![]() Incorporating elements of high classical music and folksy-pagan elements it received massive acclaim and extended the boundaries of black metal. The album was a complex set in both lyrics and music that was followed up with the sophomore La Masquerade Infernale (1997), an album that incorporated elements not normally seen in black metal, coming across as far more innovative than its contemporaries at the time. The album had critics going gaga over it, being a complete effort, something few side-projects were afforded. Formed by Sverd (Steinar Johnsen) and Hellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg) as an offshoot of the band Mortem. Skoll (Real Name: Hugh Steven James Mingay of Ved Buens Ende bass) was soon added to the line-up, a line-up that would finally release their debut album Aspera Hiems Symfonia (1996) on the 'Century Media' label. An avantgarde/progressive metal band from Oslo, Norway, founded in 1990. This line-up lasted long enough to release only one EP titled Constellation (1994) before Samoth was forced to leave for his new home in prison (see Emperor for details) and was subsequently replaced with August (Real Name: Carl August Tidemann ex- Winds/of Tritonus). Arcturus CD discography Unparalleled in creativity, musicianship and artistic approach since their foundation days, mastermind Steinar 'Sverd' Johnsen and his cosmic crew consisting of past and present members of bands like Ulver, Mayhem, Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar and Ved Buens Ende have been dancing their very own tightrope between genius and madness ever since. Gravem (bass) and Samoth (of Emperor guitar) joining. T started as a side-project for Norwegian black metallers Sverd (Real Name: Steinar Sverd Johnsen ex- Mayhem/of The Kovenant keyboards) and Hellhammer (Real Name: Jan Axel Von Blomberg ex- Mayhem/ex- Kovenant/ex- Thorns/ex- Winds drums) who released several small pieces under the moniker Arcturus before forming a band proper with Garm (Real Name: Christofer Rygg of Ulver vocals), Dag F. ![]()
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