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Therion - Bells of Doom

Bells of Doom

Therion / Blitzkrieg

Rare Gems - 85%

evilution, April 1st, 2003

I joined the Therion fanclub essentially to obtain this cd, and I think it was generally worth it. The Blitzkrieg songs are admittedly awful, but they have historical value and are interesting because of this. Also included are some early Therion demos, which were not included on the 2000 rerelease of the first three albums, and these are much better than the Blitzkrieg stuff. The best demos, however, come from the Lepaca Kliffoth album. We get to hear Black and Melez, which were apparently recorded to get the record deal with NB, so they have historical value as well. The best song on here, though, is Ravaged, which is a very old song recorded for the first time with the new line-up and proper production. This song makes me interested in hearing some other old songs rerecorded, and hopefully the band will embark on this project at some point.

On a somewhat unrelated note, the Fan Club itself is excellent, and while this cd is certainly the best reason to join, the close contact with the band and timely news updates are also well worth the money!