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The Sham Mirrors by Arcturus (Record, 2023)

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About this product

Product Identifiers

Record LabelProphecy, Ppcy

UPC0884388704916

eBay Product ID (ePID)14058711958

Product Key Features

Release Year2023

FormatRecord

GenreHeavy Metal

ArtistArcturus

Release TitleThe Sham Mirrors

Dimensions

Item Height0.18 in

Item Weight0.72 lb

Item Length12.35 in

Item Width12.30 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Tracks7

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Tracks1.1 Ad Absurdum 1.2 Collapse Generation 1.3 For To End Yet Again 1.4 Kinetic 1.5 Nightmare Heaven 1.6 Radical Cut 1.7 Star Crossed

Number of Discs1

Sub-GenreHeavy Metal

NotesGatefold LP (black vinyl) incl. Padded inner sleeve and protection sleeve. It is never easy to follow up with another album, especially considering the impact made by the complex wild flight of musical fantasy of "La Masquerade Infernale". Arcturus elegantly solved this conundrum by releasing the comparatively more straightforward third full-length, "The Sham Mirrors" in 2002. This does not mean that the Norwegians had lost their appetite for experiments. The vocals by Garm (ULVER) are more soaring and wide-ranging than ever on this release, while main man Steinar "Sverd" Johnsen keeps adding classic prog rock excursions to his repertoire. Yet, the guitars are more often set to a more conventional metal mode on "The Sham Mirrors". Still complex, still avant-garde, Arcturus clearly consolidated their compositions on "The Sham Mirrors" and while still using many sonic elements, those rather serve each individual song than try to stick out.