Therion
| a.k.a. | ex-Blitzkrieg, ex-Megatherion |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Formed | 1988, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden |
| Genres | Symphonic Metal, Death Metal |
| Labels | Napalm Records |
| Years active | 1987-1988 (Blitzkrieg), 1988 (Megatherion), 1988-present |
| Website |
Line-up (members)
- Christofer Johnsson : Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Programming (1988-present)
- Sami Karppinen : Drums (1998-2001, 2017-present)
- Nalle Påhlsson : Bass (2008-present)
- Thomas Vikström : Vocals, Flute (2009-present)
- Christian Vidal : Lead Guitar (2010-present)
- Lori Lewis : Soprano Vocals (2011-present)
Former members
- Erik Gustafsson : Bass (1988-1991)
- Oskar Forss : Drums (1988-1992)
- Peter Hansson : Lead Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (1988-1992)
- Matti Kärki : Vocals (1989)
- Andreas "Wallan" Wahl : Bass (1992-1993)
- Magnus Barthelson : Lead Guitar (1992-1994)
- Piotr "Docent" Wawrzeniuk : Drums, Vocals (1992-1996)
- Fredrik Isaksson : Bass (1993-1995)
- Tommy Eriksson : Drums (1994), Lead Guitar (1997-1998)
- Lars Rosenberg : Bass (1995-1996)
- Jonas Mellberg : Lead Guitar, Keyboards (1995-1996)
- Johan Niemann : Bass (1999-2008)
- Kristian Niemann : Lead Guitar (1999-2008)
- Richard Evensand : Drums (2001-2004)
- Petter Karlsson : Drums (2004-2008)
- Johan Kullberg : Drums (2008-2016)
Touring members
- Rosalía Sairem : Female Vocals (2019-present)
- Christopher Davidsson : Bass, Backing Vocals (2021-present)
- Tobias Sidegård : Guitars, Vocals (1996-1997)
- Kimberly Goss : Keyboards, Vocals (1996-1997)
- Ann-Sofie : Soprano Vocals (1996)
- Haase : Vocals (tenor) (1996)
- Andreas Wahl : Bass (1997)
- Piotr Wawrzeniuk : Vocals (1997, 2007)
- Johanna : Female Vocals (1997)
- Camilla : Female Vocals (1997)
- Sarah Jezebel Deva : Soprano Vocals (1997-2002)
- Kim Blomkvist : Bass (1998)
- Cinthia Acosta Vera : Female Vocals (1998)
- Martina Astner : Soprano Vocals (1998-1999)
- Risto Hämäläinen : Vocals (baritone) (2000-2006)
- Jari-Petri Heino : Vocals (baritone) (2000-2001)
- Petra Aho : Female Vocals (2000-2001)
- Anders Engberg : Vocals (lead, tenor) (2000-2001)
- Suvi Virtanen : Soprano Vocals (2000-2001, 2004-2006)
- Johanna Mårlöv : Vocals (alto) (2001, 2004-2006)
- Maria Ottoson : Soprano Vocals (2001)
- Jari-Petri Heino : Vocals (baritone) (2004-2006)
- Mats Levén : Vocals (lead, clean), Guitars (2004-2008)
- Karin Fjellander : Soprano Vocals (2004-2006)
- Snowy Shaw : Vocals (2006-2010, 2010-2012, 2013, 2016)
- Katarina Lilja : Female Vocals (2006-2007, 2008-2011)
- Ferdy Doernberg : Keyboards (2007)
- Messiah Marcolin : Vocals (2007)
- Lori Lewis : Soprano Vocals (2007-2011)
- Thomas Vikström : Vocals, Acoustic Guitars (2007-2009)
- Magnus Barthelson : Guitars (2008)
- Waldemar Sorychta : Bass (2010-2011)
- Linnéa Vikström : Female Vocals (2011-2018, 2019)
- Thess : Female Vocals (2011)
- Stefan Jernståhl : Keyboards (2012)
- Sami Karppinen : Drums (2014)
- Sandra Laureano : Soprano Vocals (2014-2015)
- Mari Pablo : Backing Vocals (2015-2016)
- Emmie Asplund Eriksson : Female Vocals (2015)
- Isa Garcia : Soprano Vocals (2015, 2019)
- Chiara Malvestiti : Soprano Vocals (2015-2023)
- Fredrik Andersson : Drums (2016-2017)
- Justin Biggs : Bass (2019-2021)
- Johan Kullberg : Drums (2022)
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Best Therion Songs
| Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Siren of the Woods | Theli (1996) | 98.1 | 10 |
| 2 | The Rise Of Sodom And Gomorrah | Vovin (1998) | 95.9 | 20 |
| 3 | To Mega Therion | Theli (1996) | 96.3 | 14 |
| 4 | Wine Of Aluqah | Vovin (1998) | 94.4 | 19 |
| 5 | Son Of The Staves Of Time | Gothic Kabbalah (2007) | 98.8 | 4 |
| 6 | Midgard | Secret of the Runes (2001) | 95.5 | 12 |
| 7 | Raven Of Dispersion | Vovin (1998) | 94.5 | 13 |
| 8 | Clavicula Nox | Vovin (1998) | 93.8 | 15 |
| 9 | The Perrennial Sophia | Gothic Kabbalah (2007) | 98.3 | 3 |
| 10 | Wand Of Abaris | Gothic Kabbalah (2007) | 98.3 | 3 |
| 11 | TOF - The Trinity | Gothic Kabbalah (2007) | 98.3 | 3 |
| 12 | After the Inquisition: Children of the Stone | Sitra Ahra (2010) | 98.3 | 3 |
| 13 | Birth Of Venus Illegitima | Vovin (1998) | 93.1 | 18 |
| 14 | Cults of the Shadow | Theli (1996) | 93.8 | 14 |
| 15 | Nightside of Eden | Theli (1996) | 94.4 | 10 |
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Additional notes
Therion is Greek for "wild beast".
Back in the year 1987, Christofer Johnsson formed the metal band Blitzkrieg in Upplands Väsby, a suburb of Stockholm. 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-up was complete with Peter Hansson on guitar and Oskar Forss on drums. This line-up, however, only lasted for two gigs when they decided to split up in early 1988. A few months later Chris started playing guitar instead and, influenced by Celtic Frost, he called the band Megatherion and played death metal. Peter Hansson played guitar in the new band as well. Later Oskar returned and bassist Erik Gustafson joined. Erik had just left another Swedish underground death metal group called Dismember.
After a short while, the name was changed to Therion. With this line-up the two demos, the first EP, and the first full-length were recorded, however, on the Paroxysmal Holocaust demo, Matti Kärki performed the vocals. "Beyond the Darkest Veils of Inner Wickedness" was the first Therion release Chris sang. The EP, "Time Shall Tell", was nothing more than a demo recording that got released as a record instead of a cassette.
After the 1000 copies had sold, the bookstore bootlegged another 1000. Shortly after, they signed to Deaf Records where they released Of Darkness.... This album consisted of songs that Chris had written in the '80s. The newer songs were saved for the forthcoming album. After this quite progressive death metal album, Therion signed to Active Records. Now, the bass player, Erik, had to move back to his native country, the USA, so Chris had to play bass once again. The lyrical concept had changed from social issues to occultism. The record received very good reviews and the band was offered their first shows in Holland and Belgium.
Oskar, now awaiting his second child, chose to leave the band. Peter also stepped back due to health and musical reasons. A new line-up with Piotr Wawrzeniuk (from Chris' other band, Carbonized) on drums, Andreas Wahl on bass, and Magnus Barthelsson on guitar was formed.
This new line-up was the start of a new era. While Beyond Sanctorum was experimental, it was without any doubt death metal. Chris wanted to experiment more and go much further, with the result being Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas. This wild move of experimenting with jazz, industrial music, gothic chanting, '80s heavy metal, and so on in the traditional old-school metal scene caused some disorder.
Therion was transferred from Active Records to the owners' new label, Megarock Records. Therion toured supporting Grave and Massacra as well as a couple of headlining shows in Germany. At this time there was nothing but work, work, and work for Therion.
Shortly Magnus and Andreas gave up on Therion. Fredrik Isaksson became the new bass player and Therion was once again a trio. Chris went off to record an album with the Swiss band Messiah. When he came back, Nuclear Blast wanted to sign Therion, however, there was still a contract for one album with Megarock, but the relationship between Megarock and Therion was so good that Therion was released without any financial claims.
The result was the 1995 album Lepaca Kliffoth, which was more experimental yet and featured soprano and bass-baritone vocals, more keyboards, more Persian influences, and more melodies, Chris singing a newer more hardcore way. The final bounds to death metal had by now been cut off. They toured with Annihilator in Germany and went on a small headline voyage into South America with Tommy Ericsson on the second guitar. Fredrik's personal problems prevented him from touring, so Lars Rosenberg was hired as a session bassist. Now, Piotr declared that he had problems with Fredrik, so Fredrik was fired. Then, Lars was fired from Entombed and became the permanent bass player in Therion. Still, as they didn't sell too well, they didn't have the budget they needed, so Chris called up Nuclear Blast director Markus Steiger and explained the situation. "No more albums based on my vocals and I need two choirs, a better recording studio, two producers, and more time in the studio. If not I'd rather give up the band and stay happy with what I achieved so far". Luckily, Steiger approved. Ex-Unanimated guitarist Jonas Mellberg was brought in and Therion recorded their most important album ever.
