| Celebrators of Becoming | ||||
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| Released | 5 May 2006 (Europe) 13 June 2006 (N.A.)  | |||
| Recorded | 1989-2006 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal Death metal  | |||
| Length | 2:03:22 (DVD 1) | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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Celebrators of Becoming is the second box set by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion, released on 5 May 2006. It contains 4 DVDs and 2 audio discs. It is available in two versions: The luxury digipak version in a slip case and the cheaper non-digipak version. Both versions contain all discs. Cover artwork was made by Thomas Ewerhard.
Content
DVD: Disc 1
Live video from Mexico City, 2004.
- "Intro"
 - "Blood of Kingu"
 - "Uthark Runa"
 - "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx"
 - "Asgård"
 - "Son of the Sun"
 - "Invocation of Naamah"
 - "Typhon"
 - "Draconian Trilogy"
 - "Flesh of the Gods"
 - "Schwarzalbenheim"
 - "Ginnungagap"
 - "In Remembrance"
 - "Wild Hunt"
 - "The Invincible"
 - "Melez"
 - "Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah"
 - "The Khlysti Evangelist"
 - "Siren of the Woods"
 - "Quetzalcoatl"
 - "Wine of Aluqah"
 - "Cults of the Shadow"
 - "To Mega Therion"
 - "Iron Fist" (Motörhead cover)
 - "Outro"
 
DVD: Disc 2
Bands' documentary from the 2004-2006 World Tour (North and South America, Europe and Asia).
Latin America, 2004
- "Soundcheck Guadalajara" – 1:19
 
- "Before Show" – 0:32
 - "Stage Excerpt Seven Secrets" / "Atlantis" / "Siren" – 5:10
 - "After Show" – 0:28
 
- "Blood of Kingu" – 5:28
 - "Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" – 6:50
 
- "A Day in La Paz" – 22:22
 - "Wine of Aluqah" – 4:47
 
North America, 2005
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" – 3:58
 - "Black Sun" – 5:29
 
- "Wine of Aluqah" – 5:05
 - "Black Funeral" – 2:58
 
East Europe, 2004-2006
- "Russian Anthem" – 1:26
 
- "I Wanna Be Somebody" – 4:18
 
- "Black Funeral" – 3:16
 - "Iron Fist" – 4:20
 
- "Singing a’ Capella in the Dark" – 3:52
 - "Drumming in the Dark" – 3:42
 
Europe, 2004
- "Khlysti Evangelist" – 4:42
 
- "Uthark Runa" – 4:48
 - "Asgård" – 4:02
 - "The Crowning of Atlantis" – 5:12
 - "The invincible" – 5:17
 
- "Melez" – 4:13
 
- "Uthark Runa" – 5:02
 
- "Backstage" – 0:31
 - "Uthark Runa" – 4:51
 
- "Typhon" – 5:28
 - "Cults of the Shadow" – 5:19
 
- "Siren of the Woods" – 4:52
 
- "Iron Fist" – 3:33
 
- "Caffeine" – 6:03 (As Trail of Tears guests)
 - "Rise of Sodom and Gommorrah" – 6:33
 - "Cults of the Shadow" / "To Mega Therion" / "Black Funeral" / "Iron Fist" – 15:12
 
DVD: Disc 3
Live at Wacken Open Air, 2001
- "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx"
 - "The Invocation of Naamah"
 - "Cults of the Shadow"
 - "Birth of Venus Illegitima"
 - "In the Desert of Set"
 - "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah"
 - "Wine of Aluqah"
 - "To Mega Therion"
 
Smecky Studios
Recorded in Prague, Czech Republic.
- "Recording Choir for 'Quetzalcoath' and 'Blood of Kingu'" – 2:18
 - "Chris Follow Notes" – 0:27
 - "Harpsichord Close Up" – 0:12
 - "Recording Orchestra" – 2:33
 - "Recording solo tenor for 'Khlysti evangelist'" – 0:33
 
Sun Studio and Vor Frelsers Church
Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- "Recording Hammond Organ" – 2:50
 - "Introducing the Mellotron" – 6:14
 - "Recording Mellotron" – 1:18
 - "Close Up Upon and Soundcheck of Church Organ" – 2:27
 - "Recording Church Organ" – 1:23
 - "Checking Result of Church Organ Recording" – 2:34
 - "Planning Mix" – 0:55
 - "Mixing "Son of the Sun"" – 4:10
 - "Mixing "Lemuria"" – 0:53
 
