Therion - Secret Of The RunesReissue. Secret of the Runes is the tenth full length album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion, originally released in 2001. It's a concept album based on Norse mythology, where each song describes one of the nine worlds.

orchestration and improvisation

David Sancious was a founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band

who sang in his previous heavy metal band SANCTUAIRE - it's a passionate performance and there's a touch of melancholy in his voice

all while regularly sharing the stage with dynamic collaborators

" He meant that there is worth

SOVEREIGN NOCTURNAL is widely described as a harmonic combination of sorrowful Black Metal with a sprawling Doom atmosphere

From the majestic opening "When Death Spawns Fire" to the epic ending "Hellstorm"

introduces an intriguing combination of oud and harpsichord- a rare and fascinating addition to the World Music scene

Excluding the opening and closing movements

" the bulk of which is dominated by explosive free-improv fireworks

or mix them together

and he returns to Without Mercy (1984) for the last track "Grief" and reinvents "Never Known" from LC (1981)