The songwriting mostly idles in the mid-tempo range, although there are frequent tempo changes that ensure unpredictable injections of energy, keeping proceedings lively. The guitarist did keep to his word and the 11 songs we find on Leviathan II sound indeed as a sort of "best of" of Therion's most melancholic material from the period between Vovin and Sirius B. The first Leviathan mainly focused on the hits, while Leviathan II takes on the moodier aspects of the Swedes' music, using their iconic 1998 album Vovin as a blueprint. Out on October 28th via Nuclear Blast, Leviathan II sticks to the template Christofer Johnsson announced for the trilogy: to give fans a bird-eye overview of Therion's classic sound in all its different facets, from bombastic and catchy "hits", to melancholic symphonies, to adventurous excursions in proggy territories. Swedish symphonic metal masters Therion are back with their 18th studio album, which is also the second instalment of their "Leviathan Trilogy" launched last year with the release of the first Leviathan album.
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