The Sham Mirrors

The Sham Mirrors
Studio album by Arcturus
Released April 22, 2002
Recorded 2000–2001
Genre Avant-garde metal, progressive metal
Length 43:13
Label Ad Astra Enterprises
Arcturus chronology
Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel
(2002)
The Sham Mirrors
(2002)
Sideshow Symphonies
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos9.5/10[2]

The Sham Mirrors is the third studio album by Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus. It was released on April 9, 2002.

The Sham Mirrors is a departure from the band's previous albums; it features a much more modern, "outer space"-influenced sound, as opposed to the classical music-inspired layered melodies of 1997's La Masquerade Infernale, and contains elements of trip hop, ambient music and electronica in addition to the band's typical heavy and black metal sound. Lyrically, the album deals with abstract science fiction-themed subjects, a departure from the Satanic lyrics of earlier work. The album cover depicts a model drawing of the upper part of the Apollo spaceship.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kristoffer Rygg, except tracks 4 and 6, written by Jørn H. Sværen, all music composed by Steinar Sverd Johnsen.

No. Title Length
1. "Kinetic"   5:25
2. "Nightmare Heaven"   6:05
3. "Ad Absurdum"   6:48
4. "Collapse Generation"   4:13
5. "Star-Crossed"   5:01
6. "Radical Cut"   5:08
7. "For to End Yet Again"   10:33
Total length:
43:13

Credits

Arcturus

Additional Musicians

Production

References

  1. York, William. "The Sham Mirrors - Arcturus : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. Kalis, Quentin (7 April 2003). "CoC : Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
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