Studio report
Modern Art Studio, Stockholm, Sweden.
- "Drums and Guitar" – 21:17
 - "Mandolin Test of Harmonies" – 0:35
 - "Mandolin Recordings" – 5:45
 - "Piotr Entfesselt" – 4:50
 - "Dreams of Piotrenborg" – 1:08
 
Music videos
All of the band's music videos to date:
- "Pandemonic Outbreak" (1992)
 - "A Black Rose" (1993)
 - "The Beauty in Black" (1995)
 - "To Mega Therion" (1996)
 - "In the Desert of Set" (1997)
 - "Birth of Venus Illegitima" (1998)
 - "Summernight City" (2001)
 
The disc also contains the art movie "The Golden Embrace" (Christofer Johnsson composed music for this movie on the A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming album) including director's comments.
DVD: Disc 4
Historical disc, which contains a collection of bootlegs from 1989 to 2001 with comments of band members.
- Of Darkness... - Rinkeby, Sweden, 1989:
 
- "Asphyxiate with Fear"
 
- Of Darkness... - Helsinki, Finland, 1990:
 
- "Dark Eternity"
 
- Of Darkness... - Huddinge, Sweden, 1992:
 
- "The Return"
 
- Beyond Sanctorum - Borås, Sweden, 1992:
 
- "Enter the Depths of Eternal Darkness"
 
- Beyond Sanctorum - Uppsala, Sweden, 1992:
 
- "Pandemonic Outbreak"
 
- Ho Drakon Ho Megas tour - Huddinge, Sweden, 1993:
 
- "Dawn of Persihness"
 
- Zug, Switzerland, 1994:
 
- "Baal Reginon"
 
- Lepaca Kliffoth separate show in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1995:
 
- "Wings of the Hydra"
 - "Melez"
 - "Symphony of the Dead"
 - "A Black Rose"
 - "Dark Princess Naamah"
 - "Let the New Day Begin"
 - "Dawn of Perishness"
 - "Black"
 
- "Cults of the Shadow"
 
- Theli tour 2 - Thessaloniki, Greece, 1997:
 
- "To Mega Therion"
 
- "Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah"
 - "Black Sun"
 
- "Enter Vril-Ya"
 
- "Behind the Scenes: Before a Show"
 - "Riders of Theli"
 - "The Niemann Brothers' Jam"
 - "To Mega Therion"
 - "The Wings of the Hydra"
 - "Behind the Scenes: After a Show"
 
- Secret of the Runes tour - La Paz, Bolivia, 2001:
 
- "Seawinds"
 - "Asgård"
 - "Secret of the Runes"
 - "Summernight City"
 - "Beauty in Black"
 
- Behind the Scenes 1:
 
Live in Mexico City
Both discs contains live audio from Mexico City, 2004.
CD one
- "Intro" – 0:27
 - "Blood of Kingu" – 5:26
 - "Uthark Runa" – 5:33
 - "Seven Secrets of the Sphinx" – 3:45
 - "Asgård" – 4:32
 - "Son of the Sun" – 5:43
 - "Invocation of Naamah" – 5:38
 - "Typhon" – 4:37
 - "Draconian Trilogy" – 6:43
 - "Flesh of the Gods" – 4:11
 - "Schwarzalbenheim" – 3:33
 - "Ginnungagap" – 5:13
 
CD two
- "In Remembrance" – 6:34
 - "Wild Hunt" – 4:01
 - "The Invincible" – 5:22
 - "Melez" – 3:59
 - "Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah" – 6:52
 - "The Khlysti Evangelist" – 4:53
 - "Siren of the Woods" – 9:58
 - "Quetzalcoatl" – 3:38
 - "Wine of Aluqah" – 4:46
 - "Cults of the Shadow" – 5:19
 - "To Mega Therion" – 7:09
 - "Iron Fist" – 5:14
 
Release details
| Disc | Catalog # | Content | 
|---|---|---|
| DVD: disc 1 | NB1677-0 | Live video from Mexico City 2004 | 
| DVD: disc 2 | NB1689-5 | Tour report 2004-2006 | 
| DVD: disc 3 | NB1690-5 | Live at Wacken Open Air, music videos, studio recordings, "The Golden Embrace" | 
| DVD: disc 4 | NB1691-5 | Historical disc | 
| CD: disc 1 | NB1692-5 | Live audio from Mexico City (part I) | 
| CD: disc 2 | NB1693-5 | Live audio from Mexico City (part II) | 
References
- "Therion Store: Celebrators of Becoming". 2006. Archived from the original on 30 April 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2006.
 - "Nuclear Blast America". 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2006.
 - "Therion at MusicBrainz". MusicBrainz. 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2006.
 
