Secret of the Runes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 8 October 2001 [1] | |||
Recorded | May − June 2001 [2] | |||
Studio | Modern Art Studio ( Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
Length | 57:18 | |||
Label |
Nuclear Blast NB 625-2 Digipack: NB 683-2 | |||
Producer | Therion, Christofer Johnsson | |||
Therion chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
All songs written by Christofer Johnsson.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Crying Days" ( Scorpions cover) | 4:32 |
13. | " Summer Night City" ( ABBA cover) | 4:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "The Wings of the Hydra" (live) | 3:23 |
15. | "Black Sun" (live) | 5:46 |
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:
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".
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [4] | 74 |
Polish Albums ( ZPAV) [5] | 38 |
Secret of the Runes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 8 October 2001 [1] | |||
Recorded | May − June 2001 [2] | |||
Studio | Modern Art Studio ( Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
Length | 57:18 | |||
Label |
Nuclear Blast NB 625-2 Digipack: NB 683-2 | |||
Producer | Therion, Christofer Johnsson | |||
Therion chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
All songs written by Christofer Johnsson.
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Crying Days" ( Scorpions cover) | 4:32 |
13. | " Summer Night City" ( ABBA cover) | 4:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "The Wings of the Hydra" (live) | 3:23 |
15. | "Black Sun" (live) | 5:46 |
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:
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".
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [4] | 74 |
Polish Albums ( ZPAV) [5] | 38 |