ASPERA HIEMS SYMFONIA / CONSTELLATION / MY ANGEL

• The Chaos Path La Masquerade Infernale, 1997
• Kinetic The Sham Mirrors, 2002

...and 2 stars - it's my entire mark to all what they've ever done.Experimental-like stuff, not much angry to be black-metal and not that good to be Prog Metal or related - IMHO. The guy screams, the drums beat, the guitars bite etc, but there's nothing to be astonished with. Derivative and even primitive. If you want Extreme Prog, try something more talented. If you want Black Metal, try ANYTHING other but not them. Due to PA's ploicy I ain't giving the names of recommended bands...believe me,there are DOZENS of more worthy ones.

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Posted Sunday, January 07, 2007

Whatsoever other Prog fans may write or say, ARCTURUS is an excellent band in Avantgarde Metal genre or whatsoever you may call it, at least IMHO and according to my taste. And I'm convinced that most of the judgements and ratings done here and on similar sites are due to personal taste. So what...? - Will any negative review change my personal taste and impression? - I don't think so! Just for the matter of balance and fairness I think this edition of their very first studio album deserves a higher rating than below 3. Any rating less than 4 stars for this work is just unacceptable! It's a brilliant work and worth it!

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Posted Saturday, December 22, 2007

"Aspera Heims Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel" is a compilation album by Norwegian symphonic black metal act Arcturus. It was released in 2003 through Candlelight Records and consists of a re-mastered version of Arcturus debut album "Aspera Heims Symfonia (1996)", the "Constellation (1994)" EP, the "My Angel (1992)" EP/ single and two previously unreleased tracks in "The Deep Is the Skies" and "Cosmojam".

The sound quality has greatly improved on the re-mastered version of "Aspera Heims Symfonia" so if you´re a fan of that album this 2 CD compilation album might be worth investing in. In addition to the new re-mastered version of "Aspera Heims Symfonia" it´s also a treat that the tracks from the two pretty rare EPs "Constellation" and "My Angel" are included here. The first was limited to only 500 copies upon original release and I´m sure the latter wasn´t pressed in about a similar number of copies. The two unreleased songs are in the same style as the songs on the "Aspera Heims Symfonia" album. "Cosmojam" is a short atmospheric keyboard song though.

Overall it´s a very good initiative to release these early recordings by Arcturus together on this compilation. A 3 star rating is warranted.

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Posted Tuesday, May 05, 2009

a collection of early e.p.s along with the remastering of A.H.S., which has overdubs of extended solos, additional vocals and additions in general. I listen to this version just as much if not more than the originals. Constellation is great early material wherein they started to show off their ... (read more)

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