03/24/2006 19:58

Therion

Therion's Christofer Johnsson retires from singing

Christofer Johnsson, founder, songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist for the symphonic Swedish group Therion, has announced that he will be retiring from vocal duties. "The reasons for this are two: My voice is getting weaker over the years. The problem isn't only getting older, but rather that we basically never rehearse as a band. The second reason is that we would like to stop playing old songs, anyway. The ProgPower festival in England will be the final show where I do vocals on stage. We will not be on stage again until 2007. I have planned a special surprise for this festival (not even the other band members know it), so don't miss this festival if you live in the U.K.!"

(source: Nuclear Blast)