Secret of the Runes (album)

Secret of the Runes
Studio album by
Released8 October 2001
RecordedMay − June 2001
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)
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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, 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.