Arcturus or In the Woods...?

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Both bands ceme from the famous, or rather infamous Norwegian Black Metal Scene, but fortunately both bands went way beyond the limits of this genre and the best works of both bands cannot be called black metal at all.
I love the voice of Garm and Simen, and Arcturus was certainly a very interesting band, but in my opinion In the Woods.. makes the more rewarding listening. The were less accesible than Arcturus, but for a longer period of time their music offers more. 

Poll Question: Which do you prefer?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Arcturus	4	[36.36%]
In the Woods...	5	[45.45%]
I love them equally.	2	[18.18%]
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Norbert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 20 2005 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2506	Topic: Arcturus or In the Woods...? Posted: January 07 2012 at 08:04
	Both bands ceme from the famous, or rather infamous Norwegian Black Metal Scene, but fortunately both bands went way beyond the limits of this genre and the best works of both bands cannot be called black metal at all. I love the voice of Garm and Simen, and Arcturus was certainly a very interesting band, but in my opinion In the Woods.. makes the more rewarding listening. The were less accesible than Arcturus, but for a longer period of time their music offers more.

EatThatPhonebook Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 03 2009 Location: Norwich, VT Status: Offline Points: 788	Posted: January 07 2012 at 08:22
	I really like both bands, but Arcturus released the Sham Mirrors, a masterpiece in my opinion. In the Woods... can write some great haunting stuff, but no album of theirs comes close to being a masterpiece. Edited by EatThatPhonebook - January 07 2012 at 08:23


Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34050	Posted: January 07 2012 at 08:42
	i really like Arcuturus have not heard In the Woods..... but i probably should if you like that type of black metal you might find this band interesting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solefald


sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Posted: January 07 2012 at 08:53
	No album or Arcturus comes close to matching any of In the Woods... three, or their live album which is brilliant.
	Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

Mellotron Storm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 12919	Posted: January 07 2012 at 09:06
	I just have Sham Mirrors from ARCTURAS which is a great album but In The Woods... gets my vote.They truly are an amazing band and have put out some fantastic music over the years.Strange In Stereo and especially Omnio are killer albums.
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Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178	Posted: January 08 2012 at 01:14
	Arcturus for me.
	Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Ben Enochian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: June 24 2009 Location: Portsmouth Status: Offline Points: 39	Posted: January 08 2012 at 07:49
	For the person who mentioned Solefald, 'The Linear Scaffold'...great stuff. Good call. Personally prefer Arcturus...as I'm a fiend for anything that Garm does. Ulver are superb. But 'In The Woods' did 'Omnio'...which I also like.
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JS19 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 10 2010 Location: Lancaster, UK Status: Offline Points: 1321	Posted: January 08 2012 at 10:15
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