Therion - Les Fleurs du Mal (2012)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" ("Wax Doll, Rag Doll") 2:51
2. "Une fleur dans le cœur" ("A Flower in the Heart") 3:03
3. "Initials B.B." (B.B. is for Brigitte Bardot) 3:44
4. "Mon amour, mon ami" ("My Love, my Friend") 4:35
5. "Polichinelle" ("Pulcinella") 2:28
6. "La Maritza" ("The Maritsa") 3:54
7. "Sœur Angélique" ("Sister Angelica") 3:05
8. "Dis-moi poupée" ("Tell me Doll") 3:24
9. "Lilith" 2:30
10. "En Alabama" ("In Alabama") 2:39
11. "Wahala Manitou" 2:34
12. "Je n’ai besoin que de tendresse" (I Need Only Tenderness") 2:14
13. "La Licorne d’or" ("The Gold Unicorn") 2:45
14. "J’ai le mal de toi" ("I Miss You") 2:51
15. "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" ("Wax Doll, Rag Doll") 2:31
16. "Les Sucettes (bonus track)" ("The Lollipops") 2:40
Therion Band Members / Musicians
Lori Lewis - soprano and main vocals
Thomas Vikström - tenor and main vocals
Christofer Johnsson - rhythm guitars, synthesizers, Hammond organ and programming, of tubular bells, timpani, clarinet, double bass and harp. Arrangements, audio engineer and record producer.
Christian Vidal - solo guitars, electric sitar
Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson – 4 and 8 string bass guitars
Johan Kullberg - drums
Snowy Shaw - vocals in "Initials B.B." and "Dis-moi Poupee"
Mari Paul - vocals on "Mon Amour, Mon Ami"
Johanna Najla - vocals on "Initials B.B."
Mattias Olsson - synthesizers, mellotron and percussion on "En Alabama", "Mon Amour, Mon Ami" and "Lilith"
Mattias Torrel - acoustic guitars on "Mon Amour, Mon Ami" and "La Licorne D'or"
Stefan Jernståhl - accordion on "Wahala Manitou"
Violin
Anders Åkered
Fredrik Syberg
Hanna Ekström
Isa Holmesund
Lars Wehlin
Natalia Migdal
Cello
Anna Manell
Pär Lindqvist
Horn
Eva-Tea Lundberg
Ida Freji
Johan Ahlin
Magnus Wretblad
Trombone
Kristoffer Siggstedt
Magnus Werner
Staffan Findin
Erik Rodell – oboe
Rolf Pilotti – flute
Johan Norin – trumpet
Les Fleurs du Mal is a cover album and the 15th full-length album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. It was released on 28 September 2012 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band. Named after the 1857 volume of poetry Les Fleurs du mal, the album is fully sung in French language. It consist of metal cover versions of French pop songs from 1960s and 1970s, mostly from the ye-ye genre.
