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Secret of the Runes (album)

Secret of the Runes
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Studio album by Therion
Released 8 October 2001
Recorded 2001
Genre Symphonic metal
Length 57:18
Label Nuclear Blast
NB 625-2
Digipack: NB 683-2
Producer Therion, Christofer Johnsson
Therion chronology
The Early Chapters of Revelation
(2000)
Secret of the Runes
(2001)
Bells of Doom
(2001)
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Allmusic 4.5/5 stars

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.

All songs written by Christofer Johnsson.

Digipak contains two bonus tracks:

Limited edition also contains two bonus tracks:

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:

Runic letter sowilo variant.png Runic letter ehwaz.svg Runic letter kauna.svg Runic letter raido.svg Runic letter ehwaz.svg Runic letter tiwaz.svg · Runic letter othalan.png Runic letter fehu.svg · Runic letter thurisaz.svg Runic letter ehwaz.svg · Runic letter raido.svg Runic letter uruz.svg Runic letter naudiz.svg Runic letter ehwaz.svg Runic letter sowilo variant.png


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