Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas

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Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas is the third studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion, released in April 1993. The album was remastered and re-released by Nuclear Blast in 2000 as part of The Early Chapters of Revelation box-set.

Etymology

In Ancient Greek, ho Drakon ho Megas (ὁ Δράκων ὁ Μέγας) means "The Great Dragon". Uttering Ho Drakon Ho Megas is typically used at the end of ceremonies and rituals when conjuring the Draconian force in a magical order Dragon Rouge, in which head of the band Christofer Johnsson used to be member.[1][2]

Recording and production

Active Records, Therion's music label, decided to scale down their operations and the band was switched to the new owners, Megarock Records. The band was recording the album from December 1992 to January 1993 in The Montezuma Studio in Stockholm, Sweden, with the aid of engineer Rex Gisslén. Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas was released under changed line-up; only Christofer Johnsson remained. During the playing Beyond Sanctorum tour, band ran into a few personnel problems. Oskar Forss decided to leave the band, Peter Hansson quit the band after health problems. Piotr Wawrzeniuk, from the band Carbonized in which Johnsson also played, took up drumming duties. The guitar was taken up by Magnus Barthelsson, an old school friend of Johnsson's, while Andreas Wahl took up the bass.[3]

Songs

The song "A Black Rose" has been included in a Nuclear Blast DVD compilation Death… Is Just the Beginning Classics released on March 25, 2002.[4]

Reception

Template:Album ratings Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas mostly gained very positive reviews. It has received ratings of 4 of 5 by Allmusic with songs "Dark Princess Naamah", "Dawn of Perishness", and "Ho Drakon Ho Megas: The Dragon Throne/Fire and Ecstacy" picked by its staff,[5] and 3.47 of 5 by the Rate Your Music community being number 473 in its 1993 ranking.[6]

Track listing

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Personnel

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Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog Note
Sweden April 1993 Megarock CD MRR 002
U.S. January 24, 1994 Pavement CD, audio cassette 76962-32203 "Ho Drakon Ho Megas" song as a single track.
Japan December 21, 1995 Toy's Factory CD FCK-88770 "Ho Drakon Ho Megas" song as a single track. Three bonus tracks:
  • "Enter the Voids" – 4:18
  • "Symphony of the Dead (1991 demo version)" – 6:07
  • "Beyond Sanctorum (1991 demo version)" – 2:31
Germany 1997 Collectors Picture Disc Series vinyl LP, picture disc CPD 005 Limited edition of 500 copies. The second part of "Ho Drakon Ho Megas" is missing.[7]
Europe November 27, 2000 Nuclear Blast Europe CD NB 0579-2 Remastered. 3rd of 3 disc of The Early Chapters of Revelation box-set.
Russia January 2001 IROND CD IROND CD 00-22
U.S. April 17, 2001 Nuclear Blast America CD NB 0579-2 Remastered. 3rd of 3 disc of The Early Chapters of Revelation box-set.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Granholm 2005, pp. 198, 203.
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References

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External links

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