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  • Something about those women turns me on \m/

  • I have stumbled onto something I really enjoy. Thank you, youtube

  • Avant-garde greatness....

  • Hail Arcturus !!!!  \m/

  • 0:42 - "trace hides the traces"? xD Shit happens. Who cares, awesome performance.

  • Dear god... As much as I like Sideshow Symphonies, Vortex should not be allowed within 50 feet of any of Garm's songs. Actually maybe that was a bit harsh: let's say 25 feet.

  • @brandonr85 I prefer Vortex to Garm anyday

  • when was this recorded?

  • Hellfest 2012 !!!!  YYYYYeeeeaaahhhhh

  • He devastated me. Yup, with his voice! Utterly brilliant!

  • i like how around 1:18 he's like oh fuck it here comes the instrumental part imma GTFO

  • @blacktepes LMAO yeah he does. Salutes the crowd and just walks off the stage. Hilarious!

  • it's official, Arcturus is back together and touring!

    now all they need to do is bring out a new album - one that will hopefully make me forget Storm Seeker ever happened

  • Steinar plays the keyboard in ways that makes my spine go cold...

  • @Gatitasecsii You say, Vortex should have stayed in DB !? Are you mad ? Ow what the hell, he had a small role there, playing bass and singing a few parts, but Arcturus suits him better imho. Crazy singing and trolling :p

    What do you mean, "he davastated the 2008 or so album " !?

  • @Gatitasecsii Vortex was the only highlight of this pitiful DB album called 'In sorte diaboli'.

  • @Gatitasecsii wait!! vortex is so much better than the singer of sonata eh...

    dont compare that two

  • @Gatitasecsii Sonata arctica is PURE SHIT compared to Vortex.

  • @MrZirip i bet you're pure shit too.

  • @rosetaandrade

    I give you applause for your capacity to respond and your mature response.

    Good luck.

  • @Gatitasecsii haha youre a joker mate

  • @bbelilovsky wtf yeah i fully regret what i said .__. now that i hear at sideshow simphonies every day i feel ashamed of making such a deliberate critic

    apologizes to vortex and to anyone who was offended by my comment

  • vortex is hilarious...i like his stage acting...

  • my opinion is that you're opinion sucks. Arcturus is their own genre...not to be replicated. Musical genius.

  • Someone please take the apples offered by the pretty jester women! XD They seem to offer them to everyone around them.

  • Vortex shall be backing vocals in Amon Amarth

  • @Faunul The "stupidest" thing I've heard/readed this week.

  • @Faunul no, he's back as main for Borknagar and Vintersorg is doing their backing vox (and that IS truth)

  • @bookworm1138 what about lamented souls

  • @Faunul In 2010 it was announced Simen would be returning to Borknagar as a live member on bass/vocals. Furthermore, Arcturus would be resurrected to headline the ProgPower USA festival in 2011

  • @Faunul After several months of rumours of ICS Vortex's involvement with Borknagar it was announced that he was to rejoin Borknagar full-time as a cooperative vocalist with Vintersorg as well as being the band's bassplayer.

  • !!!...And the miracle is that nothing has happened,nothing has a history or a name,only the voice of falling snow...!!!

  • The keyboardist is a bad motherfucker!

  • vortex

  • sound quality on this vid just does not really do the badass-ness of the song justice

  • @nilespell I completely agree.

  • He has the voice of a Viking God!

  • @666azraella He also looks like he's of viking descent.

  • @streetrulez Because he is a viking descent!?

  • nothing better than getting stoned like a mid-evil thief and watching the greatest band ever. 

  • the solo was kinda fucked up no?

  • 9 dislike - Why? This is a perfect music - gutiars - excellent drums - great Vocal - what the fuck is the problem???

  • @tyrannus91 I'd highly disagree with the vocal part and the song just doesn't sound too well constructed IMO. Fair play to you if you like it though

  • Thumbs up if you think 1:40 to 4:15 is one of the best instrumentals ever made in the history of music.

