Released 8 October 2001 Length 57:18 | Recorded 2001 Release date 8 October 2001 | |
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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 2001 full album
- Therion secret of the runes full album
- Track listing
- Digipak edition
- Limited edition
- Runes
- Credits
- Vocal and string soloists
- Choir
- String ensemble
- Woodwinds solo and ensemble
- Brass ensemble
- Choir and orchestra on Bonus Tracks
- Songs
- References
Therion secret of the runes full album
Track listing
All songs written by Christofer Johnsson.
- "Ginnungagap" - 6:10
- "Midgård" - 5:04
- "Asgård" - 4:07 sample
- "Jotunheim" - 3:43
- "Schwarzalbenheim" - 5:18
- "Ljusalfheim" - 3:53
- "Muspelheim" - 2:13
- "Nifelheim" - 4:33
- "Vanaheim" - 4:02
- "Helheim" - 3:18
- "Secret of the Runes" - 4:30
Digipak edition
Digipak contains two bonus tracks:
- "Crying Days" (Scorpions cover) - 4:32
- "Summer Night City" (ABBA cover) - 4:55
Limited edition
Limited edition also contains two bonus tracks:
- "The Wings of the Hydra (live)"
- "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:
- "Ginnungagap (Prologue)"
- "Midgård"
- "Asgård"
- "Jotunheim"
- "Schwarzalbenheim"
- "Ljusalfheim"
- "Muspelheim"
- "Nifelheim"
- "Vanaheim"
- "Helheim"
- "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
Vocal and string soloists
Choir
String ensemble
Woodwinds (solo and ensemble)
Brass ensemble
Choir and orchestra on Bonus Tracks
Songs
1Ginungagap6:10
2Midgård5:04
3Asgård4:07
References
Secret of the Runes (album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA