Beloved Antichrist

Metal operas aren’t as unusual as they once were and the idea will forever have a new meaning after the release Therion’s “Beloved Antichrist” on Feb 2, 2018. Comprised of 3 discs, an orchestra, an enormous choir, 29 different vocalists, roles & characters, and 46 songs with a run time of over three and a half hours, “Beloved Antichrist” has been a 30+ year journey for Therion mastermind Christofer Johnsson. Inspired by the story, “A Short Tale of the Antichrist” by Russian philosopher Vladimir Soloviov, “Beloved Antichrist” took on a life of its own. “Certain scenes are more or less exactly from the book, but most scenes have no connection with it at all. It is simply the main idea of the antichrist character that is very much based on the book,” explains Johnsson. “We have taken a great story and modernized and perfected it into a great new story that could make it worthwhile for a very broad audience.”