Aspera Hiems Symfonia

by Arcturus

Aspera Hiems Symfonia cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 June 1996
  • Label: Ancient Lore Creations
  • Country: Norway
  • Length: 41:27
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Carl August Tidemann

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring members from iconic Norwegian acts like Ulver and Mayhem, the supergroup pushed black metal into unprecedented theatrical territory. Heavy use of sweeping synthesizers, clean vocal passages, and complex tempo shifts defined its highly eccentric, space-obsessed atmosphere. It served as a critical stepping stone in the scene's rapid evolution toward avant-garde and progressive metal sensibilities.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, melodic, progressive, symphonic, avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. To Thou Who Dwellest In The Night (6:46)
  2. Wintry Grey (4:34)
  3. Whence & Whither Goest The Wind (5:15)
  4. Raudt Og Svart (5:49)
  5. The Bodkin & The Quietus (...To Reach The Stars) (4:36)
  6. Du Nordavind (4:00)
  7. Fall Of Man (6:06)
  8. Naar Kulda Tar (Frostnettenes Prolog) (4:21)

Credits

  • Carl August Tidemann - musician, guitar
  • Garm - musician
  • Hellhammer - musician
  • Steinar Sverd Johnsen - musician
  • Skoll - performer [massive acclamations for performing with us on this album]
  • Arcturus - Primary Artist

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