Arcturian is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus.[1] It was released on May 8, 2015 and was the first album by the band in ten years. The album features Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs as the principal vocalist. The first single for the album, "The Arcturian Sign", was released on March 27, 2015.[2]
| Arcturian | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 8, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde metal, symphonic black metal | |||
| Length | 47:47 | |||
| Label | Prophecy Productions | |||
| Arcturus chronology | ||||
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Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Arcturian Sign" | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Crashland" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Angst" | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Warp" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Game Over" | 5:57 |
| 6. | "Demon" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Pale" | 5:10 |
| 8. | "The Journey" | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Archer" | 5:36 |
| 10. | "Bane" | 5:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Angst (Industrial Club Remix By Pride And Fall)" | |
| 2. | "Archer (Sun Of The Sleepless Geisterbahn Remix)" | |
| 3. | "Game Over (Germ Remix)" | |
| 4. | "Warp (Wormhole Remix By Encephalon)" | |
| 5. | "Angst (Nailbomb Remix By Fractured)" | |
| 6. | "Arcturian Psychedelic Sign (By MøllårN)" | |
| 7. | "Warp (Germ Remix)" | |
| 8. | "Pale (Necro Deathmort Remix)" |
Personnel edit
Arcturus edit
- Simen Hestnæs (credited as "ICS Vortex") - vocals
- Knut Magne Valle (credited as "Møllarn") - electric guitar, lead vocals on "The Journey"[3]
- Hugh Mingay (credited as "Skoll") - bass guitar
- Steinar Sverd Johnsen (credited as "Sverd") - keyboards
- Jan Axel Blomberg (credited as "Hellhammer") - drums, percussion
Additional personnel edit
- Sebastian Grouchot - violin
Charts edit
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 15 |
References edit
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ Anders (March 27, 2015). "ARCTURUS UNLEASH 1ST SINGLE FROM "ARCTURIAN"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Babyblaue Prog-Reviews: Arcturus: Arcturian: Review". www.babyblaue-seiten.de. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Arcturus – Arcturian" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 December 2021.