Therion doubted that Theli would sell. Chris spoke to Piotr about it and said that this would be the final record, as it would be a flop just as every other Therion release. Piotr didn't want this to be the last record, but did accept the situation and started studying history instead. Dan Swanö performed some vocals on Theli as well as Chris, Piotr, and the two choirs. Jonas and Lars both had alcohol problems and during the recording of an Iron Maiden tribute song, Jonas left the studio without a word and would never come back to the band.
The sales doubled compared to Lepaca Kliffoth's in just a month. They were offered to tour with Amorphis. Theli was the successful breakthrough the band needed and was also the start of unimaginable stress.
The album had cost Nuclear Blast around 28.000 Euro to record, which was by far the highest in the history of Nuclear Blast, so Chris couldn't ask them to pay for the tour. He asked his friends to help him out. Tommy played drums this time as Piotr was occupied with his studies and Chris got in touch with some amateur singers to perform the songs live. Tobias Sidegård of Necrophobic got free beer on the tour to play guitar and Kimberley Goss was hired to play the keyboards and perform some backing vocals. During the tour, Lars' drinking problem got worse and the soprano and the tenor started taking drugs. At the end of the tour, they were all fired and not welcomed back.
The sales had increased so much that they were booked for a second tour, this time with Piotr and two professional sopranos. Andreas Wahl performed bass on this tour. Even so, the fans hungered to see the band. A third European tour was announced with Lake of Tears and Crematory with Therion headlining the tours outside Germany. This was all in one year!
The same year, A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming was released. It was a strange album that consisted of a couple of Theli songs, covers, and a soundtrack Chris did for an art film called The Golden Embrace. Even with a new record deal, big budgets, and fans buying their albums, there was still one problem - there was no one but Chris in the band. He recorded Vovin with hired professional studio musicians in Wolf Simons and Jan Kazda. This was more of a solo album for Chris than a Therion album. Vovin marked the change into the later, more melodic Therion.
Once again, the sales doubled compared to those of the last album. The underground band that had struggled for its survival was now the best-selling band on Nuclear Blast. Sami Karppinen performed drums on the tours and was offered a permanent seat in the band. Parts of a planned mini-CD (Crowning of Atlantis) were recorded, but Nuclear Blast wanted to make it a full-length, so a couple of live songs were added and the album was released in 1999. Sami had good contacts among high-skilled musicians in Sweden and so Kristian Niemann joined the band as a guitarist. Later his brother, Johan, joined as a bass player.
While this was a full line-up and a completely new band, Chris had already written a follow-up, Deggial. The new band members didn't have much time or chance to contribute to the music.
Therion recorded their first concept album, Secret of the Runes, inspired by the Viking alphabet and mythology. The budget was mostly spent on building Therion's very own recording studio called Modern Art.
Secret of the Runes was yet again a more complex and melodic album, but the reviews varied. After the tour, Sami left the band to work full-time as a sound tech in the studio. Richard Evans was the new drummer. A few of the concerts during the tour ended up on Therion's first live album, Live in Midgård, which was released in 2002, the 15th year of Therion's life.
Now, Therion had put a lot of songs on the shelf and wanted to get rid of them. They had material for three albums and decided to release two of them at once, Lemuria and Sirius B. This was yet again a change. The albums were more bombastic than ever, a word that Nuclear Blast, ever since Therion's breakthrough, tries to associate every band with. The budget was higher than ever and more money was spent.
In total, 171 musicians and singers were involved in making the albums. The albums were released as a 2CD digibook for the price of one album and were followed by a massive European and South American tour. Also, the Niemann brothers had been busy writing more extreme songs, and so the Demonoid project was launched. After the Sirius B and Lemuria albums, plans for a six-disc DVD box containing two CDs, live shows, and a historical section was spread to the public. It was to be released in the spring of 2006.
In the meantime, Atlantis Lucid Dreaming, a collection of b-side material was released. In March 2006, Christofer Johnsson stated that he'd step down from the vocalist position and will not be singing at gigs anymore. The 2006 ProgPower Festival in England is supposed to be the last gig with him singing.
Because of Therion's affiliation with Thomas Karlsson, who started writing Therion's lyrics together with Christofer Johnsson in 1993 and who since 1998 writes all of them, there are a few books out related to Therion and the mythos Therion lyrics are made of. Mörk Magi, written by Tommy Eriksson, has only been released in Swedish and discusses the philosophy and aphorisms of Dark Magic. It advocates that one should see the positive sides of dark magic, turning the force it has into creativity instead of destruction. Eriksson lists relaxation practices and invocations as introductions to the dark magic, kabbala, and tantrism to the beginner.
Uthark: Nightside of the Runes was written by Thomas Karlsson and deals with runeology and rune magic. It discusses the Uthark theory, widely launched by Professor Sigurd Agrell in the 1930s. Its base is that runes have more than their literal meaning. There's a dark and hidden secret magic side that only runemasters know of. The book is available in English and German, and a German limited edition came with the Secret of the Runes album.
Christofer Johnsson decided to stop singing in 2006. Former King Diamond drummer Snowy Shaw was announced as an additional session vocalist later that year.
In 2008, the entire permanent band line-up parted ways with Christofer Johnsson due to differences in opinion on the future direction of Therion's music.
On July 7th, 2010, Snowy Shaw left the band, then rejoined on August 25th of the same year. He left the band again in September 2012 to concentrate on his solo project.
Also in September 2012, Christofer Johnsson announced that Therion would take a few-year break from extensive touring so that he could concentrate on completing his metal opera. The opera, Beloved Antichrist, was released in 2018.
Compilation appearances:
- "Time Shall Tell" on Mutilador Compilation Vol. 3 (Mutilador fanzine, 1990, Tape) and Mutilador Compilation 30th Anniversary reissue of all cassette comps (Dark Recollections, 2021, 4CD)
- "Bells of Doom" on Buttfuck Compilation Tape Vol. 3 (Buttfuck, 1990)
- "Time Shall Tell" on Apocalyptic Things #1 (Apocalyptic Things, 1990)
- "Future Consciousness" on A Projection of a Stained Mind (CBR, 1991)
- "The Return" on Peaceville 1991 - 92 Tape (Peaceville Records, 1991)
- "Future Consciousness" on Speed Kills 6 (Violence of the Slams) (Under One Flag, 1992)
- "Time Shall Tell" on Pantalgia - An International Death Metal Compilation (M.B.R., 1992)
- "The Return" on Deaf Metal Sampler (Deaf Records, 1993)
- "Morbid Reality" on Grind Core's Death Row (Grind Core, 1993)
- "Future Consciousness" on Speed Kills (Armando Curcio Editore, 1993)
- "Black" on Death...Is Just the Beginning III (Nuclear Blast Records, 1994)
- "Black" on Death ...Is Just the Beginning III (Nuclear Blast America, 1994)
- "A Black Rose" on Death ...Is Just the Beginning III VHS (Nuclear Blast Records, 1994)
- "Witching Hour" on Promoters of the Third World War (A Tribute to Venom) (P.A Records, 1994)
- "Dark Eternity" on Peaceville Volume 5 (Peaceville Records, 1995)
- "The Beauty in Black" on RockVideo Monthly - Heavy Metal Releases - September 1995 VHS (Warner Music Enterprises, 1995)
- "Invocation of Naamah" on Dynamit Vol. 3 (Rock Hard, 1996)
- "To Mega Therion" on Morbid Noizz… Most Darkness and Epic (Morbid Noizz Productions, 1996)
- "In the Desert of Set" on Death ...Is Just the Beginning IV (Nuclear Blast Records, 1996)
- "Invocation of Naamah" on Metal Explosion Volume 2 (Adipocere Records, 1996)
- "In the Desert of Set (Demo)" on Janne Stark - The Encyclopedia Of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal 1970 - 1996 (Premium Publishing, 1996)
- "The Beauty in Black" and "Decamerone" on Beauty In Darkness VHS (Nuclear Blast Records, 1996)
- "To Mega Therion" on Traces of Death IV (Nuclear Blast America, 1997)
- "Enter Transcendental Sleep" on Morbid Noizz 3rd Issue '97 (Morbid Noizz Productions, 1997)
- "Up to Nezach" on Beauty in Darkness Vol. 2 (Morbid Noizz Productions, 1997)
- "Cult of the Shadows" on 10 Years Nuclear Blast Records (Close-Up Magazine, 1997)
- "In the Desert of Set" on Death ...Is Just the Beginning IV Part 1 (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "The Beauty in Black" on Fire & Ice (Vol. II) VHS (Metal Invader, 1997)
- "Children of the Damned (Iron Maiden cover)" on Made in Tribute: A Tribute to the Best Band in a Whole Goddamn World! (Toy's Factory, 1997)
- "The Wings of the Hydra" on 10 Years Nuclear Blast (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "In Remembrance" on Nuclear Blast Festivals (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "Up to Netzack" on Rock Extremum 2/97 (Rock Extremum Records, 1997)
