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A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming

Therion

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
May 16th, 1997
Label:
Nuclear Blast
Reviews:
4 reviews (avg. 37%)
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2. Black Fairy 05:53   Show lyrics
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3. Fly to the Rainbow (Scorpions cover) 08:12   Show lyrics
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4. Children of the Damned (Iron Maiden cover) 04:28   Show lyrics
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5. Under Jolly Roger (Running Wild cover) 04:34   Show lyrics
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6. Symphony of the Dead (re-recorded) 03:37   instrumental
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7. Here Comes the Tears (Judas Priest cover) 03:21   Show lyrics
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8. Enter Transcendental Sleep 04:20  
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9. The Quiet Desert 03:50  
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10. Down the Qliphotic Tunnel 02:51  
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11. Up to Netzach / Floating Back 04:06  
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12. The Fall into Eclipse 03:42  
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13. Enter Transcendental Sleep 03:49  
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14. The Gates to A'arab Zaraq Are Open 01:22  
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15. The Quiet Desert 03:49  
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16. Down the Qliphotic Tunnel 02:51  
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17. Up to Netzach 02:53  
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18. Floating Back 00:49  
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Band members
Piotr Wawrzeniuk Drums (on tracks 1-11), Vocals (on tracks 3-4, 7)
Christofer Johnsson Guitars (on tracks 1-11), Bass (on tracks 6-11) Keyboards (on tracks 1-3, 6-7), Hammond Organ (on tracks 1-3), Grand Piano (on tracks 12-18)
Guest/Session
Klaus Bülow Vocals (bass)
Ergin Onat Vocals (tenor)
Marie-Thérèse Kübel Vocals (alto)
Raphaela Mayhaus Vocals (soprano)
Bettina Stumm Vocals (soprano)
Gottfried Koch Guitars (acoustic) (on tracks 7, 11), Grand Piano (on tracks 12-18)
Peter Tägtgren Guitars (lead) (on track 5)
Tobbe Sidegard Vocals (on track 5)
Dan Swanö Vocals (on tracks 1-2)
Lars Rosenberg Bass (on tracks 1-5)
Jonas Mellberg Guitars (on tracks 1-3), Keyboards (on track 1)
Joachim Gebhardt Vocals (bass)
Miscellaneous staff
Christofer Johnsson Producer (tracks 6 - 18)
Peter Grøn Artwork, Layout, Design, Photography
Peter Tägtgren Producer (tracks 4 - 5)
Jan Peter Genkel Producer (tracks 1 - 3)
Gottfried Koch Producer (tracks 1 - 3, 6 - 18)
Piotr Wawrzeniuk Drums (on tracks 1-11), Vocals (on tracks 3-4, 7)
Christofer Johnsson Guitars (on tracks 1-11), Bass (on tracks 6-11) Keyboards (on tracks 1-3, 6-7), Hammond Organ (on tracks 1-3), Grand Piano (on tracks 12-18)
Klaus Bülow Vocals (bass)
Ergin Onat Vocals (tenor)
Marie-Thérèse Kübel Vocals (alto)
Raphaela Mayhaus Vocals (soprano)
Bettina Stumm Vocals (soprano)
Gottfried Koch Guitars (acoustic) (on tracks 7, 11), Grand Piano (on tracks 12-18)
Peter Tägtgren Guitars (lead) (on track 5)
Tobbe Sidegard Vocals (on track 5)
Dan Swanö Vocals (on tracks 1-2)
Lars Rosenberg Bass (on tracks 1-5)
Jonas Mellberg Guitars (on tracks 1-3), Keyboards (on track 1)
Joachim Gebhardt Vocals (bass)
Christofer Johnsson Producer (tracks 6 - 18)
Peter Grøn Artwork, Layout, Design, Photography
Peter Tägtgren Producer (tracks 4 - 5)
Jan Peter Genkel Producer (tracks 1 - 3)
Gottfried Koch Producer (tracks 1 - 3, 6 - 18)
Read Not that lucid, I must say 25% Sean16 August 7th, 2009
Read Uh-uh 48% Corimngul February 9th, 2005
Read A Mixed Bag in Every Aspect 59% TransylvanianForest January 25th, 2005
Read From mediocre to plain weird 15% HawkMoon August 10th, 2002
Released as a ten year anniversary album, it's considered a full-length on the Therion's official website.

Tracks 1-5 produced by Therion.
Tracks 8-18 performed with The Barmbek Symphonic Orchestra.

Tracks 1-3 recorded during the "Theli" session at Impuls Music Studio, Germany, January-March 1996.

Tracks 4-5 recorded in a session at Abyss Studio, Sweden, June 1996.

Tracks 6-7 recorded at Impuls Music Studios, Germany, December 1996. Track 6 was originally released on the "Beyond Sanctorum" album in 1992. At first, it was also planned to rerecorded "Dawn of Perishness" from the "Symphony Masses" album, but as the result wasn't suitable, Christofer Johnsson decided to go for a Judas Priest cover instead.

Tracks 8-11 recorded in a session at Impuls Music Studios, Germany, December 1996. The tracks are so called "Therionized" versions of the songs from the soundtrack.

Tracks 12-18 are the soundtrack for an obscure movie, The Golden Embrace (1997), directed by Per Albinsson.

The covers were made "just for fun" except for Children of the Damned which was featured on "A Tribute to the Beast". Track 1-2 were songs written for the Theli sessions that got "left over". Symphony of the Dead is a remake of their old song, shortened and instrumental.
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