17th studio album by Therion
Leviathan is the seventeenth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. It was released on 22 January 2021 by Nuclear Blast Records. It is the first part in "Leviathan" trilogy, its sequels "Leviathan II " and "Leviathan III" were released on 2022 and 2023 respectively.
Two music videos were released for the album: "Die Wellen der Zeit" and "Tuonela"; also a lyric video was released for the song "Leviathan". A few months after the release of the album, a third music video was made for "Eye of Algol".
Vocalist Thomas Vikström confirmed that the band indeed aimed to make a more "normal" album again. Christofer Johnsson has described the Leviathan trilogy as "hit albums" deliberately drawing influence from the most popular and beloved elements of their back catalog, with Leviathan I being bombastic and catchy. 
Lyrical themes.
As with most Therion albums, all songs are based on various mythologies. All lyrics are written by Per Albinsson except "Psalm of Retribution", which was written by Christofer Johnsson.
Reception.
Critical reception of "Leviathan" was mostly positive; many critics compared the album to Therion's albums of 2000s and considered it a band's "return" after two softer and more complex concept albums.
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