from its motherland with three ships. The crews of the ships were the ancestors of the three Goth tribes.
4. Lemuria
   Lemuria
   Lemuria may refer to:*Lemuria , in Roman religion, a feast during which the unwholesome and malevolent spectres of the restless dead were propitiated...
   
    is a lost continent, like Atlantis
   Atlantis
   Atlantis is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC....
   
   .
5. Quetzalcoatl
   Quetzalcoatl
   Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and has the meaning of "feathered serpent". The worship of a feathered serpent deity is first documented in Teotihuacan in the first century BCE or first century CE...
   
    is an aztec deity.
6. Emanuel Swedenborg
   Emanuel Swedenborg
   was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian. He has been termed a Christian mystic by some sources, including the Encyclopædia Britannica online version, and the Encyclopedia of Religion , which starts its article with the description that he was a "Swedish scientist and mystic." Others...
   
    was an occultist.
7. Abraxas
   Abraxas
   The word Abrasax was a word of mystic meaning in the system of the Gnostic Basilides, being there applied to the “Great Archon” , the princeps of the 365 spheres...
   
    is a gnostic word.

Credits

• Christofer Johnsson
  Christofer Johnsson
  Christofer Johnsson is a Swedish musician. He is a founding member and the guitar player for Therion and used to be in Carbonized, Liers in Wait, Messiah and Demonoid. He is a member of the magical order Dragon Rouge and founder of the defunct Dark Age Music label...
  
   - lead vocals ("Typhon", "Three Ships of Berik part 1: Calling to Arms and Fighting the Battle"), rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
  
  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
   ("An Arrow from the Sun", "Feuer Overtūre / Prometheus Entfesselt"), classical and choir arrangements
• Kristian Niemann
  Kristian Niemann
  Kristian Niemann is a guitarist, ex-member of Therion, Lithium and Demonoid bands. He studied jazz at Musicians Institute. In 1996 his song "Industrial Type Thang" was featured in JSR Records' compilation Hottest Unknown Guitarists. His style of playing mostly centers around legato, sweep picking,...
  
   - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
• Johan Niemann
  Johan Niemann
  Johan Niemann is best known for being the actual bass player for Evergrey and co-founding the band Mind's Eye, for membership of Swedish heavy metal band Therion and as a member of the Scandinavian theatrical metal band Evil Masquerade.He is also currently live guitarist for Tiamat...
  
   - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  

Guest musicians

• Steen Rasmussen - mellotron
  Mellotron
  The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...
  
   ("Lemuria"), Hammond organ
  Hammond organ
  The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
  
  
• Jens Nyborg - balalaika
  Balalaika
  The balalaika is a stringed musical instrument popular in Russia, with a characteristic triangular body and three strings.The balalaika family of instruments includes instruments of various sizes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima balalaika, secunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass...
  
  , domra
  Domra
  The domra is a long-necked Russian string instrument of the lute family with a round body and three or four metal strings.-History:In 1896, a student of Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev found a broken instrument in a stable in rural Russia...
  
  
• Sven Lindblad - balalaika
• Kavi Björkqvist - balalaika
• Richard Evensand
  Richard Evensand
  Richard "Ricky" Evensand is a Swedish drummer and contributed for several music bands: Therion , Chimaira , Ebony Tears, Sorcerer, Dog Faced Gods, Soilwork, Demonoid, Southpaw, Stardown....
  
   - drums
• Mats Levén
  Mats Levén
  Mats Levén is a singer. His most notable recent collaborations have been with symphonic metallers Therion and doom metallers Krux.-Biography:...
  
   - lead vocals ("Uthark Runa"), rock and roll
  Rock and roll
  Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
  
   vocals ("Abraxas")
• Piotr Wawrzeniuk
  Piotr Wawrzeniuk
  Piotr Wawrzeniuk is a Polish vocalist and drummer. Best known for membership in symphonic metal Therion, but also member of Serpent, Carbonized and The Robots.-Music career:...
  
   - lead vocals ("Lemuria", "The Dreams of Swedenborg", "Feuer Overtūre / Prometheus Entfesselt")
• Peter Mossman - narration ("Lemuria")
• Orchestra: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Adam Klemens and Mario Klemens)
• Choir: Kūhn Mixed Choir (conducted by Mario Klemens)

Charts

External links

• Information about album at the official website