Therion - Les Fleurs Du Mal

實在太正!! 令人愛不釋手，瑞典 Symphonic Metal 班霸，Therion，成立25週年紀念大碟，改編法國老歌，外國好多碟評高度評價!!

Founded by Christofer Johnsson over a quarter-century ago and heralded as one of the standard-bearers of symphonic metal, Swedish band Therion tend to set musical trends rather than follow them... so it wasn't so much a surprise to me to discover that the band has moved even further out of the metal domain to explore other realms of grand-scale gothic rock in their fifteenth studio album Les Fleurs Du Mal. The title (which translates as “The Flowers of Evil”) comes from a collection of darkly erotic poems by controversial 19th-century writer Charles Baudelaire, and it's a fitting concept for a band whose lyrics often focus on grandiose nightmare imagery and sinister seduction – except I guess this isn't technically a concept record; it's actually more of a unique approach to a covers album. Very unique in fact, since the tunes being covered here are all vintage French “chanson” pop songs and ballads (mainly from the '60s and '70s), all performed in their original language.

It's hard to compare Les Fleurs Du Mal to just about anything in Therion's catalog, but I have to commend them for taking such a daring and unique creative turn on this record. It's often excessive, flamboyant and flashy, but honestly that's not much of a sin in the world of gothic metal. It's actually a very cool way to breathe new life into these long-lost melodies, and the band's sweeping theatrical sound is still alive and well.

http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/therion-les-fleurs-du-mal-%E2%80%93-cd-review-nsfw

http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Therion/Les_Fleurs_du_Mal/353764/

區區認識 Therion，是大學時期，有兩首歌，區區當時日聽夜聽，Therion 的曲目，就是有如此魔力!!