[ T H A L A R I O N ]

"Four Elements Mysterium" is the second CD, and third album of THALARION. The first album was released through Slovakian label Hallelujjah Prod. as a cassette LP in 1996 and the second album "Tales Of The Woods... Thus Was Written" was released through MIGHTY MUSIC on CD in 1998. "Tales Of The Woods..." was very well received by the world wide metal scene, gaining highly positive reviews and established THALARION as one of the leading bands from the upcoming Slovakian metal scene.

Almost two years of stormy preparation of new material can be heard on "Four Elements Mysterium". During the preparation of the material, starting in the summer of 1998, Nela Horvathova entered the band as fulltime member. Nela had also done backing vocals on "Tales Of The Woods..." and she brought a new mysterious feeling into the music of THALARION, resulting in the fact that the songs became more emotional.

Months of hard work and creation of new songs passed by and the time of the recording arrived. THALARION entered the Exponent Studio for the fifth time. The band has a very good, long-standing experience with the studio and sound engineer Roman Slavik, who participated in the process of the recording with THALARION for the third time, so the co-operation in the studio between Roman and the band was more than excellent. This can easily be heard on "Four Elements Mysterium"! Roman also sang some vocal parts on the song "A Staircase To My Soul". The permanent vocals are a combination of Nela's beautiful voice and Juraj Grezo's aggressive roars. The lyrics are very personal, sad and depressive, taking inspiration from personal experiences ("In April We Wept" is a tribute to the deceased mother of Juraj and Peter Schlosser, who died last April) and original ancient Slavik rites of vernal equinox and the honour to Perum (one of the oldest and highest pagan Gods of the ancient Slavs).

After spending a lot of time in the Exponent Studio in September and October 1999 and finishing the new recording, the final mixing was done by Tomas Kmet, who has mixed and produced for THALARION four times before.

"Four Elements Mysterium" is heavy, severe and aggressive and at the same time it doesn't lose its original, painfully melancholic atmosphere... The album also shows the 10-year anniversary of THALARION, who have existed since 1990 - and what a way to celebrate with such an amazing album. "Four Elements Mysterium" was released through MIGHTY MUSIC on the 29th of May 2000.

The new album "Tunes of Despondency" will be released through Mighty Music in August 2002.




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