- "Opus Eclipse" on Out Of The Dark (GUN, 1997)
- "To Mega Therion" on Beauty In Darkness Vol. 2 VHS (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "To Mega Therion" on Psychosonica! VHS (Psycho!, 1997)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 9 (Metal Hammer, 1998)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima" on Dynamit Vol. 11 (Rock Hard, 1998)
- "Children of the Damned" on Hors-Série Hard N' Heavy - Iron Maiden (Hard N' Heavy, 1998)
- "The Birt of Venus Illegitima" on Super Natural Extremities Vol. II (Grinder Magazine, 1998)
- "The Wild Hunt" on Nuclear Blast Soundcheck - Series - Volume 14 (Nuclear Blast Records, 1998)
- "Wine of Aluqah" on House of Kicks Distribution - Independent Music for Independent People (House of Kicks Records, 1998)
- "Invocation of Naamah" on Dynamo Festival Czech Republic: North Power Jam vol. 5. (1998)
- "Draconian Trilogy: The Opening", "Draconian Trilogy: Morning Star" & "Draconian Trilogy: Black Diamonds" on Classica II (A Collection of Dark Symphonic Metal) (Hyperium Records, 1998)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitime" on News From Nuclear Blast Volume 2 ({label 2, 1998)
- "The Beauty in Black (Live)" on Unbroken Metal (1998)
- "Wine of Aluqah" on Darkness Is Thy Kingdom (Angelwings, 1998)
- "Wine of Aluqah" on Twilight Of The Gods Vol. 1 - The Gothic-Metal-Collection (Credo, 1998)
- "Eye of Shiva" on Deejay Tribe (Credo, 1998)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima" on Beauty In Darkness Vol. 3 VHS (Nuclear Blast Records, 1998)
- "To Mega Therion" on Sonic Seducer - Like a Taste of Sin! (Oblivion, 1999)
- "The King" on A Tribute to Accept Vol. 1 (Nuclear Blast Records, 1999)
- "Crowning of Atlantis" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 20 (Metal Hammer, 1999)
- "Seawinds (Accept cover)" on Metal Dreams (Nuclear Blast Records, 1999)
- "Crowning of Atlantis" on Darkness Is Thy Kingdom - A Journey into Dark-Metal Sounds - Volume 2 (Zoomshot Media Entertainment, 1999)
- "Crowning of Atlantis" on News From Nuclear Blast Records Volume 4 (Nuclear Blast Records, 1999)
- "Crowning of Atlantis" on Metalliliitto 1999 (Spinefarm Records, 1999)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima" on Death ... Is Just the Beginning V VHS (Nuclear Blast Records, 1999)
- "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on Magazyn Jazgot Przedstawia Nr 1/1999 (Jazgot, 1999)
- "Growning of Atlantis" on Psychosonic! Volume 4 (Psycho!, 1999)
- "Crowning of Atlantis" on Mystic Art Vol. 7 (Mystic Production, 1999)
- "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on Death ... Is Just The Beginning V (Nuclear Blast Records, 1999)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima" video on Psychosonic! Vol. 2 (Psycho!, 1999)
- "The Crowning of Atlantis" on Whiplash Vol. 3 (Magazín Whiplash, 1999)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Death...Is Just the Beginning Vol. VI (Nuclear Blast Records, 2000)
- "Polar Nights (Scorpions cover)" on A Tribute to the Scorpions (Nuclear Blast Records, 2000)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 28 (Metal Hammer, 2000)
- "Enter Vril - Ye" on Nuclear Blast America Presents: Blasting Through 2000
- "To Mega Therion" on The Dark Side of Wacken (The Best of Dark, Black and Death Metal from W:O:A (SPV GmbH, 2000)
- "O Fortuna" on Blessed by the Night - The Dark Metal Compilation 1 (Angelstar, 2000)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Shadow Prophecies (Gloomy Prophecies, 2000)
- "Seawinds (Accept cover)" on New Metal Ballads - Metal Dreams 2000 tape (Invisible Holahup, 2000)
- "Ship of Luna" on New Extremal Metall Ballads (Barracuda, 2000)
- "The Wings of the Hydra" on The History Of Nuclear Blast Records - Nuclear Metal Warfare (Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal, 2000)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Israeli True Metal Force Vol.5 (Metal Hammer Israel, 2000)
- "O Fortuna" on 9. Wave-Gotik-Treffen (UpScene, 2000)
- "O Fortuna" on Samhain (Sub Terranean, 2000)
- "Clavicula Nox" on Extremal Doom (Invisible Halahup, 2000)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Volume 21 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2000)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Goths' Paradise IV - The Black Book Compilation (Orkus, 2000)
- "Ginnungagap (edit)" on Let the Hammer Fall Vol. 8 (Metal Hammer, 2001)
- "Ginnungagap" on Very Metal II (Rock Sound, 2001)
- "Seawinds (Accept cover)" on Hard Rock #56 (Hard Rock, 2001)
- "Ginnungagap" on Hell Awaits CD Sampler N° 2 (Hell Awaits, 2001)
- "Summer Night City" on Beauty in Darkness Vol. 5 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2001)
- "The Invincible" on Darkness Is Thy Kingdom - A Journey into Dark-Metal Sounds - Volume 3 (Angelwings, 2001)
- "Vanaheim" on Metal Rocks (Spinefarm Records, 2001)
- "The Wild Hunt" on Rapaces – Experiment I (Cabbal Production, 2001)
- "Megalomanic" on Peaceville Classic Cuts (Peaceville Records, 2001)
- "Muspelheim" on Elegy - Numéro 18 (Elegy, 2001)
- "Megalomanic" on Peaceville : The Big Bang (Peaceville Records, 2001)
- "Ginnungagap (Prologue)" on RockHard N°4 (Rock Hard, 2001)
- "Ginnungagap" on Hard N' Heavy Vol. 40 (Hard N' Heavy, 2001)
- "Symphony of the Dead" on Mystic Art Vol. 13 (Mystic Art, 2001)
- "The Return" on Live at Baroeg (2001)
- "Ginnungagap" on Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Vol. 28 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2001)
- "Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on The Horror (WFMU, 2001)
- "Crying Days (Scorpions cover)" on Warzone XXIV (Metal Invader, 2001)
- "Schwarzalbenheim (Svartalfheim)" on Nachtschwärmer 4 (Angelwings, 2001)
- "The Green Manalishi (with the Two-Pronged Crown)" on A Tribute to the Priest (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Fight Fire with Fire (Metallica cover)" on A Tribute to the Four Horsemen (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Ginnungagap" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 51 Spezial (Metal Hammer, 2002)
- "Flesh of the Gods (Live)" on Le Sampler RockHard N°16 (Rock Hard, 2002)
- "The King (Accept cover)" on 1000% - Metal Ballads (2002)
- "Ljusalfheim" on The Best of Gothic Rock 2 (Jive, 2002)
- "O Fortuna" on Into Temptation (The Best of Gothic Rock) (Universal TV, 2002)
- "Asgard" on Death Is Just the Beginning Vol. 7 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Ginnungagap" on Darkness Is Thy Kingdom - A Journey into Dark-Metal Sounds - Volume 4 (Angelwings, 2002)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Death Is Just the Beginning Vol. 7 DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "A Black Rose" & "The Beauty in Black" on Death ...Is Just the Beginning Classics DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Green Manalishi" on A Tribute to the Priest (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Beauty in Darkness Vol. 6 DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Asgard" on Nuclear Blast Defcon One 2002 Sampler (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Asgard" on KnuckleTracks XXXVIII (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2002)
- "Cult of the Shadows" on Hard Music News Vol. 2 (Suburban Records, 2002)
- "Children of the Damned (Iron Maiden cover)" on A Tribute To The Beast (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "To Mega Therion (Live)" on ZilloScope: New Signs & Sounds 11/02 (Zillo, 2002)
- "Fight Fire With Fire (Metallica cover)" on A Tribute To The Four Horsemen (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Dr. Blast Advises: Nuclear Blast Video Compilation DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "The Beauty in Black" and "To Mega Therion" on Beauty In Darkness ~Classics~ DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Southbound (Thin Lizzy cover)" on Emerald: A Tribute to the Wild One (Tribute to Thin Lizzy) (Nuclear Blast Records [NB 1036-2], 2003)
- "Fight Fire with Fire (Metallica cover)" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 63 (Metal Hammer, 2003)
- "Enter Vril-Ya" on The Best of Gothic Rock 3 (Universal TV, 2003)
- "The Secret of the Runes" on KnuckleTracks XLVIII (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2003)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Monsters of Metal (The Ultimate Metal Compilation) DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2003)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on The Dark Side DVD (Universal, 2003)
- "Children of the Damned" on A Tribute To... Iron Maiden (Moon Records, 2003)
- "Asgård" on Metal for the Masses Volume II mp3 CD-Rom (Century Media Records, 2003)
- "Revelations (Iron Maiden cover) (Live)" on A Tribute to the Beast Vol. 2 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2003)
- "Fight Fire with Fire (Metallica cover)" on Let the Hammer Fall Vol. 15 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2003)
- "Cults of the Shadow" on Sagan Om MNW & House Of Kicks (MNW Music AB, 2003)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Primal Rock (TX2 Holland, 2003)
- "Fight Fire with Fire (Metallica cover)" on Hard Rock #69 (Hard Rock, 2003)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Rock Hard Live Mania DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2003)
