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Aspera Hiems Symfonia by Arcturus (Record, 2023)

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Product Identifiers

Record LabelPpcy, Prophecy

UPC0884388726017

eBay Product ID (ePID)21058722738

Product Key Features

FormatRecord

Release Year2023

GenreHeavy Metal

ArtistArcturus

Release TitleAspera Hiems Symfonia

Dimensions

Item Height0.39 in

Item Weight0.72 lb

Item Length12.73 in

Item Width12.72 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Tracks8

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Tracks1.1 To Thou Who Dwellest In The Night 1.2 Wintry Grey 1.3 Whence ; Whither Goest The Wind 1.4 Raudt Og Svart 1.5 The Bodkin ; The Quietus (...To Reach The Stars) 1.6 Du Nordavind 1.7 Fall Of Man 1.8 Naar Kulda Tar (Frostnettenes Prolog)

Number of Discs1

Sub-GenreHeavy Metal

NotesGatefold LP (black vinyl) incl. Padded inner sleeve and protection sleeve. Following their early EPs "My Angel" (1991) and "Constellation" (1994), Arcturus finally released their debut album "Aspera Hiems Symfonia" in 1996. The Norwegians derived their name from the brightest star of the Northern hemisphere and were obviously influenced by the massively expanding black metal scene of their homeland. Already featuring such well-known protagonists as ULVER's Garm and MAYHEM's Hellhammer, the line-up on "Aspera Hiems Symfonia" saw Samoth replaced by excellent guitarist Carl August Tidemann and outstanding ULVER bass player Hugh "Skoll" Mingay also joining the band. Despite their audible black roots, Arcturus clearly begged to differ by daring to experiment and adding an avant-garde twist with strange sonorous vocals complementing those piercing shrieks, Sverd's cinematic keyboards, the technical guitar solos, and more elements that to this day mark the band from Oslo as progressive innovators.