Tickets to ProgPower XII will be available for purchase in March via TicketMaster.Given that it is such a vital piece of the story of rockstars, today, we’ve listed the real names of some of our favourites and explained how they got their nickname. In their sole North American appearance, Therion will be headlining at 2011’s ProgPower XII Festival on Saturday, September 17th in Atlanta, Georgia. View the Scribabs homepage (in English via Google Translate) for a description of 011 and more pictures here. The month of June will see the creation of a video… in which the band will appear in the alter ego of themselves in the game. The musicians have performed with great steam punk enthusiasm to embody the atmosphere of the game. “One of the very particular notes is the extraordinary participation in the game, in the guise of Protagonists, of the members of Therion, the Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson. Events take place in the magical city par excellence of Turin.” Science is deeply bound with Esotericism, as with many religions and philosophies co-exist… in a cauldron of cultures and ideals that is both challenging and frightening at the same time. We instantly thought it was the coolest thing we've heard in ages and loved the idea! The name of the game is ‘011’ and you will find me, Thomas (Vikström, vocals), Christian (Vidal, guitars), Johan (Koleberg, drums), Snowy (Shaw, session/touring vocalist), Katarina (Lilja, session/touring vocalist), Lori (Lewis, session/touring vocalist), and Nalle (Påhlsson, bass) appearing as even more fantastic characters than we are in reality! There will be more news on this coming soon!”Īccording to the Scribabs website, '011 is set in a time ucronic, during an undefined ‘year 011.’ The world can be described as an alternate version of the nineteenth century. “Paolo Vallerga approached the band at the show in Milano (Italy) last year with this great idea of making a fantasy board game based upon stage characters mixed with mythology.

Therion mastermind Christofer Johnsson provides a little background on when the band was told about the idea:

Award-winning Scribabs game developer Paolo Vallerga has unveiled his latest creation: 011, quite possibly bestowing Sweden’s THERION with the prestige of being the first metal band with a board game to their name since 1978’s KISS On Tour.

Kiss alter ego game