The Archaic Course

Studio album by Borknagar

Released

20 October 1998

Recorded

17 August – 5 September 1998

Genre

Black metal, progressive metal

Length

37:46

Label

Century Media

Producer

Borknagar, Waldemar Sorychta

Borknagar chronology

The Olden Domain
(1997)

The Archaic Course
(1998)

Quintessence
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The Archaic Course is Borknagar's third studio album and their first to feature ICS Vortex (Simen Hestnæs) on vocals replacing Garm (who, according to Øystein Brun, "didn't want to scream anymore"), along with the addition of guitarist Jens F. Ryland. The album also features guest contributions from Enslaved guitarist Ivar Bjørnson, although he was not listed as part of the band in the credits. This is also the last album to feature the original drummer and one of the founders of the band, Erik "Grim" Brødreskift, before he died from a drug overdose.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Oceans Rise"	Øystein G. Brun	Brun	05:27
2.	"Universal"	Brun	Brun	05:35
3.	"The Witching Hour"	ICS Vortex	Ivar Bjørnson, Brun	04:26
4.	"The Black Token"	Brun	Brun	05:19
5.	"Nocturnal Vision"	Vortex	Brun	04:35
6.	"Ad Noctum"	Vortex, Brun	Vortex	04:22
7.	"Winter Millenium"	Brun	Brun	05:44
8.	"Fields of Long Gone Presence/Outro" (instrumental)		Bjørnson	02:18
Total length:				37:46

Credits

ICS Vortex – Vocals; synthesizer and effects on "Ad Noctum"
Øystein G. Brun – Guitar
Jens F. Ryland – Guitar
Kai K. Lie – Bass
Grim – Drums
Ivar Bjørnson – Synthesizer and effects on all tracks except "Ad Noctum"

References

↑ Anderson. The Archaic Course at AllMusic

External links

Borknagar-The Archaic Course (1998 3rd Album at Borknagar.com)

Borknagar
Øystein G. Brun Jens F. Ryland ICS Vortex Lars A. Nedland Vintersorg Baard Kolstad Ivar Bjørnson Erik "Grim" Brødreskift Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg Infernus Kai Lie Justin Greaves Asgeir Mickelson Tyr David Kinkade
Studio albums	Borknagar (1996) The Olden Domain (1997) The Archaic Course (1998) Quintessence (2000) Empiricism (2001) Epic (2004) Origin (2006) Universal (2010) Urd (2012) Winter Thrice (2016)

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