- "Typhon" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 80 (Metal Hammer, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Let the Hammer Fall Vol. 27 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Loud Sounds # 21 (Rock Hard, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Spark Poster Gallery Volume 5 (One & One Company Spol. s r.o., 2004)
- "Dark Venus Persephone" on Metallian Sampler N°33 (Metallian Editions, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Le Sampler-Rom RockHard N°34 (RockHard, 2004)
- "Lemuria" on Light My Fire (Teraz Rock Magazine, 2004)
- "To Mega Therion" on Monsters of Metal (The Ultimate Metal Compilation Vol. 2) DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2004)
- "Kali Yuga Part 2" on Mystic Art Vol. 25 (Mystic Art, 2004)
- "The Invicible" on Metallian Sampler Nº35 (Metallian Editions, 2004)
- "Blood of Kingu" on KnuckleTracks LXXXII (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Very Metal # 17 (Rock Sound, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Sweden Rock Magazine CD # 5 (Sweden Rock, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Hell Awaits CD Sampler N° 31 (Hell Awaits, 2004)
- "Feuer Overtüre / Prometheus entfesselt" on Superсборка (#10'04) (Play Magazine, 2004)
- "Uthark Runa" on Die Nibelungen (Media Spirit GmbH, 2004)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Metal Ballads DVD (Inter Video, 2004)
- "Son of the Sun" on Nuclear Blast Vol-I - Blasting Your Ears Since 1987! (Nuclear Blast Records, 2004)
- "Son of the Sun" on Nuclear Blast Vol-I (Nuclear Blast Records, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Summer Breeze 2005 (Silverdust Records, 2005)
- "To Mega Therion" on Monsters of Metal. Vol. 2,3,4 / Roadrage DVD (Inter Video, 2005)
- "Lemuria" & "Call of Dagon" on Gothic Spirits (ZYX Music, 2005)
- "The King" on Metal Ballads Hits CD-ROM (Star Track, 2005)
- "Son of the Sun" on Bittersweet II (Polystar, 2005)
- "A Black Rose" on Monsters of Death DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Cover It Up Vol. 2 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "Under Jolly Roger (Running Wild cover)" on Cover It Up Vol. 1 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "The Klysti Evangelist" on Gothic Spirits 2 (ZYX Music, 2005)
- "Ginnungagap" on Sweden Rock Festival 2005 DVD (Pyramis Applied Inspirations S.A., 2005)
- "Crying Days (Scorpions cover)" on Rare Trax (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx", "Asgard", "Siren of the Woods" (videos) on Metalmania 2006 (Metal Mind Productions, 2006)
- "Son of the Sun" on Beautiful Voices II CD/DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2006)
- "Abraxas" on Gothic Spirits 3 (ZYX Music, 2006)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Metal for the Masses V (Century Media Records, 2006)
- "Abraxas" on Gothic Spirits (C&B Productions, 2006)
- "Under Jolly Roger (Running Wild cover)" on Cover It Up (NEMS Enterprises, 2006)
- "Wine of Alugah" on Dark Nights - Best in Gothic Metal (Golden Core Records, 2006)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx (Live)" on Blasting Your Ears! Vol. 2 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2006)
- "Uthark Runa" on Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Dancing Ferret Discs, 2006)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Fear Candy 37 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2007)
- "The Wand of Arabis" on Zero Tolerance [ZTAUDIO012] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2007)
- "The Wand of Arabis" on Battle Metal V (The Final Conflict) (Metal Hammer, 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Maximum Metal Vol. 112 Spezial (Metal Hammer, 2007)
- "To Mega Therion" on W:O:A Full Metal Juke Box (Vol. 3) (Golden Core Records, 2007)
- "Sons of the Slaves of Time" on KnuckleTracks 102 (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2007)
- "The King" on Best Metall & Rock Ballads (Arlekina Records, 2007)
- "The King" on 200 Лучших Песен С Радио Nostalji 2 (ООО "Мир Музыки", 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on 20 Jahre Nuclear Blast Records Bonus CD (Zillo, 2007)
- "The Wand of Arabis" on Nuclear Blast Club Assault 2007 Vol. 1 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Der Mitternachtslöwe" on 20 Years of Nuclear Blast (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Gothic Kabbalah" on Gothic Spirits 6 (Golden Core Records, 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on 13th Street (The Sound of Mystery 3) (Golden Core Records, 2007)
- "To Mega Therion" on The World of Gothic Rock (ZYX Music, 2007)
- "Trul" on Beautiful Voices III CD/DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" & "The Beauty in Black" on 20 Years of Nuclear Blast DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Summernight City" on Gothic Spirits DVD (ZYX Music, 2007)
- "To Mega Therion" on Nuclear Blast Records - 20 Years in Extreme Music (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Wand of Abaris" on 20 Years - Two Decades of Nuclear Blast Records Vol. 1 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Close Up the Streams" on Metal - Train 2007 (Metal Train Fan Tours, 2007)
- "The Wand of Arabis" on Power Files - Chapter 27 (Powerplay Magazine, 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" & "The Perennial Sophia" on Новый рок 50/50 CD-Rom (Digital Zounds, 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Sweden Rock Magazine # 41 (Sweden Rock, 2007)
- "Sons of the Staves of Time" on Gothic Spirits 5 (Golden Core Records, 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Loud Sounds # 49 (Rock Hard, 2007)
- "Extract From "Gothic Kabbalah"" on Metal Assault 2007 Vol.1 (DVD, Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Son of the Staves of Time (Live)" on Le Sampler RockHard #79 (Rock Hard, 2008)
- "To Mega Therion" on Gothica (Music & Melody, 2008)
- "O Fortuna" on Opera Metal (Golden Core Records, 2008)
- "The Blood of Kingu" on Let the Hammer Fall Vol. 72 DVD (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2008)
- "The King" on 1000% Best Rock Ballads CD-Rom (Моно Центр, 2008)
- "Ginnungagap" on RockHard presents Sweden Rock Festival DVD (Bob-Media, 2008)
- "To Mega Therion" on Live At Wacken 2007 DVD (Wacken Records, 2008)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Metallian DVD Sampler N° 2 DVD (Metallian Editions, 2008)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 68 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2008)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Festianuario 2008 (Heavy Rock, 2008)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Opera Metal DVD (Golden Core Records, 2009)
- "To Mega Therion" on W:O:A Full Metal Juke Box (1990-2009 - 20 Years Of Metal Jewels) (Golden Core Records, 2009)
- "Blood of Kingu" on Monsters of Metal (The Ultimate Metal Compilation Vol. 7) (Nuclear Blast Records, 2009)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima (Live)" on Dark Visions (Die Clip-Highlights Von 1989-2009) DVD (Zillo, 2009)
- "Megalomania" & "Symphony of the Dead" on Swedish Death Metal (Index Verlag, 2009)
- "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on Opera Metal Vol. 4 (Golden Core Records, 2009)
- "Der Mitternachtslöwe" on Opera Metal Vol. 3 (Golden Core Records, 2009)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Sweden Rock Volume 1 (Bonnier Music, 2009)
- "Call of Dagon" on The World of Gothic Vol. 2 (Music & Melody, 2009)
- "Sitra Ahra" on Le Sampler RockHard 102 (Rock Hard, 2010)
- "Sitra Ahra (Edit)" on Blast! Presents (10 Exclusive Tracks!) (Nuclear Blast Records, 2010)
- "Der Mitternachtslöwe" on Opera Metal - The Ultimate Collection (Golden Core Records, 2010)
- "Sitra Ahra (Edit)" on Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction · Vol. 111 (Sonic Seducer, 2010)
- "Sitra Ahra" on Sweden Rock Volume 4 (Cosmos Musi, 2011)
- "Sitra Ahra (Edit)" on Wacken 2011 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2011)
- "Initials B.B." on Le Sampler RockHard 126 (Rock Hard, 2012)
- "Kali Yuga Part 3: Autumn of the Aeons" on Monsters of Metal (The Ultimate Metal Compilation Vol. 8) DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2012)
- "To Mega Therion" on Wacken Open Air - Full Metal Collection (Golden Core Records, 2013)
- "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on Opera Metal - The Ultimate Collection (Golden Core Records, 2013)
- "Eye of Shiva" on Gothic Romance 6 - The Best Goth Love Songs (ZYX Music, 2013)
- "Call of Dagon" on Gothic Spirits (ZYX Music, 2013)
- "Fight Fire with Fire" on Metallica - A Tribute to Ride the Lightning (Metal Hammer, 2014)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Dark Symphonies - The Ultimate Dark Metal Compilation DVD (Blueline, 2014)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on The Heavy Metal Box (Music Broker, 2015)
- "Wine of Alugah" on Gothic Box - Vol. 2 (Golden Core Records, 2015)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Full Rock & Metal Box (Music & Melody, 2016)
- "Wine of Alugah" & "Abraxas" on Gothic Spirits Box (Golden Core Records, 2016)
- "Son of the Sun", "Son of the Slaves of Time" on Live at Wacken 2016 (Silver Lining Music Ltd., 2017)
- "To Mega Therion" on 30 Years of Nuclear Blast Records (Nuclear Blast Records, 2017)
- "To Mega Therion" on Nuclear Blast Records 30 Years Anniversary (Nuclear Blast Records, 2017)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Metal & Hard-Rock Box (Golden Core Records, 2017)
- "Theme of Antichrist" on Maximum Metal Vol. 235 (Metal Hammer, 2018)
- "Temple of New Jerusalem" on Le Sampler RockHard 183 (Rock Hard, 2018)
