Lepaca Kliffoth

Lepaca Kliffoth
Studio album by Therion
Released	4 April 1995
Recorded	1994 Music Lab Studio, Berlin
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	48:38
Label	Megarock Records MRRCD 029 Nuclear Blast (reedition) NB 127-2 Digipack: NB 216-2
Producer	Christofer Johnsson
Therion chronology
Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas (1993) Lepaca Kliffoth (1995) Theli (1996)

Lepaca Kliffoth is the fourth full-length studio release by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. The title refers to the Qliphoth.

Track listing

1. "The Wings of the Hydra" – 3:33
2. "Melez" – 4:07
3. "Arrival of the Darkest Queen" – 0:54
4. "The Beauty in Black" – 3:12
5. "Riders of Theli" – 2:51
6. "Black" – 5:02
7. "Darkness Eve" – 5:19
8. "Sorrows of the Moon" (Celtic Frost cover) – 3:26
9. "Let the New Day Begin" – 3:35
10. "Lepaca Kliffoth" – 4:26
11. "Evocation of Vovin" – 4:52

Japanese edition

Japanese edition contains also bonus track "The Veil of Golden Spheres".

Digipack re-release

Re-release in digipack format contains two bonus tracks: "Enter the Voids" (from Lepaca Kliffoth LP) and "The Veil of Golden Spheres". First release of digipack from November 15, 1996 has a black tray and missing #8 track "Sorrows of the Moon" on the back cover. Second release (ca. 1999) has a clear tray, fixed track listing and additional pictures on the inside cover.

Credits

• Christofer Johnsson - guitar, vocals and keyboards
• Piotr Wawrzeniuk - drums
• Fredrik Isaksson - bass guitar
• Harris Johns - engineering, mixing (except "Darkness Eve")

Guest musicians

• Hans Groning - bass-baritone vocals ("The Beauty in Black", "Evocation of Vovin")
• Claudia Maria Mokri - soprano vocals ("The Beauty in Black", "Evocation of Vovin", "Black")
• Harris Johns - lead guitar (first part of solo in "The Beauty in Black")
• "Jan" - additional vocals (chorus parts of "Wings of the Hydra", "Sorrows of the Moon")

Single

• "The Beauty in Black"

Cover

Qliphoth

Lepaca Kliffoth inlay

For further reading, see related terms: Qliphoth and Dragon Rouge.

Album's inlay contains eleven pointed star, hendecagram, which is the symbol strictly related with the band. Every triangle and space between include Qliphoth's name (see image on the right). The list contains following names:

• Lilith
• Naamah
• Thaumiel
• Satan
• Moloch
• Ghagiel
• Beelzebub
• Satariel
• Lucifuge
• Gha'agsheblah
• Golachab
• Asmodeus
• Thagirion
• Belfegor
• A'arab Zaraq
• Baal
• Samael
• Adramelek
• Gamariel
• Astaroth

Names mentioned in triangles came from the Dragon Rouge's Draconian initiation.

Credits

• Album cover and design made by Holmen & Ungman Productions.
• Original painting by Kristian Wåhlin.
• Tom Eriksen is an album's art director. He is also responsible for cover's computer treatments.

External links

• Lepaca Kliffoth at MusicBrainz
• Lepaca Kliffoth at MusicBrainz (Japanese edition)
• Lepaca Kliffoth at MusicBrainz (digipack re-release)
• Lepaca Kliffoth at Discogs
• Lepaca Kliffoth at Discogs (digipack re-release)
• Informations about album at the official website