Beyond sanctorum

*Beyond sanctorum*
Beyond sanctorum
studio album Therion
Date of issue	January 1992
Recorded by	Montezuma Studio,; December 1991
Genres	death metal
Duration	50:00
Producer	Rex Gisslen; Christopher Jonsson; Peter Hansson
A country	Sweden
Language of songs	English
Label
Active records; Nuclear blast	CDATV23; NB 578-2
Professional reviews
	Metal Hammer ► 5 of 7 ; Rock Hard ► ;
Therion Timeline

Beyond Sanctorum is the second studio album by the Swedish metal band Therion , released in 1992 . The disc was reissued November 27, 2000 under the label Nuclear Blast as part of the anthology The Early Chapters of Revelation . It contains updated songs, as well as four bonus tracks.

Content

Creation History

The band signed to Active Records because the deal with the previous Deaf Records label limited the release of only one album, and the relationship between Therion and the publisher was unfriendly. Recording of the second album began in 1991 at Montezuma Studio. Before that, the bass player Eric Gustafsson left the band, deciding to return home to the USA, but Therion continued to perform now as a trio - Peter Hansson, Oscar Forss and replacement bass player Christopher Jonsson .

After recording the album, the group held their first live performances in Central Europe, primarily in the Netherlands and Belgium. At the same time, she struggled with problems: Forss decided to leave the group, Hansson left Therion due to health problems. Performances continued with the new roster. Peter Vavzheniuk , a member of the Carbonized band, where he was with Jonsson, became a drummer, Andreas Val became a bass player, and old school friend Jonsson Magnus Bartelsson became a guitarist.

The album received critical acclaim, was called a brilliant death metal ^[3] and a classic of the genre ^[4] .

Style and Lyrics

In Beyond Sanctorum, Therion began to incorporate elements of classical and other music into his work. This album demonstrates the experimental facet of death metal , using keyboards, pure male and female vocals, and Persian motifs. The main riff is not much different from most Stockholm death metal bands; the chorus uses classic harmonic moves, and the lead is focused on melodies. In general, the structure and dynamics of the album are similar to those standard for the European death metal school. The sound is reminiscent of Therion's earlier work and is characteristic of Sunlight.

The lyrics acquired a mystical connotation. The group began to inspire the works of Howard Lovecraft . The song “Cthulhu” refers the listener to the monstrous deity Cthulhu created by this writer.

List of Songs

No.	Title	Duration
one.	"Future Consciousness"	5 a.m.
2.	Pandemonic Outbreak	4:21
3.	"Cthulhu"	6:12 a.m.
four.	"Symphony of the Dead"	6:49 am
five.	"Beyond Sanctorum"	2:36
6.	"Enter the Depths of Eternal Darkness"	4:46
7.	"Illusions of Life"	3:20
eight.	"The Way"	11:06
9.	"Paths"	2:03
ten.	"Tyrants of the Damned"	3:43
50:00

Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Duration
one.	Cthulhu (Demo Version)	6:10 a.m.
2.	Future Consciousness (Demo Version)	5:07
3.	Symphony of the Dead (Demo Version)	6:13 a.m.
four.	Beyond Sanctorum (Demo Version)	2:29

Record Members

Therion

Christopher Jonsson - vocals, guitar, bass
Peter Hansson - keyboards, guitar, bass
Oscar Forss - Percussion

Guest musicians

Magnus Eklev - Solo Guitar in Symphony of the Dead and Beyond Sanctorum
Anna Granquist - vocals in "Symphony of the Dead" and "Paths"
Fredrik Lundberg - vocals in Symphony of the Dead and Paths

Production

Rex Gisslen - Engineer, Co-Producer
Christian Wolin - album cover

Notes

↑ Robert Müller. Metal Hammer Review (German) . Metal Hammer (1. Mai 1992). Date of treatment October 7, 2017.
↑ Frank Trojan. RH # 60 (German) . Rock hard . Date of appeal September 23, 2017.
↑ "Abaddon". Beyond Sanctorum (Polish) . Metal.pl . Date of treatment 2009-13-15. Archived on April 11, 2012.
↑ "Cynical". The fourth best death metal album of all time (neopr.) . Encyclopaedia Metallum (October 9, 2004). Date of treatment 2009-13-15. Archived on April 11, 2012.

Links

Therion - Beyond Sanctorum on Discogs
Therion - Beyond Sanctorum on Rate Your Music

[Metal_Hammer_Review-1] Robert Müller. Metal Hammer Review (German) . Metal Hammer (1. Mai 1992). Date of treatment October 7, 2017.

[2] Frank Trojan. RH # 60 (German) . Rock hard . Date of appeal September 23, 2017.

[3] "Abaddon". Beyond Sanctorum (Polish) . Metal.pl . Date of treatment 2009-13-15. Archived on April 11, 2012.

[4] "Cynical". The fourth best death metal album of all time (neopr.) . Encyclopaedia Metallum (October 9, 2004). Date of treatment 2009-13-15. Archived on April 11, 2012.