- "Temple of New Jerusalem" on Hammered Feb. MMXVIII (Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal, 2018)
- "Signs are Here" on Symphonic & Opera Metal Vol. 5 (Golden Core Records, 2019)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Gothic Rock Box (Golden Core Records, 2019)
- "Leviathan" on Metal Hammer 1/2021 (Metal Hammer, 2021)
- "Leviathan" on Le Sampler RockHard 216 (Rock Hard, 2021)
- "Time Shall Tell" on Mutilador Compilation 30th Anniversary (Dark Recollections Productions, 2021, 4CD)
- "Marijn Min Nar" on Le Sampler RockHard 236 (Rock Hard, 2022)
- "Asphyxiate With Fear Therion" on Peace Till Death Bonus CD (Peaceville Records, 2023)
- "Seawinds (Accept cover)" on Metal Ballads Part 1 (Zebra Studio)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Gothic Spirits DVD (ZYX Music)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Death Is Just the Beginning Vol. 7 Part One DVD (Nuclear Blast Records)
- "A Black Rose" & "The Beauty in Black" Death ...Is Just the Beginning Classics DVD (Nuclear Blast Records)
- "Seawinds (Accept cover)" on Gothic Love Ballads (Legal Records)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on The Dark Side - Gothic Compilation DVD (G)
- "The Perennial Sophia" & "The Wand of Abaris" on Новый Рок 50/50 CD-Rom (Ice Records)
- "The King" on Hi-End Fantasy Music (Romantic Viking Ballads) (Invisible Halahup)
- "Morbid Reality" on Doctor Ginger: Bloodzit #3 (Bloodzit Tapes, early '90s, cassette)
- "To Mega Therion" on Morbid Noizz Tape
- "Der Mitternachtslöwe" on A Kiss From A Vampire (Weltbild Music)
- "Children of the Damned" on The Best Of Iron Maiden - A Tribute Collection (Empire Music)
- "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on Death ... Is Just The Beginning V Part 2 (Music Trax)
- "The Beauty in Black" and "To Mega Therion" on Beauty In Darkness - Classics Vol. 1,2,3
- "To Mega Therion" on Land Of Metal / Louther Than Life DVD (Coqueiro Verde)
Back in the year 1987, Christofer Johnsson formed the metal band Blitzkrieg in Upplands Väsby, a suburb of Stockholm. 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-up was complete with Peter Hansson on guitar and Oskar Forss on drums. This line-up, however, only lasted for two gigs when they decided to split up in early 1988. A few months later Chris started playing guitar instead and, influenced by Celtic Frost, he called the band Megatherion and played death metal. Peter Hansson played guitar in the new band as well. Later Oskar returned and bassist Erik Gustafson joined. Erik had just left another Swedish underground death metal group called Dismember.
After a short while, the name was changed to Therion. With this line-up the two demos, the first EP, and the first full-length were recorded, however, on the Paroxysmal Holocaust demo, Matti Kärki performed the vocals. "Beyond the Darkest Veils of Inner Wickedness" was the first Therion release Chris sang. The EP, "Time Shall Tell", was nothing more than a demo recording that got released as a record instead of a cassette.
After the 1000 copies had sold, the bookstore bootlegged another 1000. Shortly after, they signed to Deaf Records where they released Of Darkness.... This album consisted of songs that Chris had written in the '80s. The newer songs were saved for the forthcoming album. After this quite progressive death metal album, Therion signed to Active Records. Now, the bass player, Erik, had to move back to his native country, the USA, so Chris had to play bass once again. The lyrical concept had changed from social issues to occultism. The record received very good reviews and the band was offered their first shows in Holland and Belgium.
Oskar, now awaiting his second child, chose to leave the band. Peter also stepped back due to health and musical reasons. A new line-up with Piotr Wawrzeniuk (from Chris' other band, Carbonized) on drums, Andreas Wahl on bass, and Magnus Barthelsson on guitar was formed.
This new line-up was the start of a new era. While Beyond Sanctorum was experimental, it was without any doubt death metal. Chris wanted to experiment more and go much further, with the result being Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas. This wild move of experimenting with jazz, industrial music, gothic chanting, '80s heavy metal, and so on in the traditional old-school metal scene caused some disorder.
Therion was transferred from Active Records to the owners' new label, Megarock Records. Therion toured supporting Grave and Massacra as well as a couple of headlining shows in Germany. At this time there was nothing but work, work, and work for Therion.
Shortly Magnus and Andreas gave up on Therion. Fredrik Isaksson became the new bass player and Therion was once again a trio. Chris went off to record an album with the Swiss band Messiah. When he came back, Nuclear Blast wanted to sign Therion, however, there was still a contract for one album with Megarock, but the relationship between Megarock and Therion was so good that Therion was released without any financial claims.
The result was the 1995 album Lepaca Kliffoth, which was more experimental yet and featured soprano and bass-baritone vocals, more keyboards, more Persian influences, and more melodies, Chris singing a newer more hardcore way. The final bounds to death metal had by now been cut off. They toured with Annihilator in Germany and went on a small headline voyage into South America with Tommy Ericsson on the second guitar. Fredrik's personal problems prevented him from touring, so Lars Rosenberg was hired as a session bassist. Now, Piotr declared that he had problems with Fredrik, so Fredrik was fired. Then, Lars was fired from Entombed and became the permanent bass player in Therion. Still, as they didn't sell too well, they didn't have the budget they needed, so Chris called up Nuclear Blast director Markus Steiger and explained the situation. "No more albums based on my vocals and I need two choirs, a better recording studio, two producers, and more time in the studio. If not I'd rather give up the band and stay happy with what I achieved so far". Luckily, Steiger approved. Ex-Unanimated guitarist Jonas Mellberg was brought in and Therion recorded their most important album ever.
Therion doubted that Theli would sell. Chris spoke to Piotr about it and said that this would be the final record, as it would be a flop just as every other Therion release. Piotr didn't want this to be the last record, but did accept the situation and started studying history instead. Dan Swanö performed some vocals on Theli as well as Chris, Piotr, and the two choirs. Jonas and Lars both had alcohol problems and during the recording of an Iron Maiden tribute song, Jonas left the studio without a word and would never come back to the band.
The sales doubled compared to Lepaca Kliffoth's in just a month. They were offered to tour with Amorphis. Theli was the successful breakthrough the band needed and was also the start of unimaginable stress.
The album had cost Nuclear Blast around 28.000 Euro to record, which was by far the highest in the history of Nuclear Blast, so Chris couldn't ask them to pay for the tour. He asked his friends to help him out. Tommy played drums this time as Piotr was occupied with his studies and Chris got in touch with some amateur singers to perform the songs live. Tobias Sidegård of Necrophobic got free beer on the tour to play guitar and Kimberley Goss was hired to play the keyboards and perform some backing vocals. During the tour, Lars' drinking problem got worse and the soprano and the tenor started taking drugs. At the end of the tour, they were all fired and not welcomed back.
The sales had increased so much that they were booked for a second tour, this time with Piotr and two professional sopranos. Andreas Wahl performed bass on this tour. Even so, the fans hungered to see the band. A third European tour was announced with Lake of Tears and Crematory with Therion headlining the tours outside Germany. This was all in one year!
The same year, A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming was released. It was a strange album that consisted of a couple of Theli songs, covers, and a soundtrack Chris did for an art film called The Golden Embrace. Even with a new record deal, big budgets, and fans buying their albums, there was still one problem - there was no one but Chris in the band. He recorded Vovin with hired professional studio musicians in Wolf Simons and Jan Kazda. This was more of a solo album for Chris than a Therion album. Vovin marked the change into the later, more melodic Therion.
Once again, the sales doubled compared to those of the last album. The underground band that had struggled for its survival was now the best-selling band on Nuclear Blast. Sami Karppinen performed drums on the tours and was offered a permanent seat in the band. Parts of a planned mini-CD (Crowning of Atlantis) were recorded, but Nuclear Blast wanted to make it a full-length, so a couple of live songs were added and the album was released in 1999. Sami had good contacts among high-skilled musicians in Sweden and so Kristian Niemann joined the band as a guitarist. Later his brother, Johan, joined as a bass player.
While this was a full line-up and a completely new band, Chris had already written a follow-up, Deggial. The new band members didn't have much time or chance to contribute to the music.
Therion recorded their first concept album, Secret of the Runes, inspired by the Viking alphabet and mythology. The budget was mostly spent on building Therion's very own recording studio called Modern Art.
