Für das Album haben THERION mit dem Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México zusammengearbeitet. Schon immer haben die Schweden einen Hang zum Symphonischen gehabt und auch schon mit Orchestern zusammengearbeitet. Diesmal gab es einen anderen Ansatz: Das mexikanische Orchester ergänzt die Songs um neue Elemente, Intros und Interludes.
Bandkopf Christofer Johnsson erklärt es so:
“In the past, our concept was more like THERION going classical, with the band and the symphonic orchestra meeting on an equal basis. Thus, we did a fully orchestral version of one song and it was divided almost 50/50 between playing THERION songs and classical excerpts being rearranged for band and orchestra. This time, however, I wanted to take a different approach. I invited a renowned conductor and composer from Mexico to reinterpret our songs by adding new arrangements and expanding the originals with the orchestra. They also wrote some new intros and small interludes, making this a truly authentic Mexican interpretation of THERION live with orchestra.”
Die Orchester-Show vor 11.000 Leuten in Mexiko City wird als Live-Album, DVD und BluRay erscheinen. Das ist die Setlist von "Con Orquestra":
CD 1
- The Blood of Kingu
- The Ruler of Tamag
- The Birth of Venus Illegitima
- Tuonela
- Twilight of the Gods
- Mon Amour mon Ami
- La Maritza
- Via Nocturna
- Asgård
- Draconian Trilogy
CD 2
- Ginnungagap
- Ten Courts of Diyu
- Litany of the Fallen
- Siren of the Woods
- Son of the Staves of Time
- Lemuria
- Sitra Ahra
- Quetzalcoatl
- The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
- To Mega Therion
BluRay/DVD
- The Blood of Kingu
- The Ruler of Tamag
- The Birth of Venus Illegitima
- Tuonela
- Twilight of the Gods
- Mon Amour mon Ami
- La Maritza
- Via Nocturna
- Asgård
- Draconian Trilogy
- Ginnungagap
- Ten Courts of Diyu
- Litany of the Fallen
- Siren of the Woods
- Son of the Staves of Time
- Lemuria
- Sitra Ahra
- Quetzalcoatl
- The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
- To Mega Therion
- Bonus Material: Rehearsal
Und hier nun die Live-Version von "To Mega Therion":