Vovin

1998年Therion借着强大气势发表了《Vovin》专辑，相比于《Theli》而言，此张作品可说柔缓许多，除了旋律更为优美外，在弦乐与歌剧诗唱的运用上亦有更重份量的演出，Christofer可说是将交响歌剧式金属乐带入了一个崭新的领域。至此Therion已完全褪去了早期的Death Metal色彩，在演唱部份亦柄除了Death唱腔而全面改以男女多部的歌剧合唱。如今的Therion可说真正达到了将金属与交响乐完美熔于一炉的境界，成为乐风独树一帜的交响歌剧哥特金属王者！

Musicians:

Christofer Johnsson: Guitar, Keyboards
Tommy Eriksson: Guitar
Wolf Simons: Drums
Jan Kazda: Bass
Waldemar Sorychta: Additional guitars
Siggi Bemm: Additional guitars
Lorentz Aspen: Hammond organ
Ralf Scheepers: Lead vocals
Martina Hornbacher: Solo and duet alto, Soprano vocals
Sarah Jezebel Deva: Solo and duet alto, Soprano vocals
Choir
Eileen Küpper: Soprano
Angelica Märtz: Soprano
Dorothee Fischer: Alto
Anne Tributh: Alto
Gregor Dippel: Tenor
Max Cilotek: Tenor
Javier Zapater: Bass
Jochen Bauer: Bass
Orchestration by the Indigo Orchestra
Petra Staltz: Violin
Heike Haushalter: Violin
Monika Malek: Viola
Gesa Hangen: Cello
Alois Kott: Double bass, Contrabass

Comments from Chris:

Taking the concept even further and developing the opera metal into a more melancholic and even more innovative domain. I used world class session musicians and tried to get a more accessable sound. The opera choirs are more traditionally arranged for that genre.

Other Info

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Woodhouse Studios December 1997/January 1998.
Engineered by Mattias Klinkman.
Produced, mixed and mastered by Sigfried Bemm.
Co-produced by Christofer Johnsson.
Music written by Christofer Johnsson.
Lyrics written by Thomas Karlsson.
Classic orchestra and choir arrangements written and arranged by Christofer Johnsson with additional arrangements by Jan Kazda.
Orchestra and choir conducted by Jan Kazda.