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Contents

   



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1 Track listing  




2 Runes  




3 Credits  


3.1  Vocal and string soloists  




3.2  Choir  




3.3  String ensemble  




3.4  Woodwinds (solo and ensemble)  




3.5  Brass ensemble  




3.6  Choir and orchestra on Bonus Tracks  






4 Charts  




5 References  




6 External links  













Secret of the Runes (album)






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Secret of the Runes
Studio album by
Therion
Released8 October 2001[1]
RecordedMay − June 2001[2]
StudioModern Art Studio (Stockholm, Sweden)
GenreSymphonic metal
Length57:18
LabelNuclear Blast
NB 625-2
Digipack: NB 683-2
ProducerTherion, Christofer Johnsson
Therion chronology
The Early Chapters of Revelation
(2000) 		Secret of the Runes
(2001) 		Bells of Doom
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Secret of the Runes is the tenth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. It's a concept album based on Norse mythology, where each song describes one of the nine worlds. Cover artwork was made by Thomas Ewerhard[citation needed], it features nine Scandinavian runes, each corresponding to a certain mythological world.

Album also includes two cover versions as bonus tracks. A music video was filmed for the Summer Night City cover.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Christofer Johnsson.

No.TitleLength
1."Ginnungagap"6:10
2."Midgård"5:04
3."Asgård"4:07
4."Jotunheim"3:43
5."Schwarzalbenheim"5:18
6."Ljusalfheim"3:53
7."Muspelheim"2:13
8."Nifelheim"4:33
9."Vanaheim"4:02
10."Helheim"3:18
11."Secret of the Runes"4:30
Total length:57:18
Limited edition digipak bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Crying Days" (Scorpions cover)4:32
13."Summer Night City" (ABBA cover)4:55
Digipak edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."The Wings of the Hydra" (live)3:23
15."Black Sun" (live)5:46

Runes[edit]

Runes shown on the front cover (and also in the booklet) are Nordic runes with the Elder Futhark alphabet. On the back cover every song has its own rune character:

  1. "Ginnungagap (Prologue)"
  2. "Midgård"
  3. "Asgård"
  4. "Jotunheim"
  5. "Schwarzalbenheim"
  6. "Ljusalfheim"
  7. "Muspelheim"
  8. "Nifelheim"
  9. "Vanaheim"
  10. "Helheim"
  11. "Secret of the Runes (Epilogue)"

Secret of the Runes title is written in the Elder Futhark alphabet on the front cover as:

      ·   ·   ·     

and it is transliterated as: "sekret of þe runes".

Credits[edit]

Vocal and string soloists[edit]

Choir[edit]

String ensemble[edit]

Woodwinds (solo and ensemble)[edit]

Brass ensemble[edit]

Choir and orchestra on Bonus Tracks[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2001) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 74
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[5] 38

References[edit]

  1. ^ "News on October 8th, 2001". megatherion.com. October 8, 2001. Archived from the original on 2004-08-08. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  • ^ "About recording of "Secret of the runes"". megatherion.com. May 11, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-11-10. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  • ^ O'Neill, Brian (2001-11-13). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Therion – Secrets Of The Runes" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  • ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 2001-10-14. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

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