Secret of the Runes was yet again a more complex and melodic album, but the reviews varied. After the tour, Sami left the band to work full-time as a sound tech in the studio. Richard Evans was the new drummer. A few of the concerts during the tour ended up on Therion's first live album, Live in Midgård, which was released in 2002, the 15th year of Therion's life.
Now, Therion had put a lot of songs on the shelf and wanted to get rid of them. They had material for three albums and decided to release two of them at once, Lemuria and Sirius B. This was yet again a change. The albums were more bombastic than ever, a word that Nuclear Blast, ever since Therion's breakthrough, tries to associate every band with. The budget was higher than ever and more money was spent.
In total, 171 musicians and singers were involved in making the albums. The albums were released as a 2CD digibook for the price of one album and were followed by a massive European and South American tour. Also, the Niemann brothers had been busy writing more extreme songs, and so the Demonoid project was launched. After the Sirius B and Lemuria albums, plans for a six-disc DVD box containing two CDs, live shows, and a historical section was spread to the public. It was to be released in the spring of 2006.
In the meantime, Atlantis Lucid Dreaming, a collection of b-side material was released. In March 2006, Christofer Johnsson stated that he'd step down from the vocalist position and will not be singing at gigs anymore. The 2006 ProgPower Festival in England is supposed to be the last gig with him singing.
Because of Therion's affiliation with Thomas Karlsson, who started writing Therion's lyrics together with Christofer Johnsson in 1993 and who since 1998 writes all of them, there are a few books out related to Therion and the mythos Therion lyrics are made of. Mörk Magi, written by Tommy Eriksson, has only been released in Swedish and discusses the philosophy and aphorisms of Dark Magic. It advocates that one should see the positive sides of dark magic, turning the force it has into creativity instead of destruction. Eriksson lists relaxation practices and invocations as introductions to the dark magic, kabbala, and tantrism to the beginner.
Uthark: Nightside of the Runes was written by Thomas Karlsson and deals with runeology and rune magic. It discusses the Uthark theory, widely launched by Professor Sigurd Agrell in the 1930s. Its base is that runes have more than their literal meaning. There's a dark and hidden secret magic side that only runemasters know of. The book is available in English and German, and a German limited edition came with the Secret of the Runes album.
Christofer Johnsson decided to stop singing in 2006. Former King Diamond drummer Snowy Shaw was announced as an additional session vocalist later that year.
In 2008, the entire permanent band line-up parted ways with Christofer Johnsson due to differences in opinion on the future direction of Therion's music.
On July 7th, 2010, Snowy Shaw left the band, then rejoined on August 25th of the same year. He left the band again in September 2012 to concentrate on his solo project.
Also in September 2012, Christofer Johnsson announced that Therion would take a few-year break from extensive touring so that he could concentrate on completing his metal opera. The opera, Beloved Antichrist, was released in 2018.
Compilation appearances:
- "Time Shall Tell" on Mutilador Compilation Vol. 3 (Mutilador fanzine, 1990, Tape) and Mutilador Compilation 30th Anniversary reissue of all cassette comps (Dark Recollections, 2021, 4CD)
- "Bells of Doom" on Buttfuck Compilation Tape Vol. 3 (Buttfuck, 1990)
- "Time Shall Tell" on Apocalyptic Things #1 (Apocalyptic Things, 1990)
- "Future Consciousness" on A Projection of a Stained Mind (CBR, 1991)
- "The Return" on Peaceville 1991 - 92 Tape (Peaceville Records, 1991)
- "Future Consciousness" on Speed Kills 6 (Violence of the Slams) (Under One Flag, 1992)
- "Time Shall Tell" on Pantalgia - An International Death Metal Compilation (M.B.R., 1992)
- "The Return" on Deaf Metal Sampler (Deaf Records, 1993)
- "Morbid Reality" on Grind Core's Death Row (Grind Core, 1993)
- "Future Consciousness" on Speed Kills (Armando Curcio Editore, 1993)
- "Black" on Death...Is Just the Beginning III (Nuclear Blast Records, 1994)
- "Black" on Death ...Is Just the Beginning III (Nuclear Blast America, 1994)
- "A Black Rose" on Death ...Is Just the Beginning III VHS (Nuclear Blast Records, 1994)
- "Witching Hour" on Promoters of the Third World War (A Tribute to Venom) (P.A Records, 1994)
- "Dark Eternity" on Peaceville Volume 5 (Peaceville Records, 1995)
- "The Beauty in Black" on RockVideo Monthly - Heavy Metal Releases - September 1995 VHS (Warner Music Enterprises, 1995)
- "Invocation of Naamah" on Dynamit Vol. 3 (Rock Hard, 1996)
- "To Mega Therion" on Morbid Noizz… Most Darkness and Epic (Morbid Noizz Productions, 1996)
- "In the Desert of Set" on Death ...Is Just the Beginning IV (Nuclear Blast Records, 1996)
- "Invocation of Naamah" on Metal Explosion Volume 2 (Adipocere Records, 1996)
- "In the Desert of Set (Demo)" on Janne Stark - The Encyclopedia Of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal 1970 - 1996 (Premium Publishing, 1996)
- "The Beauty in Black" and "Decamerone" on Beauty In Darkness VHS (Nuclear Blast Records, 1996)
- "To Mega Therion" on Traces of Death IV (Nuclear Blast America, 1997)
- "Enter Transcendental Sleep" on Morbid Noizz 3rd Issue '97 (Morbid Noizz Productions, 1997)
- "Up to Nezach" on Beauty in Darkness Vol. 2 (Morbid Noizz Productions, 1997)
- "Cult of the Shadows" on 10 Years Nuclear Blast Records (Close-Up Magazine, 1997)
- "In the Desert of Set" on Death ...Is Just the Beginning IV Part 1 (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "The Beauty in Black" on Fire & Ice (Vol. II) VHS (Metal Invader, 1997)
- "Children of the Damned (Iron Maiden cover)" on Made in Tribute: A Tribute to the Best Band in a Whole Goddamn World! (Toy's Factory, 1997)
- "The Wings of the Hydra" on 10 Years Nuclear Blast (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "In Remembrance" on Nuclear Blast Festivals (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "Up to Netzack" on Rock Extremum 2/97 (Rock Extremum Records, 1997)
- "Opus Eclipse" on Out Of The Dark (GUN, 1997)
- "To Mega Therion" on Beauty In Darkness Vol. 2 VHS (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "To Mega Therion" on Psychosonica! VHS (Psycho!, 1997)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 9 (Metal Hammer, 1998)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima" on Dynamit Vol. 11 (Rock Hard, 1998)
- "Children of the Damned" on Hors-Série Hard N' Heavy - Iron Maiden (Hard N' Heavy, 1998)
- "The Birt of Venus Illegitima" on Super Natural Extremities Vol. II (Grinder Magazine, 1998)
- "The Wild Hunt" on Nuclear Blast Soundcheck - Series - Volume 14 (Nuclear Blast Records, 1998)
- "Wine of Aluqah" on House of Kicks Distribution - Independent Music for Independent People (House of Kicks Records, 1998)
- "Invocation of Naamah" on Dynamo Festival Czech Republic: North Power Jam vol. 5. (1998)
- "Draconian Trilogy: The Opening", "Draconian Trilogy: Morning Star" & "Draconian Trilogy: Black Diamonds" on Classica II (A Collection of Dark Symphonic Metal) (Hyperium Records, 1998)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitime" on News From Nuclear Blast Volume 2 ({label 2, 1998)
- "The Beauty in Black (Live)" on Unbroken Metal (1998)
- "Wine of Aluqah" on Darkness Is Thy Kingdom (Angelwings, 1998)
- "Wine of Aluqah" on Twilight Of The Gods Vol. 1 - The Gothic-Metal-Collection (Credo, 1998)
- "Eye of Shiva" on Deejay Tribe (Credo, 1998)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima" on Beauty In Darkness Vol. 3 VHS (Nuclear Blast Records, 1998)
- "To Mega Therion" on Sonic Seducer - Like a Taste of Sin! (Oblivion, 1999)
- "The King" on A Tribute to Accept Vol. 1 (Nuclear Blast Records, 1999)
- "Crowning of Atlantis" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 20 (Metal Hammer, 1999)
- "Seawinds (Accept cover)" on Metal Dreams (Nuclear Blast Records, 1999)
- "Crowning of Atlantis" on Darkness Is Thy Kingdom - A Journey into Dark-Metal Sounds - Volume 2 (Zoomshot Media Entertainment, 1999)
- "Crowning of Atlantis" on News From Nuclear Blast Records Volume 4 (Nuclear Blast Records, 1999)
- "Crowning of Atlantis" on Metalliliitto 1999 (Spinefarm Records, 1999)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima" on Death ... Is Just the Beginning V VHS (Nuclear Blast Records, 1999)
- "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on Magazyn Jazgot Przedstawia Nr 1/1999 (Jazgot, 1999)
- "Growning of Atlantis" on Psychosonic! Volume 4 (Psycho!, 1999)
- "Crowning of Atlantis" on Mystic Art Vol. 7 (Mystic Production, 1999)
- "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on Death ... Is Just The Beginning V (Nuclear Blast Records, 1999)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima" video on Psychosonic! Vol. 2 (Psycho!, 1999)
