Sideshow Symphonies

Sideshow Symphonies is an album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus. It was released on September 19, 2005. It is the first to feature Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs as the principal vocalist and Tore Moren as second guitarist, as well as the first Arcturus album released by Season of Mist.^[1] It marks yet another change in Arcturus' sound, with a cold, dreamy aesthetic featuring relatively quiet guitars, more prominent vocals, and a slightly reduced use of synthesizers.

A problem during the mastering process occurred which rendered this album to have some audio quality issues such as a noticeable decrease in volume on track #2. The label was rumored to be working on a fix for future pressings of the CD, but this seems to have never been addressed as the audio glitches are still present.

Track listing

"Hibernation Sickness Complete" – 5:02
"Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneer" – 8:32
"Deamon Painter" – 5:33
"Nocturnal Vision Revisited" – 5:16
"Evacuation Code Deciphered" – 6:16
"Moonshine Delirium" – 7:10
"White Noise Monster" – 3:55
"Reflections" – 3:40
"Hufsa" (The Groke) – 5:07

Artwork

The album artwork features a modification of the artwork found on the Pioneer 10 deep space probe, possibly a reference to the song "Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneer" on the album. The original picture of the naked man is mirrored so that he appears to have three legs and a mask is added, while the image of the naked woman does not appear at all. Also shown is the symbolic representation of the probe's trajectory and a schematic representation of the hyperfine transition of hydrogen.

Credits

Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs - vocals
Steinar Sverd Johnsen - keyboards
Hellhammer - drums
Knut M. Valle - guitars
Tore Moren - guitars
Hugh Steven James Mingay aka "Skoll" - bass
Silje Wergeland - Guest vocals on "Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneers" and "Evacuation Code Deciphered"

References

↑ "Arcturus Bio". Artisan Norway. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

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Steinar Sverd Johnsen Jan Axel Blomberg Knut Magne Valle Hugh Mingay ICS Vortex Kristoffer Rygg Carl August Tidemann Samoth Marius Vold Dag F. Gravem Øyvind Hægeland Tore Moren

Studio albums	Aspera Hiems Symfonia La Masquerade Infernale The Sham Mirrors Sideshow Symphonies

Extended plays	My Angel Constellation True Kings of Norway

Other releases	Reconstellation Disguised Masters Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel Shipwrecked In Oslo

Labels	Century Black Music For Nations Candlelight Records The End Records Jester Records Season of Mist

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