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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
Studio album by
Arcturus
ReleasedApril 22, 2002
Recorded2000–2001
GenreAvant-garde metal, progressive black metal
Length43:13
LabelAd Astra Enterprises
Arcturus chronology
La Masquerade Infernale
(1997)
The Sham Mirrors
(2002)
Sideshow Symphonies
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos9.5/10[2]

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

This is the last album to feature Kristoffer Rygg on vocals.


Track listing


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

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel


Arcturus
Additional Musicians
Production Staff

Charts


Chart (2002) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 39

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.
  3. "Arcturus: The Sham Mirrors" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

На других языках


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The Sham Mirrors es el tercer álbum de la banda noruega de black metal y avant garde metal Arcturus, editado el 9 de abril de 2002. Este disco constituyó un cambio con respecto a los anteriores trabajos del grupo escandinavo, ya que presenta un sonido mucho más moderno que La Masquerade Infernale, inspirado en la música clásica, y contiene elementos del trip hop, música electrónica y música ambiental además del sonido típico de la banda, orientado hacia el black metal. Líricamente, también constituyó un cambio de sentido, ya que trata temas relacionados con la ciencia ficción, en lugar de los temas satánicos y anticristianos presentes en anteriores trabajos.



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