- "The Crowning of Atlantis" on Whiplash Vol. 3 (Magazín Whiplash, 1999)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Death...Is Just the Beginning Vol. VI (Nuclear Blast Records, 2000)
- "Polar Nights (Scorpions cover)" on A Tribute to the Scorpions (Nuclear Blast Records, 2000)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 28 (Metal Hammer, 2000)
- "Enter Vril - Ye" on Nuclear Blast America Presents: Blasting Through 2000
- "To Mega Therion" on The Dark Side of Wacken (The Best of Dark, Black and Death Metal from W:O:A (SPV GmbH, 2000)
- "O Fortuna" on Blessed by the Night - The Dark Metal Compilation 1 (Angelstar, 2000)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Shadow Prophecies (Gloomy Prophecies, 2000)
- "Seawinds (Accept cover)" on New Metal Ballads - Metal Dreams 2000 tape (Invisible Holahup, 2000)
- "Ship of Luna" on New Extremal Metall Ballads (Barracuda, 2000)
- "The Wings of the Hydra" on The History Of Nuclear Blast Records - Nuclear Metal Warfare (Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal, 2000)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Israeli True Metal Force Vol.5 (Metal Hammer Israel, 2000)
- "O Fortuna" on 9. Wave-Gotik-Treffen (UpScene, 2000)
- "O Fortuna" on Samhain (Sub Terranean, 2000)
- "Clavicula Nox" on Extremal Doom (Invisible Halahup, 2000)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Volume 21 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2000)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" on Goths' Paradise IV - The Black Book Compilation (Orkus, 2000)
- "Ginnungagap (edit)" on Let the Hammer Fall Vol. 8 (Metal Hammer, 2001)
- "Ginnungagap" on Very Metal II (Rock Sound, 2001)
- "Seawinds (Accept cover)" on Hard Rock #56 (Hard Rock, 2001)
- "Ginnungagap" on Hell Awaits CD Sampler N° 2 (Hell Awaits, 2001)
- "Summer Night City" on Beauty in Darkness Vol. 5 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2001)
- "The Invincible" on Darkness Is Thy Kingdom - A Journey into Dark-Metal Sounds - Volume 3 (Angelwings, 2001)
- "Vanaheim" on Metal Rocks (Spinefarm Records, 2001)
- "The Wild Hunt" on Rapaces – Experiment I (Cabbal Production, 2001)
- "Megalomanic" on Peaceville Classic Cuts (Peaceville Records, 2001)
- "Muspelheim" on Elegy - Numéro 18 (Elegy, 2001)
- "Megalomanic" on Peaceville : The Big Bang (Peaceville Records, 2001)
- "Ginnungagap (Prologue)" on RockHard N°4 (Rock Hard, 2001)
- "Ginnungagap" on Hard N' Heavy Vol. 40 (Hard N' Heavy, 2001)
- "Symphony of the Dead" on Mystic Art Vol. 13 (Mystic Art, 2001)
- "The Return" on Live at Baroeg (2001)
- "Ginnungagap" on Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Vol. 28 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2001)
- "Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on The Horror (WFMU, 2001)
- "Crying Days (Scorpions cover)" on Warzone XXIV (Metal Invader, 2001)
- "Schwarzalbenheim (Svartalfheim)" on Nachtschwärmer 4 (Angelwings, 2001)
- "The Green Manalishi (with the Two-Pronged Crown)" on A Tribute to the Priest (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Fight Fire with Fire (Metallica cover)" on A Tribute to the Four Horsemen (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Ginnungagap" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 51 Spezial (Metal Hammer, 2002)
- "Flesh of the Gods (Live)" on Le Sampler RockHard N°16 (Rock Hard, 2002)
- "The King (Accept cover)" on 1000% - Metal Ballads (2002)
- "Ljusalfheim" on The Best of Gothic Rock 2 (Jive, 2002)
- "O Fortuna" on Into Temptation (The Best of Gothic Rock) (Universal TV, 2002)
- "Asgard" on Death Is Just the Beginning Vol. 7 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Ginnungagap" on Darkness Is Thy Kingdom - A Journey into Dark-Metal Sounds - Volume 4 (Angelwings, 2002)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Death Is Just the Beginning Vol. 7 DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "A Black Rose" & "The Beauty in Black" on Death ...Is Just the Beginning Classics DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Green Manalishi" on A Tribute to the Priest (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Beauty in Darkness Vol. 6 DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Asgard" on Nuclear Blast Defcon One 2002 Sampler (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Asgard" on KnuckleTracks XXXVIII (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2002)
- "Cult of the Shadows" on Hard Music News Vol. 2 (Suburban Records, 2002)
- "Children of the Damned (Iron Maiden cover)" on A Tribute To The Beast (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "To Mega Therion (Live)" on ZilloScope: New Signs & Sounds 11/02 (Zillo, 2002)
- "Fight Fire With Fire (Metallica cover)" on A Tribute To The Four Horsemen (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Dr. Blast Advises: Nuclear Blast Video Compilation DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "The Beauty in Black" and "To Mega Therion" on Beauty In Darkness ~Classics~ DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2002)
- "Southbound (Thin Lizzy cover)" on Emerald: A Tribute to the Wild One (Tribute to Thin Lizzy) (Nuclear Blast Records [NB 1036-2], 2003)
- "Fight Fire with Fire (Metallica cover)" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 63 (Metal Hammer, 2003)
- "Enter Vril-Ya" on The Best of Gothic Rock 3 (Universal TV, 2003)
- "The Secret of the Runes" on KnuckleTracks XLVIII (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2003)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Monsters of Metal (The Ultimate Metal Compilation) DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2003)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on The Dark Side DVD (Universal, 2003)
- "Children of the Damned" on A Tribute To... Iron Maiden (Moon Records, 2003)
- "Asgård" on Metal for the Masses Volume II mp3 CD-Rom (Century Media Records, 2003)
- "Revelations (Iron Maiden cover) (Live)" on A Tribute to the Beast Vol. 2 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2003)
- "Fight Fire with Fire (Metallica cover)" on Let the Hammer Fall Vol. 15 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2003)
- "Cults of the Shadow" on Sagan Om MNW & House Of Kicks (MNW Music AB, 2003)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Primal Rock (TX2 Holland, 2003)
- "Fight Fire with Fire (Metallica cover)" on Hard Rock #69 (Hard Rock, 2003)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Rock Hard Live Mania DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2003)
- "Typhon" on Off Road Tracks Vol. 80 (Metal Hammer, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Let the Hammer Fall Vol. 27 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Loud Sounds # 21 (Rock Hard, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Spark Poster Gallery Volume 5 (One & One Company Spol. s r.o., 2004)
- "Dark Venus Persephone" on Metallian Sampler N°33 (Metallian Editions, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Le Sampler-Rom RockHard N°34 (RockHard, 2004)
- "Lemuria" on Light My Fire (Teraz Rock Magazine, 2004)
- "To Mega Therion" on Monsters of Metal (The Ultimate Metal Compilation Vol. 2) DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2004)
- "Kali Yuga Part 2" on Mystic Art Vol. 25 (Mystic Art, 2004)
- "The Invicible" on Metallian Sampler Nº35 (Metallian Editions, 2004)
- "Blood of Kingu" on KnuckleTracks LXXXII (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Very Metal # 17 (Rock Sound, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Sweden Rock Magazine CD # 5 (Sweden Rock, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Hell Awaits CD Sampler N° 31 (Hell Awaits, 2004)
- "Feuer Overtüre / Prometheus entfesselt" on Superсборка (#10'04) (Play Magazine, 2004)
- "Uthark Runa" on Die Nibelungen (Media Spirit GmbH, 2004)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Metal Ballads DVD (Inter Video, 2004)
- "Son of the Sun" on Nuclear Blast Vol-I - Blasting Your Ears Since 1987! (Nuclear Blast Records, 2004)
- "Son of the Sun" on Nuclear Blast Vol-I (Nuclear Blast Records, 2004)
- "Typhon" on Summer Breeze 2005 (Silverdust Records, 2005)
- "To Mega Therion" on Monsters of Metal. Vol. 2,3,4 / Roadrage DVD (Inter Video, 2005)
- "Lemuria" & "Call of Dagon" on Gothic Spirits (ZYX Music, 2005)
- "The King" on Metal Ballads Hits CD-ROM (Star Track, 2005)
- "Son of the Sun" on Bittersweet II (Polystar, 2005)
- "A Black Rose" on Monsters of Death DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Cover It Up Vol. 2 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "Under Jolly Roger (Running Wild cover)" on Cover It Up Vol. 1 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "The Klysti Evangelist" on Gothic Spirits 2 (ZYX Music, 2005)
- "Ginnungagap" on Sweden Rock Festival 2005 DVD (Pyramis Applied Inspirations S.A., 2005)
- "Crying Days (Scorpions cover)" on Rare Trax (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx", "Asgard", "Siren of the Woods" (videos) on Metalmania 2006 (Metal Mind Productions, 2006)
