Arcturian

Arcturian
Arcturus studio album
Publication (s)	2015
admission	2010-2014
Label (s)	Prophecy Productions
Format (s)	CD, LP, download
Title (number)	10
running time	48:07
occupation	ICS Vortex , vocals Møllarn , guitar Skoll , bass Sverd , keyboard Hellhammer , drums
production	Martin Koller
Studio (s)	Mølla Studios
chronology Shipwrecked in Oslo (2006) Arcturian -

Arcturian is the fifth regular studio album by the Norwegian metal band Arcturus . It was released by Prophecy Productions in May 2015 .

Creation and publication

Already around the time of the reunification of the band, after which Arcturus performed mainly at several festivals, the first recordings of new pieces were made. Initially, a new album was announced for 2013, but Arcturian's recordings at Knut Magne Valles Mølla Studios dragged on until 2014. Sebastian Grouchot (violin), Atle Pakusch Gundersen (gong) and Andre Ristesund (arrangement) were involved as guest musicians. Valle and the band mixed and mastered the album, Martin Koller produced it. Arcturian was released on CD and in a limited LP edition, in a limited edition with the bonus remix CD Rearcturianized and as a box set with album and remixes on two CDs and two LPs.

Track list

1. The Arcturian Sign - 5:08
2. Crashland - 4:10
3. Fear - 4:28
4. Warp - 3:54
5. Game Over - 5:59
6. Demon - 3:31
7. Pale - 5:13
8. The Journey - 4:16
9. Archer - 5:37
10. Bane - 5:51

Rearcturianized

1. Angst (Industrial Club Remix by Pride and Fall ) - 5:44
2. Archer (Sun of the Sleepless Geisterbahn RMX by Markus Stock ) - 4:29
3. Game Over (Germ Remix) - 6:02
4. Warp (Wormhole Remix by Matt Gifford) - 5:12
5. Fear (Nailbomb Remix by Fractured) - 4:03
6. Arcturian Psychedelic Sign (by Møllarn) - 5:52
7. Warp (Germ Remix) - 3:58
8. Pale (Necro Deathmort Remix by AJ Cookson & Matthew Rozeik) - 6:19

style

In contrast to the atmospherically relatively calm previous album Sideshow Symphonies , Arcturian is harder, more varied and more adventurous, a “mixture of Black Metal , Progressive Rock , avant-garde and classical elements”. Guitars stand out more with hard riffs and melodic solos. In addition to the overall dominant keyboard, a violin is always used. In addition to electronic effects and rhythms used. The singing is varied.

reception

The reactions to the band's first album in 10 years have been positive. Wu Gang from Rock Hard thinks that Arcturus “stay on course with all stylistic twists and never lose sight of a targeted, coherent overall picture. [...] The title 'surprise hit of the year' should not be taken away from the album. ”Thomas Kohlruß from Babyblauen Seiten says:“ Musically, Arcturus haven't forgotten anything. [...] A worthy and impressive comeback. "Alex Klug from metal.de sums up:" Contemporary reincarnation without forgetting his roots - one way and no other. " Arcturian was at number 15 in the German charts for a week.

Web links

• Arcturian at Allmusic (English)
• Reviews of Arcturian on the baby blue pages

Individual evidence

1. ↑ New album in 2013 ... , facebook.com , accessed on October 13, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Arcturus: Arcturian , Baby Blue Pages , accessed on October 13, 2015.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Wu Gang: Arcturus. Arcturian , Rock Hard # 336, accessed October 13, 2015.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Alex Klug: Arcturus - Arcturian , metal.de , accessed on October 13, 2015.
5. ^ Official German charts