ARCTURUS - NORWAY

Constellation - 1995 - Nocturnal Art
Aspera Hiems Symfonia - 1996 - Misanthropy
La Masquerade Infernale - 1997 - Misanthropy
Disguised Masters - 1999 - Jester
The Sham Mirrors - 2002 - Prophecy
Sideshow Symphonies - 2005 - Season Of Mist
Shipwrecked In Oslo - 2014 - Blood
Arcturian - 2015 - Prophecy

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Members
Vocals
Thorns>>Marius>>Thorns - Ulver, Borknagar, Gehenna>>Garm [Trickster G.] [Kristoffer Rygg]>> Ulver, Borknagar, Gehenna – Borknagar, Dimmu Borgir, Solo>>SIMEN HESTNÆS "ICS VORTEX">>Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar, Solo

Guitar
Tritonos>>Carl August Tidemann>>Tritonos, Winds - Ulver>>KNUT M. VALLE - Carnivora>>TORE MOREN>>Carnivora

Bass
Marius - Ulver, Ved Buens Ende, Den Saakaldte>>SKOLL [HUGH MINGAY]>>Ulver, Ved Buens Ende, Den Saakaldte

Drum
Mayhem, Mysticum, Covenant, Antestor, The Kovenant, Emperor>>Hellhammer [Jan Axel Von Blomberg]>>Mayhem, Mysticum, Covenant, The Kovenant, Emperor, Winds, Mezzerschmitt, Carnivora, Dimmu Borgir, Age Of Silence, Dynasty Of Darkness - Mayhem, Mysticum, Covenant, Antestor, The Kovenant, Emperor, Age Of Silence, Dynasty Of Darkness, Mezzerschmitt, Dimmu Borgir>>HELLHAMMER [JAN AXEL VON BLOMBERG]>>Age Of Silence, Dynasty Of Darkness, Mezzerschmitt, Mayhem

Keyboard
Mortem, Emperor, Covenant, Mortem>>SVERD [STEINARD SVERD JOHNSEN]>>Emperor, Covenant, Mortem




History & Biography
Initially thought of as an underground black metal super group, Arcturus devolved into an avantgarde and off beat confusion. The band's founding member is actually keyboardist Sverd who had founded the band while in Mortem. Constellation was supposedly a limited edition release of 500 copies.

Aspera Hiems Symfonia was re-released through Candlelight in 2002. Garm left the act in early 2003. His replacement was Spiral Architect's Øyvind Hægeland. A DVD called Shipwrecked In Stockholm was issued in 2006. The band’s bassist, Hugh Mingay, was involved in a motorcycle accident in April of 2006. Consequently, the three Norwegian shows scheduled for April had to be cancelled. The band threw in the towel ostensibly for personal reasons in early 2007. The group’s last live appearance was in Australia.

Arcturus would release its first new album in a decade, called Arcturian, on May 8th of 2015 through Prophecy Productions. Arcturus would make a USA appearance on May 23rd at the 2015 Maryland Deathfest. The act had reformed in 2011. Norway-based Arcturus played two different live sets at Møllafestivalen in Gjerstad, Norway on August 14th and 15th, 2020 which were livestreamed. The group was booked for Inferno festival in 2023 and reported recording a new album. The band was booked for a gig in Iceland in 2024, Maryland Deathfest 2024 and 70000 Tons Of Metal 2025.


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