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There are still some
people around who remember Therion as one of the first Swedish death metal
bands in the early 90's. Their first albums were very unique death metal
albums but it was with the legendary "Theli" release in 1996 that they
became widely known to the world for their mixture of classical music, opera
choirs and heavy metal. Therion has always been extremely unique and they
still are. The new album "Secret Of The Runes" is a natural sequel to last
year's release "Deggial" but things are not exactly the same as they were
then. "Secret..." is heavier and darker than "Deggial" was and there are
perhaps stronger metal influences this time. There are still lots of powerful
orchestral arrangements but not as many as before. The vocals this time are
some of the strongest ever on any Therion release and I'm not just saying
this because the choir is from Sweden. As you probably already know this is a
concept album based on Nordic mythology with each of the nine different worlds
of the world tree Yggdrasil making out one song on the album. Therion are now
stronger than ever with the creative genious Christofer Johnsson being joined
by three highly professional musicians. May the story never
end.
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1. Ginnungagap (Prologue) 2. |
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Asgård 3. Midgård 4. Schwarzalbenheim (Svartalfheim) 5. |
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Jotunheim 6. Ljusalfheim 7. Vanaheim 8. Nifelheim |
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9. Muspelheim 10. Helheim 11. Secret Of The Runes |
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