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'''''Stream from the Heavens''''' is the only studio album by Finnish [[doom metal]] band [[Thergothon]]. It was recorded in late 1992 and released after many delays
==Background==
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After having recorded the demo ''[[Fhtagn nagh Yog-Sothoth]]'', the band reworked on two songs from this demo and recorded two others during the fall of 1992. The sound of the album is characterized by non-metal influences such as [[gothic rock]], [[dark ambient]] and [[progressive rock]] and, compared to ''Fhtagn nagh Yog-Sothoth'', extreme slowness,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stream from the Heavens|url=https://burningshed.com/thergothon_stream_cd|access-date=2020-06-23|website=burningshed.com}}</ref> an impression confirmed by Sirkiä, who, questioned on the influences of Thergothon which led to the sound of the album, named the following inspirations:
In addition to [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]] and [[Cathedral (band)|Cathedral]], Sirkiä refers to pioneers of their own development, but the musicians did not go far enough, especially with the slow tempos.<ref name=":0" /> In retrospect, however, more important than musical influence seemed to him to be the search for means of expressing one of mine considered universal as an existential fear at the end of adolescence. He described music as "an appropriate means of expressing and expelling the negative emotions that [the band members] experienced." The lyrics also constantly refer to [[H.P. Lovecraft]]. However, Sirkiä described the atmosphere as the central objective of the band's music. All other aspects are only intended to support the desired atmosphere.<ref name=":0" /> Despite the completion of the recording process and the complete graphic design of the album without any difficulty, it has not been released for a long time. Some describe problems with the contractual partner as the cause of the long-term delay. After finishing the recordings and before the album was released, the group decided to disband. Sirkiä describes the dissolution as a consequence of the impression that he had completed the project.<ref name=":1" /> He also recalled the fact that they had become more and more tired of playing metal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=:: Metalist Magazine :: Interviews :: Niko Skorpio - פטריארך הפיונרל ::|url=http://www.metalist.co.il/InterviewPrivate.asp?id=303&lang=eng|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.metalist.co.il}}</ref>
==Artwork==
The design of the album and booklets were done by Niko Sirkiä himself. K. Sirkiä
==Release==
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==Legacy==
Upon its first release, ''Stream from the Heavens'' was highly neglected by the professional music press. With time however, it became noticed by the international metal scene.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alexander|title=Thergothon - "Stream From The Heavens" [1994]|url=http://www.finstergeist.net/2014/02/thergothon-stream-from-heavens-1994.html|access-date=2020-06-23|language=en}}</ref> In 2014, [[Decibel Magazine]] ranked the album ninth on the 100 Top Doom Metal Albums of All Time. In that same year, Deaf Forever, ranked it at number 34 on the list of the ''50 Best Doom Albums of All Time'' and as part of the list 20 Essential Black / Death Doom Albums. The album is also listed in various similar lists. British magazine Metal Hammer mentioned ''Stream from the Heavens'' among
In his work for the British magazine Metal Hammer, Christ Chantler placed the album in terms of their importance for the development of doom metal and the genre that follows it in relation to [[Winter (
According to such assessments, reviewers described the album as original and comparative work for releases in the genre that are currently to be discussed. Accordingly,
Performers and musicians such as Kostas Panagiotou of [[Pantheist (band)|Pantheist]], Nathan Guerrette of [[Great Cold Emptiness]], [[Nortt]], Sacha Dunable of Bereft, [[Jonathan Théry]] of [[Funeralium]] and [[Ataraxie]], John del Russi of [[Hierophant (band)|Hierophant]] and [[Catacombs (band)|Catacombs]] and Nick Orlando of [[Evoken]] cited the album as an inspiration for their own music.
==Track listing==
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*[http://www.discogs.com/Thergothon-Stream-From-The-Heavens/release/759771 "Stream From The Heavens" at discogs]
*[http://www.doom-metal.com/reviews.php?album=1479 Doom-metal.com reviews]
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