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is a departure from the band's previous albums, featuring a much more modern, space-influenced sound, as opposed to the layered, classical melodies of 1997's
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263:in addition to the band's usual
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580:Kalis, Quentin (7 April 2003).
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615:. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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486:Hugh Steven James Mingay
734:La Masquerade Infernale
528:Suomen virallinen lista
501:Tore Ylwizaker - mixing
265:progressive black metal
248:La Masquerade Infernale
121:La Masquerade Infernale
75:progressive black metal
844:The End Records albums
834:Arcturus (band) albums
386:"For to End Yet Again"
805:Aspera Hiems Symfonia
727:Aspera Hiems Symfonia
664:Steinar Sverd Johnsen
444:Steinar Sverd Johnsen
353:"Collapse Generation"
297:Steinar Sverd Johnsen
705:Carl August Tidemann
468:Additional Musicians
424:, producer, engineer
154:Professional ratings
102:Ad Astra Enterprises
812:Shipwrecked in Oslo
748:Sideshow Symphonies
587:Chronicles of Chaos
209:Chronicles of Chaos
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139:Sideshow Symphonies
331:"Nightmare Heaven"
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593:8 September
565:8 September
439:bass guitar
282:on vocals.
261:electronica
828:Categories
692:ICS Vortex
540:References
462:percussion
450:, engineer
434:, engineer
110:chronology
755:Arcturian
521:position
448:keyboards
407:Personnel
320:"Kinetic"
230:Norwegian
60:2000–2001
773:My Angel
652:Arcturus
559:AllMusic
412:Arcturus
253:trip hop
237:Arcturus
173:AllMusic
108:Arcturus
57:Recorded
49:Released
42:Arcturus
39: by
269:Satanic
143:(2005)
134:(2002)
125:(1997)
710:Samoth
509:Charts
474:Ihsahn
422:vocals
312:Length
213:9.5/10
167:Rating
164:Source
81:Length
458:drums
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309:Title
235:band
98:Label
66:Genre
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567:2012
519:Peak
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