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New Album Les Fleus du Mal to be
Released November 13th in North America
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THERION are busy making final preparations to
celebrate their 25th anniversary of the band by releasing their new album Les
Fleurs du Mal and embarking on a 25th anniversary tour. The band has
signed a licensing deal with End of the Light Records to release the album in
The United States, Canada and Mexico. It will be released in North
America on November 13th.
THERION will introduce the new album to the
world during their "Flowers Of Evil" 25th anniversary tour.
The album Les Fleurs du Mal is a
part of an art project that Christofer Johnsson has been thinking about for
some time:
"The time was never right for it, but in celebration
of the band's 25th anniversary, I thought now will finally be the right time
for it," Christofer Johnsson explains.
There are still many details that are unknown about this
mystical art project, and so far only the album title Les Fleurs
du Mal can be officially announced. The album title refers
to Charles Baudelaire's (French author and poet 1821 - 1867) famous poem
collection "Flowers of Evil" (Les Fleurs du Mal in
French) that caused such an upset of emotions in France that the author was
brought to court and got fined for "insulting the public" with six
of the poems, that remained forbidden in France until 1949 when the ban was
finally lifted. The spirit of the project is a tribute to Baudelaire, and is
imbued into both music and artwork. The album was recorded at Adulruna
studio, located in a separate building next to Johnsson's decadent
"Villa Adulruna" where the band lived together while recording.
Christofer continued about the project: "The project
was seen as too controversial forTHERION's record label, Nuclear
Blast, by the final results, so I asked if it was possible to buy back the
master tapes of the record and release it on my own label. And after some
negotiations, my wish was granted. But THERION is of course
is still signed to Nuclear Blast Records for future releases,"
Christofer clarifies.
By having full control of the release now, Christofer has decided to do everything his own way, and starts by releasing the album to the loyal fans first that come to the concerts in Europe duringTHERION's 25th Anniversary "Flowers of Evil" tour. Christofer went on to explain: "This is the beginning of a new period that will last for a number of years, where the band will focus on doing certain projects performed by THERION rather than releasing regular albums. In the planning after the art project is a rock opera that is scheduled to take several years to complete." Now during THERION's "Flowers of Evil Tour" and the band's 25th anniversary the audience can expect a breathtaking performance which combines all the elements which have been the key to THERION's success throughout the years. For more Information Visit: http://www.megatherion.com http://www.endofthelight.com |
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