Therion - Secret Of The Runes (2001) (Japan, TFCK-87276)
Therion - Secret Of The Runes (2001)
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Symphonic/Operatic Metal | Label: Toy's Factory, Tokyo, Japan #TFCK-87276 | RAR 3% Rec. | Nitroflare.com
… Japanese 1st Press CD with 3 bonus tracks …
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 500 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 160 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 140 MB
Symphonic/Operatic Metal | Label: Toy's Factory, Tokyo, Japan #TFCK-87276 | RAR 3% Rec. | Nitroflare.com
… Japanese 1st Press CD with 3 bonus tracks …
Dammit, everytime I read a review people are constantly comparing a band's previous works to the present work to help them better write their reviews and to compare and contrast. Well, once again, I'm a newcomer to Therion and have nothing to fall back on for this album. I've heard that Deggial is their best album, and yet I can not give testament to that. What I do have is the album in front of me, and it's astounding. Imagine Nightwish smashed with a chorus of ridiculously happy men from a classic movie smashed with some random death metal band. That's the overall sound I hear from this album. Ok, I'm sure you're confused as to where the hell I'm coming from. Well, vocally, this album consists of two styles, an operatic male vocalist(which reminds me of a chorus of men from a 1930s musical or whatnot) and operatic female background vocals in the vein of Tarja from Nightwish.(Tarja is better.) The two different styles play off each other extraordinarily well and add a tremendous heap of feeling to their music. The death metal elements I'm speaking of are not vocal, but rather musical. The first song Ginnungagapp has a deathlike rhythm to it. The death metal motif is very scarce on this record, however. Lyrically, this album deals with the nine worlds of Norse mythology. I'm not going to bother to name them right now or present a track-by-track overview of the album, because it would be a bitch to type all those long foreign words out.Tracklist :
For a symphonic metal album, it sure is chock-full of magnificent riffage. Wow, it's uncanny how well these guys can play. It's not wankish either. When there are guitar solos, they fit perfectly well with the song structure. Also prevalent on this album are flourishes of exotic woodwind instruments and the like and they further add to the greatness of the album.
In conclusion, this is a spectacular album, and though a bit conservative sounding, it's still quite catchy with lethal riffage to boot. Should be one of the top symphonic metal contenders of the year. Now all I need to do is hear Hollenthon.
1. Ginnungagap - 6:11
2. Midgard - 5:04
3. Asgard - 4:07
4. Jotunheim - 3:43
5. Schwarzalbenheim - 5:18
6. Ljusalfheim - 3:55
7. Muspelheim - 2:14
8. Nifelheim - 4:36
9. Vanaheim - 4:04
10. Helheim - 3:18
11. Secret Of The Runes - 5:31
12. Crying Days (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:32
13. Summernight City (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:54
14. Seawinds (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:23
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• Christofer Johnsson - Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion
• Kristian Niemann - Guitars
• Johan Niemann - Bass
• Sami Karppinen - Drums, Percussion
Recorded during Spring 2001 at Modern Art Studio in Stockholm, Sweden.
Mixed and mastered on June & July 2001 at Finnvox Studio in Helsinki, Finland.
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