Sitra Ahra is the fourteenth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion released on 17 September 2010 in Europe, and 26 October 2010 in North America.[3] It is the first studio release since Gothic Kabbalah in 2007. The album title was announced on 4 February 2010. It refers to the qlippoth of Qabalistic lore.

Sitra Ahra
Studio album by
Released17 September 2010
Recorded2009–2010
Polar Studios, Stockholm
GenreSymphonic metal
Length61:11
LabelNuclear Blast
Therion chronology
The Miskolc Experience
(2009)
Sitra Ahra
(2010)
Les Fleurs du Mal
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Metal Hammer[2](6/7)

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Introduction/Sitra Ahra"5:24
2."Kings of Edom"8:51
3."Unguentum Sabbati"5:09
4."Land of Canaan"10:32
5."Hellequin"5:18
6."2012: Return of the Feathered Serpent"4:16
7."Cú Chulainn"4:16
8."Kali Yuga Part 3: Autumn of the Aeons"3:41
9."The Shells Are Open"3:44
10."Din"2:37
11."Children of the Stone: After the Inquisition"7:22
Total length:61:11

Charts edit

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Hungarian Albums Chart[4] 5
Slovenian Albums Chart[5] 27
Greek Albums Chart[6] 44
French Albums Chart[7] 51
Belgian Albums Chart[8] 56
German Albums Chart[9] 73
Austrian Albums Chart[10] 75
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 95
Mexican Albums Chart[12] 97

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Sitra Ahra review heavymetal.about.com. retrieved on 2010-11-02.
  2. ^ Sitra Ahra review metal-hammer.de. Retrieved on 2010-11-02. German
  3. ^ Nuclear Blast (15 July 2010). "THERION – Sitra Ahra". Nuclear Blast OnlineShop. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  5. ^ [1] Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Steffen Hung (2010-09-17). "Therion - Sitra ahra". greekcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  7. ^ Steffen Hung (2010-09-25). "Therion - Sitra ahra". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  8. ^ "Therion - Sitra ahra". ultratop.be. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  9. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  10. ^ Steffen Hung. "Therion - Sitra ahra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  11. ^ Steffen Hung (2010-09-25). "Therion - Sitra ahra". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  12. ^ Steffen Hung (2010-09-17). "Therion - Sitra ahra". mexicancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-03-09.