Retiring After Prog Power Engl

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From www.megatherion.com:

Therion founder, frontman and guitarist Christofer Johnsson, announced today he will be retiring as a singer.

"As was announced at the Metal Mania festivals, I am going to retire from vocals. The reasons for this are two: One is that I feel it's not fun to sing anymore (even though I have enjoyed playing the old songs on guitar). [My] voice is getting weaker over the years and I experienced problems at the end of the U.S./Canada tour. The problem isn't only getting older, but rather that we basically never rehearse as a band and therefore, I don't keep my throat 'warm.' It simply doesn't work to not sing for half a year and then go on tour for two months and shout every evening. It used to work when I was younger, but now I feel it's not comfortable anymore and when it doesn't feel right, it's definitely time to stop.

The second reason is that we would like to stop playing old songs, anyway. By old I mean Lepaca Klifffoth and older. We are now working on our 13th studio album and it is getting harder and harder to choose which songs to play live. The number of 'classics' - songs that we more or less must play - is growing all the time and we don't want to end up like one of those bands where you know beforehand 95% for sure what songs that are going to be played. We want to be able to have space to play a couple of unexpected songs each new tour. We, of course, realize that many fans will miss those old brutal songs, but we are convinced that those fans also will prefer to hear something new each time from the Theli album and onwards.

The ProgPower festival in England will be the final show where I do vocals on stage. This will be our 106th and final show supporting Lemuria/Sirius B. We will not be on stage again until 2007. I have planned a special surprise for this festival (not even the other band members know it), so don't miss this festival if you live in the U.K.!"

Therion will be releasing Celebrators Of Becoming, a 4 DVD+ 2 CD set (featuring over ten hours of video footage and two hours of live audio). It goes on sale June 13th.

DrDom - 3/29/2006 11:34:17 AM
who,what,where and why? .........hmmmm

someone88 - 3/28/2006 11:55:52 PM
bababouy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Blobber - 3/28/2006 5:12:05 PM
Rex...I'd turn you inside out. You would have no clue as to what to do if I mounted you like the fag bitch you are. I'd cum in your mouth and you'd thank me. Your momma does.

rexrolan - 3/28/2006 4:33:34 PM
Hey Blobber, What do you like better, Cock in your mouth, or Balls on your chin?...Hey Blobber FUCK YOU..One more thing..TAKE A BATH..YOU STINK!

Rolenberg - 3/28/2006 1:02:07 PM
Rock On

magor - 3/27/2006 9:41:33 PM
Just because most of you haven't heard of Therion doesn't make them a non-entity in metal. And Mummyman's correct here when he says that not hearing of them doesn't make someone a poser. Noetheless you should aquaint yourselves with these guys just to open your ears to a form of metal that doesn't get much if any airplay in the U.S. (I mean maybe back east, in the more metal oriented Midwestern and North Eastern states on college radio possibly). By the way these guys are successful internationally even if the U.S. media prefers to promote barroom rock, rap, and pop.

Mummyman - 3/26/2006 10:07:14 AM
chat is up and running

analgravy2 - 3/25/2006 11:51:58 PM
I didn't know Joan Rivers was cast in the Tales From The Crypt remake.

someone88 - 3/25/2006 5:07:48 AM
bababouy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oldschoolstoner - 3/24/2006 11:45:33 PM
oldskool666 damn thats cold blooded man,right when there about to show em and aahhhh

Blobber - 3/24/2006 3:02:06 PM
Real reason he's quitiing is because his Scientology Masters are making him do it or they'll release the photos they have of him sucking mandick. That's why Cruise can never leave either...

Cali_Black_Man - 3/24/2006 2:55:29 PM
i didnt know that actress Charize Theron had a side band. cool!

someone88 - 3/24/2006 7:18:36 AM
bababouy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wolfsinbane - 3/24/2006 3:46:52 AM
Ok, this time I need to follow DangerKitty..."Who are these fags??"

rahan - 3/23/2006 6:51:04 PM
yes , but not yours blobber , ahahahah

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