Arcturian

by Arcturus

Arcturian cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 May 2015
  • Label: Prophecy
  • Country: Norway
  • Length: 47:50
  • Community rating: 3.05/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Atle Gundersen, Hellhammer, Vortex, Martin Koller, Møllern, Skoll

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Ending a ten-year recording silence following their 2007 disbandment, the Norwegian avant-metal pioneers return with renewed theatrical vigor. The record heavily incorporates frantic electronic programming, eerie violins, and ICS Vortex's unmistakable, eccentric vocal delivery into their cosmic metal framework. It seamlessly integrates the symphonic grandeur of their early years with the bizarre experimentation of their latter era.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, progressive, atmospheric, space, theatrical, experimental, orchestral, synthesizers

Tracklist

  1. The Arcturian Sign (5:06)
  2. Crashland (4:08)
  3. Angst (4:26)
  4. Warp (3:51)
  5. Game Over (5:57)
  6. Demon (3:27)
  7. Pale (5:10)
  8. The Journey (4:14)
  9. Archer (5:36)
  10. Bane (5:50)

Credits

  • Skoll - bass, backing vocals
  • Hellhammer - drums, backing vocals
  • Steinar Sverd Johnsen - keyboards [keys], music by
  • Sebastian Grouchot - violin [session star - violins on all tracks]
  • Atle Gundersen - gong
  • Andre Ristesund - arranged by
  • Arcturus - Primary Artist
  • Møllern - Horn [Tubahorn], Synth [Analog Synth], Backing Vocals, Music By, Sounds, Arranged By, Words By, Vocals, Synth, Sounds [Nature Sounds], Keyboards [Analog Keys]
  • Vortex - Words By, Music By, Piano, Synth, Effects [Fills], Backing Vocals

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