Album: Sideshow Symphonies by Arcturus (2005)
Genre: Avant-Garde | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Season of Mist
Format: Album

Description: Sideshow Symphonies is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus. It was released on 19 September 2005. It is the first to feature Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs as the principal vocalist and Tore Moren as second guitarist, as well as the first Arcturus album released by Season of Mist. It marks yet another change in Arcturus' sound, with a cold, dreamy aesthetic featuring relatively quiet guitars, more prominent vocals, and a slightly reduced use of synthesizers.
A problem during the mastering process caused some audio quality issues, most notably a substantial decrease in volume on "Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneer". The label was rumored to be working on fixing these issues for future pressings of the CD, but this seems to have never been addressed as the audio glitches are still present.
"Hufsa" is the Norwegian name for The Groke, a fictional character of Tove Jansson's children's book series Moomin.

Artist Background: Formed in 1990 as an off-shoot from Mortem, which continued in parallel with Arcturus for a few years. Arcturus is therefore not the same band as Mortem with simply a new name, but rather a different project featuring the same members. Broke up in April 2007, but reunited in 2011 and started touring again. In september of 2011, Artisan (a blog and project run by Jens F. Ryland and Asgeir Mickelson announced the official return of the band (http://www.artisannorway.com/3116/artisan-welcomes-ar... Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Avant-Garde movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Avant-Garde movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Avant-Garde, Rock/Pop, 2000s, Album, Season of Mist

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Sideshow Symphonies is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus. It was released on 19 September 2005. It is the first to feature Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs as the principal vocalist and Tore Moren as second guitarist, as well as the first Arcturus album released by Season of Mist. It marks yet another change in Arcturus' sound, with a cold, dreamy aesthetic featuring relatively quiet guitars, more prominent vocals, and a slightly reduced use of synthesizers.
A problem during the mastering process caused some audio quality issues, most notably a substantial decrease in volume on "Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneer". The label was rumored to be working on fixing these issues for future pressings of the CD, but this seems to have never been addressed as the audio glitches are still present.
"Hufsa" is the Norwegian name for The Groke, a fictional character of Tove Jansson's children's book series Moomin.

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