Therion (formerly Blitzkrieg) is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. Its name was inspired by the Celtic Frost album To Mega Therion.

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What genre they played is debatable, as their influences mostly were major thrash bands, but they sounded more like the big extreme bands of that era. He was the bassist and vocalist. The line …

Therion symphonic metal band from Sweden, official webpage.

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Dec 9, 2025 · Therion are a Swedish symphonic metal band led by Christofer Johnsson. Originally a death metal act, they evolved toward doom metal by 1993's third album Symphony Masses: …

Oct 28, 2023 · The band’s name is derived from the Greek word “therion,” meaning “beast,” and is inspired by Celtic Frost’s album To Mega Therion. Initially rooted in death metal, Therion …

Therion: We will play around 2 hours, do 23 songs, and have tried to add on a good amount of songs we haven’t played in a very long time and some that we never played live before. We …

Jan 10, 2025 · Founded by bassist Christofer Johnsson, the band takes its name from the Greek word "therion", meaning "beast" – a reference to the creature described in the Biblical Book of …

Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1989. It takes its name from the Greek word therion (θηρίον), which means beast, in reference to the "beast" of …