Arcturian (album) explained

Arcturian
Type:	studio
Artist:	Arcturus
Cover:	ArcturusArcturian.png
Released:	May 8, 2015
Genre:	Avant-garde metal, symphonic black metal
Length:	47:47
Label:	Prophecy Productions
Prev Title:	Shipwrecked in Oslo
Prev Year:	2006

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]

Personnel

Arcturus

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

Sebastian Grouchot - violin

References

Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2021-04-11. www.offiziellecharts.de.
Web site: March 27, 2015 . Anders . ARCTURUS UNLEASH 1ST SINGLE FROM “ARCTURIAN” . 2021-01-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305101112/http://norskmetal.net/news/?p=2572 . 2016-03-05 .
Web site: Babyblaue Prog-Reviews: Arcturus: Arcturian: Review. 2021-04-11. www.babyblaue-seiten.de.