Puneet Varma (Editor)

Secret of the Runes (album)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
8 October 2001

Length
  
57:18

Artist
  
Therion

Producer
  
Christofer Johnsson

Genre
  
Symphonic metal

Recorded
  
2001

Secret of the Runes (2001)
  
Bells of Doom (2001)

Release date
  
8 October 2001

Label
  
Nuclear Blast

Secret of the Runes (album) wwwmetalarchivescomimages417417jpg2955

Similar
  
Therion albums, Symphonic metal albums

Therion secret of the runes 2001 full album


Secret of the Runes is the tenth full-length musical album by symphonic metal band Therion. Cover artwork was made by Thomas Ewerhard. A music video was filmed for the Summer Night City cover.

Contents

Therion secret of the runes full album


Track listing

All songs written by Christofer Johnsson.

  1. "Ginnungagap" - 6:10
  2. "Midgård" - 5:04
  3. "Asgård" - 4:07  sample 
  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

Digipak edition

Digipak contains two bonus tracks:

  1. "Crying Days" (Scorpions cover) - 4:32
  2. "Summer Night City" (ABBA cover) - 4:55

Limited edition

Limited edition also contains two bonus tracks:

  1. "The Wings of the Hydra (live)"
  2. "Black Sun (live)".

Runes

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

  • Christofer Johnsson - rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion, additional choir and orchestra arrangement on Bonus Tracks
  • Kristian Niemann - lead and rhythm guitar
  • Johan Niemann - bass guitar
  • Sami Karppinen - drums, percussion
  • Piotr Wawrzeniuk - lead vocals on "Crying Days" and "Summernight City"

    • Vocal and string soloists

  • Marika Schonberg - solo soprano
  • Erika Andersson - solo alto
  • Carl Rahmqvist - solo tenor-baritone
  • Anna Rodell - solo violin
  • Asa Akerberg - solo cello
  • Thomas Karlsson - whispering voice on "Ljusalfheim"

    • Choir

  • Kristina Hansson - coloratura soprano
  • Anna-Maria Krawe - soprano
  • Anna Artursson - alto
  • Marika Schonberg - alto
  • Henrik Holmberg - tenor
  • Patrik Forsman - tenor
  • Carl Rahmqvist - tenor-baritone
  • Joakim Berg - bass-baritone

    • String ensemble

  • Anna Rodell - first violin
  • Josef Cabrales-Alin - first violin
  • Malin Samuelsson - second violin
  • Johan Moren - second violin
  • Linda Svedrup - viola
  • Niklas Sjunesson - viola
  • Asa Akerberg - cello
  • Monica Jonsson - cello

    • Woodwinds (solo and ensemble)

  • Fareidah Hildebrand - flute, alt flute, piccolo
  • Erik Rodell - oboe, English horn
  • Henrik Blixt - bassoon, contrabassoon

    • Brass ensemble

  • Mikael Sorensen - trumpet, fluegelhorn
  • Ayman Al Fakir - horn, Wagner tuba
  • Kristina Borg - horn
  • Rune Bodin - trombone

    • Choir and orchestra on Bonus Tracks

  • Anna Rodell - first violin
  • Elisabeth Lagergren - second violin
  • Petter Axelsson - viola
  • Erik Rodell - oboe
  • Ingela Bolin - soprano (ensemble and solo), alto
  • Anna Artursson - soprano, alto
  • Henrik Holmberg - tenor, baritone
  • Pierre Pettersson - tenor (ensemble and solo), baritone

    • Songs

    1Ginungagap6:10
    2Midgård5:04
    3Asgård4:07

    References

    Secret of the Runes (album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA