The Sham Mirrors
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| Studio album by Arcturus | ||
| Released | April 9, 2002 | |
| Recorded | 2000 - 2002 | |
| Genre | Avant-garde metal | |
| Length | 43:13 | |
| Label | The End Records | |
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| Arcturus chronology | ||
| Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel (2002) |
The Sham Mirrors (2002) |
Sideshow Symphonies (2005) |
The Sham Mirrors is the third full-length album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus. It was released on April 9, 2002.
The Sham Mirrors is a departure from the band's previous albums. It features a much more modern, "outer space"-influenced sound as opposed to the classical-inspired layered melodies of 1997's La Masquerade Infernale, and contains elements of trip-hop, ambient music and electronica in addition to the band's typical heavy and black metal sound. Lyrically, the album deals with abstract science fiction-themed subjects, a departure from the Satanic lyrics of earlier work.
[edit] Track listing
- "Kinetic" (G., Johnsen, Rex) – 5:25
- "Nightmare Heaven" (G., Johnsen, Rex) – 6:05
- "Ad Absurdum" (G., Johnsen, Rex) – 6:48
- "Collapse Generation" (H., Hellhammer, Johnsen) – 4:13
- "Star-Crossed" (G., Johnsen, Rex) – 5:01
- "Radical Cut" (H., Hellhammer, Johnsen) – 5:08
- "For to End Yet Again" (G., Johnsen, Rex) – 10:33
[edit] Credits
- Trickster G. Rex - Vocals
- Steinar Sverd Johnsen - Keyboards
- Hellhammer - Drums
- Knut M. Valle - Guitars
- Dag F. Gravem - Bass
- Ihsahn - Spitting voice on track 6
- Mathias Eick - Ubu's horn on tracks 3,4 and 6
- Hugh Steven James Mingay - Low frequentation on track 6