- "Son of the Sun" on Beautiful Voices II CD/DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2006)
- "Abraxas" on Gothic Spirits 3 (ZYX Music, 2006)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Metal for the Masses V (Century Media Records, 2006)
- "Abraxas" on Gothic Spirits (C&B Productions, 2006)
- "Under Jolly Roger (Running Wild cover)" on Cover It Up (NEMS Enterprises, 2006)
- "Wine of Alugah" on Dark Nights - Best in Gothic Metal (Golden Core Records, 2006)
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx (Live)" on Blasting Your Ears! Vol. 2 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2006)
- "Uthark Runa" on Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Dancing Ferret Discs, 2006)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Fear Candy 37 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2007)
- "The Wand of Arabis" on Zero Tolerance [ZTAUDIO012] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2007)
- "The Wand of Arabis" on Battle Metal V (The Final Conflict) (Metal Hammer, 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Maximum Metal Vol. 112 Spezial (Metal Hammer, 2007)
- "To Mega Therion" on W:O:A Full Metal Juke Box (Vol. 3) (Golden Core Records, 2007)
- "Sons of the Slaves of Time" on KnuckleTracks 102 (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2007)
- "The King" on Best Metall & Rock Ballads (Arlekina Records, 2007)
- "The King" on 200 Лучших Песен С Радио Nostalji 2 (ООО "Мир Музыки", 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on 20 Jahre Nuclear Blast Records Bonus CD (Zillo, 2007)
- "The Wand of Arabis" on Nuclear Blast Club Assault 2007 Vol. 1 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Der Mitternachtslöwe" on 20 Years of Nuclear Blast (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Gothic Kabbalah" on Gothic Spirits 6 (Golden Core Records, 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on 13th Street (The Sound of Mystery 3) (Golden Core Records, 2007)
- "To Mega Therion" on The World of Gothic Rock (ZYX Music, 2007)
- "Trul" on Beautiful Voices III CD/DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" & "The Beauty in Black" on 20 Years of Nuclear Blast DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Summernight City" on Gothic Spirits DVD (ZYX Music, 2007)
- "To Mega Therion" on Nuclear Blast Records - 20 Years in Extreme Music (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Wand of Abaris" on 20 Years - Two Decades of Nuclear Blast Records Vol. 1 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Close Up the Streams" on Metal - Train 2007 (Metal Train Fan Tours, 2007)
- "The Wand of Arabis" on Power Files - Chapter 27 (Powerplay Magazine, 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" & "The Perennial Sophia" on Новый рок 50/50 CD-Rom (Digital Zounds, 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Sweden Rock Magazine # 41 (Sweden Rock, 2007)
- "Sons of the Staves of Time" on Gothic Spirits 5 (Golden Core Records, 2007)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Loud Sounds # 49 (Rock Hard, 2007)
- "Extract From "Gothic Kabbalah"" on Metal Assault 2007 Vol.1 (DVD, Nuclear Blast Records, 2007)
- "Son of the Staves of Time (Live)" on Le Sampler RockHard #79 (Rock Hard, 2008)
- "To Mega Therion" on Gothica (Music & Melody, 2008)
- "O Fortuna" on Opera Metal (Golden Core Records, 2008)
- "The Blood of Kingu" on Let the Hammer Fall Vol. 72 DVD (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2008)
- "The King" on 1000% Best Rock Ballads CD-Rom (Моно Центр, 2008)
- "Ginnungagap" on RockHard presents Sweden Rock Festival DVD (Bob-Media, 2008)
- "To Mega Therion" on Live At Wacken 2007 DVD (Wacken Records, 2008)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Metallian DVD Sampler N° 2 DVD (Metallian Editions, 2008)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 68 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2008)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Festianuario 2008 (Heavy Rock, 2008)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Opera Metal DVD (Golden Core Records, 2009)
- "To Mega Therion" on W:O:A Full Metal Juke Box (1990-2009 - 20 Years Of Metal Jewels) (Golden Core Records, 2009)
- "Blood of Kingu" on Monsters of Metal (The Ultimate Metal Compilation Vol. 7) (Nuclear Blast Records, 2009)
- "Birth of Venus Illegitima (Live)" on Dark Visions (Die Clip-Highlights Von 1989-2009) DVD (Zillo, 2009)
- "Megalomania" & "Symphony of the Dead" on Swedish Death Metal (Index Verlag, 2009)
- "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on Opera Metal Vol. 4 (Golden Core Records, 2009)
- "Der Mitternachtslöwe" on Opera Metal Vol. 3 (Golden Core Records, 2009)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Sweden Rock Volume 1 (Bonnier Music, 2009)
- "Call of Dagon" on The World of Gothic Vol. 2 (Music & Melody, 2009)
- "Sitra Ahra" on Le Sampler RockHard 102 (Rock Hard, 2010)
- "Sitra Ahra (Edit)" on Blast! Presents (10 Exclusive Tracks!) (Nuclear Blast Records, 2010)
- "Der Mitternachtslöwe" on Opera Metal - The Ultimate Collection (Golden Core Records, 2010)
- "Sitra Ahra (Edit)" on Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction · Vol. 111 (Sonic Seducer, 2010)
- "Sitra Ahra" on Sweden Rock Volume 4 (Cosmos Musi, 2011)
- "Sitra Ahra (Edit)" on Wacken 2011 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2011)
- "Initials B.B." on Le Sampler RockHard 126 (Rock Hard, 2012)
- "Kali Yuga Part 3: Autumn of the Aeons" on Monsters of Metal (The Ultimate Metal Compilation Vol. 8) DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2012)
- "To Mega Therion" on Wacken Open Air - Full Metal Collection (Golden Core Records, 2013)
- "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on Opera Metal - The Ultimate Collection (Golden Core Records, 2013)
- "Eye of Shiva" on Gothic Romance 6 - The Best Goth Love Songs (ZYX Music, 2013)
- "Call of Dagon" on Gothic Spirits (ZYX Music, 2013)
- "Fight Fire with Fire" on Metallica - A Tribute to Ride the Lightning (Metal Hammer, 2014)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on Dark Symphonies - The Ultimate Dark Metal Compilation DVD (Blueline, 2014)
- "Son of the Staves of Time" on The Heavy Metal Box (Music Broker, 2015)
- "Wine of Alugah" on Gothic Box - Vol. 2 (Golden Core Records, 2015)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Full Rock & Metal Box (Music & Melody, 2016)
- "Wine of Alugah" & "Abraxas" on Gothic Spirits Box (Golden Core Records, 2016)
- "Son of the Sun", "Son of the Slaves of Time" on Live at Wacken 2016 (Silver Lining Music Ltd., 2017)
- "To Mega Therion" on 30 Years of Nuclear Blast Records (Nuclear Blast Records, 2017)
- "To Mega Therion" on Nuclear Blast Records 30 Years Anniversary (Nuclear Blast Records, 2017)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Metal & Hard-Rock Box (Golden Core Records, 2017)
- "Theme of Antichrist" on Maximum Metal Vol. 235 (Metal Hammer, 2018)
- "Temple of New Jerusalem" on Le Sampler RockHard 183 (Rock Hard, 2018)
- "Temple of New Jerusalem" on Hammered Feb. MMXVIII (Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal, 2018)
- "Signs are Here" on Symphonic & Opera Metal Vol. 5 (Golden Core Records, 2019)
- "The Wand of Abaris" on Gothic Rock Box (Golden Core Records, 2019)
- "Leviathan" on Metal Hammer 1/2021 (Metal Hammer, 2021)
- "Leviathan" on Le Sampler RockHard 216 (Rock Hard, 2021)
- "Time Shall Tell" on Mutilador Compilation 30th Anniversary (Dark Recollections Productions, 2021, 4CD)
- "Marijn Min Nar" on Le Sampler RockHard 236 (Rock Hard, 2022)
- "Asphyxiate With Fear Therion" on Peace Till Death Bonus CD (Peaceville Records, 2023)
- "Seawinds (Accept cover)" on Metal Ballads Part 1 (Zebra Studio)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Gothic Spirits DVD (ZYX Music)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on Death Is Just the Beginning Vol. 7 Part One DVD (Nuclear Blast Records)
- "A Black Rose" & "The Beauty in Black" Death ...Is Just the Beginning Classics DVD (Nuclear Blast Records)
- "Seawinds (Accept cover)" on Gothic Love Ballads (Legal Records)
- "Summernight City (ABBA cover)" on The Dark Side - Gothic Compilation DVD (G)
- "The Perennial Sophia" & "The Wand of Abaris" on Новый Рок 50/50 CD-Rom (Ice Records)
- "The King" on Hi-End Fantasy Music (Romantic Viking Ballads) (Invisible Halahup)
- "Morbid Reality" on Doctor Ginger: Bloodzit #3 (Bloodzit Tapes, early '90s, cassette)
- "To Mega Therion" on Morbid Noizz Tape
- "Der Mitternachtslöwe" on A Kiss From A Vampire (Weltbild Music)
- "Children of the Damned" on The Best Of Iron Maiden - A Tribute Collection (Empire Music)
- "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" on Death ... Is Just The Beginning V Part 2 (Music Trax)
- "The Beauty in Black" and "To Mega Therion" on Beauty In Darkness - Classics Vol. 1,2,3
- "To Mega Therion" on Land Of Metal / Louther Than Life DVD (Coqueiro Verde)
