Arcturus

Arcturus is a Norwegian avant-garde/progressive metal band formed in 1991. They have continuously experimented throughout their career, drawing influences and incorporating elements from a wide range of musical styles, including black metal and classical music, while maintaining their roots as a metal outfit. The band wears what are described as "flamboyant" costumes by Kenny Schticky of MetalSucks, who described their style as "an acquired taste". Their name, which translates to "Bear Guardian", references the Behenian fixed star Arcturus.\ The band has released five official full-length albums. They have shared band members with Mayhem, Ulver, Dimmu Borgir. AllMusic stated that "with their full-length debut, Arcturus proved that they are some of the best black metallers of the late '90s." Bryan Reesman of AllMusic stated the opinion that the band's album Aspera Hiems Symfonia was one of the best metal releases of all time, describing it as "a graceful mixture of classical majesty and black-metal brooding and aggression." The following album La Masquerade Infernale abandons death growls and shrieks in favor of heavy metal singing that Marc van der Pol of AllMusic called "semi-operatic". The album includes instrumental tracks, jungle beats, and other sounds that have drawn comparisons to industrial music.

Somnium - 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Catalyst - 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Rhythm Code 7 - 2024-12-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Home Remixed - 2024-10-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Transtemporal - 2024-09-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazztronautz - 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tone Play - 2023-06-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Garden of Symbiosis - 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Creation : Evolved - 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000000Z

all:Lo compilation, vol. 6 - 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Afar (Remixed) - 2022-01-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Gateway - 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Rise Up Remixed - 2021-05-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Ineffable - 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Templates - 2020-09-03T00:00:00.000000Z

100 - 2019-01-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Resonant Being - 2017-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Seeds of Potential (Arcturus ReWork) - 2024-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Realignment - 2024-08-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Promised Land - 2024-08-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Bloom - 2024-04-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Timewave Zero - 2024-02-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Lessons Learned - 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000000Z

WuShu 武术书信 - 2023-12-15T00:00:00.000000Z

In Waves - 2023-06-17T00:00:00.000000Z