23-02-2024 Therion

The venue had, up until the day of the show no mention of a support on their website, so even though they were mentioned on the tour flyer we were not sure whether Keops would have made it to Enschede. As it was their last show with Therion, you never know what could have been preventing them to be there, but luckily we found them on the stage when we arrived.

Keops is a Croatian metal band and they seem very eager to entertain the Therion fans who came out early. They constantly seek the interaction with the audience and that combined with their enthusiasm surely wins over some of them. Last November the band released a single and seem happy to introduce some more new material soon.

Now Therion has a long career behind them with a rich discography to pull from. Given the fact the band is playing a show of almost two hours, you can expect a wide variety of material to come by. Their latest album “Leviathan III” which we discussed in our interview is of course well represented, but the band goes back in history as well. So we heard several tracks of the “Vovin” album coming by for example. That album was released in 1998.

Also nice for the fans, Lori Lewis is back touring with the band after many years of absence. Her voice combined with Rosalía Sairem brings a nice ambiance to the stage. Some show elements here and there, the interaction between all the members is interesting to watch. Each has their own unique look and style of performing but it blends together nicely.