Therion "Lepaca Kliffoth (2001 Russia, Irond Records, IROND CD 01-64)"

Lepaca Kliffoth is the fourth full-length studio release by Swedish heavy metal band Therion. The title refers to the Qliphoth.

Re-release in digipack format contains two bonus tracks: "Enter the Voids" (from Lepaca Kliffoth LP) and "The Veil of Golden Spheres". First release of digipack from November 15, 1996 has a black tray and missing #8 track "Sorrows of the Moon" on the back cover. Second release (ca. 1999) has a clear tray, fixed track listing and additional pictures on the inside cover.

Track listing

1. "The Wings of the Hydra" – 3:33
2. "Melez" – 4:07
3. "Arrival of the Darkest Queen" – 0:54
4. "The Beauty in Black" – 3:12
5. "Riders of Theli" – 2:51
6. "Black" – 5:02
7. "Darkness Eve" – 5:19
8. "Sorrows of the Moon" (Celtic Frost cover) – 3:26
9. "Let the New Day Begin" – 3:35
10. "Lepaca Kliffoth" – 4:26
11. "Evocation of Vovin" – 4:52
12. "Enter the Voids"  04:54  
13. "The Veil of Golden Spheres"   02:59  
14. "Black (Demo Version)"  05:05  

Time:  54:16

Japanese edition contains also bonus track "The Veil of Golden Spheres".

Track 8 originally performed by Celtic Frost, based on the poem "Tristesse de la lune" by Charles Baudelaire, with completely new lyrics translated by Therion.

The first guitar riff in "Melez" sounds identical to the Scorpions' song "They need a Million".

The CD pressed in Germany by Nuclear Blast and identical to the first Germany press.

The polygraphy printed in Sweden by Megarock Records.

Recording information:

Recorded in Music Lab Studio, Berlin 1994.