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{{Infobox album|
| name       = Crowning of Atlantis
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Therion (band)|Therion]]
| cover      = Crowning-of-atlantis.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 7 June 1999
| recorded   = 1997–1999
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Symphonic metal]]
| length     = 50:42
| label      = [[Nuclear Blast]]<br /><small>NB 0398</small>
| producer   = Siegfried Bemm
| prev_title = [[Vovin (album)|Vovin]]
| prev_year  = 1998
| next_title = [[Deggial]]
| next_year  = 2000
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r424181|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
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'''''Crowning of Atlantis''''' is the eighth studio album by Swedish [[symphonic metal]] band [[Therion (band)|Therion]]. In the beginning it was an [[Extended play|EP]] fleshed out with several covers and live tracks from [[Vovin (published musical recording)|Vovin]] Tour '98 that the record label and management insisted be placed on it to make it a full-length album{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}.

==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| title1    = The Crowning of Atlantis
| length1   = 4:58
| title2    = Mark of Cain
| length2   = 5:01
| title3    = Clavicula Nox
| note3     = Remix
| length3   = 8:52
| title4    = [[Crazy Night]]s
| note4     = [[Loudness (band)|Loudness]] cover
| length4   = 3:43
| title5    = From the Dionysian Days
| length5   = 3:16
| title6    = Thor (The Powerhead)
| note6     = [[Manowar (band)|Manowar]] cover
| length6   = 4:47
| title7    = Seawinds
| note7     = [[Accept (band)|Accept]] cover
| length7   = 4:23
| title8    = [[Theli (album)|To Mega Therion]]
| note8     = Live
| length8   = 6:39
| title9    = The Wings of the Hydra
| note9     = Live
| length9   = 3:22
| title10   = Black Sun
| note10    = Live
| length10  = 5:46
| total_length = 50:42
}}

==Credits==
*[[Christofer Johnsson]] – lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, choir/vocal melodies, classic orchestra arrangements,
*[[Tommie Eriksson]] – lead and rhythm guitar
*Jan Kazda – bass and [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]], additional arrangements, choir and orchestra conducting
*Wolf Simon – drums (except "Crowning of Atlantis")
*[[Sami Karppinen]] – drums ("Crowning of Atlantis")
*[[Waldemar Sorychta]] – additional guitars, solo on "Crowning of Atlantis", "Seawinds" and second solo on "Crazy Nights"

===Guest musicians===
*[[Ralf Scheepers]] – vocals on "Crazy Nights" and "Thor"
*[[Eileen Küpper]] – vocals on "Mark of Cain"
*Cossima Russo – vocals on "Mark of Cain"
*Angelica Märtz – vocals on "Mark of Cain"
*Martina Hornbacher – vocals on "Seawinds"
*[[Sarah Jezebel Deva]] – vocals on "Seawinds" and ending vocal line on "Clavicula Nox"
*Jochen Bauer – solo bass vocals on "Clavicula Nox"
*Jörg Braüker – solo [[tenor]], vocals on "Clavicula Nox"

===Choir===
*[[Eileen Küpper]] – [[soprano]]
*Angelike Maertz – soprano
*Anne Tributh – [[alto]]
*Joerg Braeuker – [[Bass (voice type)|bass]]
*Jochen Bauer – bass

===Indigo orchestra===
[[Orchestration]] was made by Indigo Orchestra:
*Heike Haushalter – violin
*Petra Stalz – violin
*Monika Maltek – [[viola]]
*Gesa Hangen – cello

===Vovin Tour '98 line-up===
*[[Christofer Johnsson]] – guitar & vocals
*[[Tommy Eriksson]] – guitar
*Kim Blomkvist – bass
*[[Sami Karppinen]] – drums
*[[Sarah Jezebel Deva]] – vocals
*Martina Hornbacher – vocals
*Cinthia Acosta Vera – vocals

==Cover design==
Artwork was made by Nico & Theresa.

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Chart (1999)
!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|87|id=28362|artist=Therion|album=Crowning Of Atlantis|rowheader=true|access-date=5 December 2021}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{MusicBrainz release group|id=92e8729e-cf5f-339d-9bc3-39e2ec561243|name        =Crowning of Atlantis}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311043138/http://main.megatherion.com/Albums/Crowning_of_Atlantis.xhtml Information about the album at the official website]

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