Sitra Ahra (album)

Sitra Ahra is the fourteenth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion released on 17 September 2010 in Europe, and 26 October 2010 in North America.^[3] It is the first studio release since Gothic Kabbalah in 2007. The album title was announced on 4 February 2010. It refers to the qlippoth of Qabalistic lore.

Sitra Ahra
Studio album by Therion
Released	17 September 2010
Recorded	2009–2010 Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	61:11
Label	Nuclear Blast
Therion chronology
The Miskolc Experience (2009) Sitra Ahra (2010) Les Fleurs du Mal (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com[1]
Metal Hammer[2]	(6/7)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Introduction/Sitra Ahra"	5:24
2.	"Kings of Edom"	8:51
3.	"Unguentum Sabbati"	5:09
4.	"Land of Canaan"	10:32
5.	"Hellequin"	5:18
6.	"2012: Return of the Feathered Serpent"	4:16
7.	"Cú Chulainn"	4:16
8.	"Kali Yuga Part 3: Autumn of the Aeons"	3:41
9.	"The Shells Are Open"	3:44
10.	"Din"	2:37
11.	"Children of the Stone: After the Inquisition"	7:22
Total length:		61:11

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Hungarian Albums Chart[4]	5
Slovenian Albums Chart[5]	27
Greek Albums Chart[6]	44
French Albums Chart[7]	51
Belgian Albums Chart[8]	56
German Albums Chart[9]	73
Austrian Albums Chart[10]	75
Dutch Albums Chart[11]	95
Mexican Albums Chart[12]	97

Personnel

• Christofer Johnsson – guitar, keyboards
• Christian Vidal - guitar
• Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson – bass guitar
• Johan Koleberg – drums
• Thomas Vikström – vocals
• Snowy Shaw – vocals
• Lori Lewis – vocals
• Linnéa Vikström – vocals on "Sitra Ahra", "Kings of Edom", "Land of Canaan" and "Hellequin"
• Mika "Belfagor" Hakola (Ofermod, Nefandus) - harsh vocals on "Din"
• Petter Karlsson - vocals on "2012", writer of "Hellequin"
• Marcus Jupither - vocals on "Hellequin"
• Thomas Karlsson – lyrics
• Thomas Ewerhard – cover artwork