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manuscriptreplica
January 3rd 2005


431 Comments


I can send it to you but I don't have AIM, only MSN and soulseek

Tangy: Overrated? By who? No-one knows about this band

br3ad_man
January 3rd 2005


2126 Comments


magicaltroll (and anyone else interested): Here is a link to "Star Crossed", one of the best songs on the album

http://media.theendrecords.com/arcturus_crossedstar.mp3

BoboTheRagingHobo
January 3rd 2005


48 Comments


[QUOTE=manuscriptreplica]
Tangy: Overrated? By who? No-one knows about this band[/QUOTE]


Yes, I second this statement.

They are a fairly obscure band, if they are obscure in an even more obscure genre of music such as avant-garde how can they be overrated?

br3ad_man
January 3rd 2005


2126 Comments


Well, they could have fans saying "omg arcturus are god!!!" when they aren't really as good as their fans claim. Personally, I think they are every bit as good as everyone says.

Tangy zizzle
January 3rd 2005


253 Comments


Obscurity does not equate to good music.

BoboTheRagingHobo
January 3rd 2005


48 Comments


[QUOTE=Tangy zizzle]Obscurity does not equate to good music.[/QUOTE]


Did we ever say that? No, we did not. We questioned your statement of saying they are overrated when they are hardly even known.

manuscriptreplica
January 3rd 2005


431 Comments


And this is good music

Dancin' Man
January 3rd 2005


719 Comments


Tangy is wrong, which is weird cause that doesn't happen often. This album is brilliant and entirely unknown where I am. I'm pretty sure in order to be overrated, it has to be rated in the first place (outside of MX of course)

br3ad_man
January 4th 2005


2126 Comments


They aren't that underground. Sure, I admit that I can't seem to find anything but their first album in Australia, but they are on sites like allmusic, and you can find reviews for them around. It's not like they're Maudlin of The Well or anything.

RideTheSpiral
January 4th 2005


26 Comments


Brilliant album.


I guess they sound like Borknagar, but better...

Kaden
January 4th 2005


222 Comments


They're not that underground. I bought this at an average tower records store.

EDIT: By "this" I mean La Masquerade Infernale.

Tangy zizzle
January 4th 2005


253 Comments


Guys, guys ,guys. Do I have to throw the "opinion" card on the table?

Shadows
Moderator
January 4th 2005


2530 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

^^^ It looks like you may have to.



But be careful because I still have a hand full of trump.

br3ad_man
January 20th 2005


2126 Comments


I listened to this for the first time in a week today. I think that trip-hop type part of Nightmare Heaven is my favourite part, other than the piano solos and when that lead part comes in at the start of Kinetic. I've gotten a few of my friends onto these guys. Good stuff.

Det_Nosnip
January 20th 2005


374 Comments


Good album, but I still prefer "La Masquerade..." I think a big part of it was Vortex's vocals on that album...something really clicked with them for me, especially on "The Chaos Path."

Still, this is a decent album in it's own right, but I was kinda dissapointed to not hear anything that surpassed the song I had already heard, Star Crossed. "Radical Cut" is pretty badass, though, and the piano solos rock, but I prefer the mood of Masquerade to Sham's spacier sound.

George
July 5th 2005


20 Comments


Kinetic and Radical Cut are my favorites. Kickass CD and Review man. :thumb:

Dr. Jake Destructo
July 23rd 2005


86 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I just got this album a few days ago, and holy crap, it's amazing. I love how they draw in so many influences to make extremely unique sound. It's a shame that Garm had to leave. Any news on a new vocalist?

Arrakakaka
October 16th 2005


685 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Garm is one of my favorite vocalists. I liked the avant-garde aspect ALOT.



Oooh. Lookie who rated this a 1! It's my good 'ol buddy SELHIM, who negged and rated lowly practically everything I like because SELHIM is a HIM fanboy and a prick.This Message Edited On 11.04.05

black\m/metal
November 6th 2005


24 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

One of the most amazing albums.

Emperor
January 31st 2006


6 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

One of the best albums I have ever heard.



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