    BTW i would love to take one of the lady dancers home... but that just my (kinda weird perhaps) taste :)

  • The dancing girl leaves a bit to be desired, but otherwise a good show.

  • Betcha' $5 Hellhammer banged both of those chicks after the concert.

  • nobody sings like vortex, he is a god

  • the beggining is insane.. very heavy

  • oh no his hat fell off at 0:07

  • I'm (quite) new to Arcturus (Or anything ICS's has been in) does he do any high notes that are not falsetto?

  • What voice type (tenor, baritone etc...) is Vortex?

  • @dimmuftw69 i'd say baritone

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  • An alien have tell to ICS VORTEX that 2011 is a lucky number for Arcturus!

  • @BurialWarlock they're diferent types of music, How can you even compare 'em?

  • im sorry i dont even think this. I was just trying to piss off this guy who's telling me it's fact that arcturus are better than slipknot and i said no its opinion and blah blah blah.

    I completely agree with you.

  • @BurialWarlock Dude, nothing is special about Slipknot. Arcturus has more talent than Slipknot will EVER have. Sorry, but it's true, and if you disagree, please feel free to gargle battery acid.

  • @dimmuftw69

    Well i dont think so, They might be better at playing their instruments but the music they create sounds shit. Just my opinion. you can go think what you want i dont care.

  • @BurialWarlock Hey comparing Slipknot to Arcturus its like comparing elementary school to university. Arcturus are masters of music.

  • @jicolombia

    Your opinion. I think arcturus sound messy and horrible. you've got a minute in this song of a horrible sounding bassline that's not needed.

    and the singer sounds horrible.

  • @BurialWarlock HORRIBLE? wtf......

  • @pepepito3000 yes horrible.

  • @BurialWarlock I think they Arcturus is great. Now, you can't even look the two bands the same way, they are in different levels. It's like telling you that britney spears is better than rise againts the machine, you would say that b.s. is crap and r.a.t.m. are fucking good.

  • @jicolombia well i'd say they're called Rage against the machine not Rise Against the machine. Im not trying to insult you or anything but im just saying I dont think arcturus are good.

    and you cant really do a comparison like that when its nothing like comparing slipknot and arcturus.

  • @BurialWarlock You're right, about the name -that I writed wrong, sorry- and about the fact that you can't do a comparaison like that. That's my point, Arcturus is not the same music stlye as Slipknot, so musically you can't compare them. Anyways, each person have its preferences -for exemple there are people saying that rap is music and thinking it's good music, so...

  • @jicolombia, Well ive been told different by arcturus fans. Apparently you can compare them if you want.

  • @BurialWarlock ignorant, go listen slipknot

  • @666D00M666 I dont think you know the meaning of ignorant. if i was Ignorant i would of listened to arcturus to give them a chance to know i dont like them

  • @jicolombia

    How dare people to compare that shite band with the great Arcturus? It's a sin.

  • @SharDarksoul I agree. I think that's because they can't understand how good is Arcturus music.

  • @BurialWarlock You say Arcturus can't write good music while comparing the mwith Slipknot? It's true, Arcturus doesen't know to write the best music, but neither does Slipknot, they are really pretty bad at writing, both bands. But Arcturus at least, has godlike performances, unlike Slipknot, wich is pretty weak outside the studio.

  • @bokuroker

    sorry, Is this video one of the godlike performances you mean? Because this sounds like someones raping a cat a trapped in a bag. I went and saw slipknot live last year when they headlined download and that seemed pretty fucking epic to me. about 10x better than this anyway

  • @BurialWarlock Raping a cat trapped in a bag? I think they performed flawless and the atmosphere created by their music is something that bands like Slipknot sucks, now, I am only judging (pretty sure I spelled wrong, sry) the 2 bands from a medium side of the views, but you sound like a big fan of Slipknot, saying it's 10x better than this in performance is clearly poserish

  • @bokuroker

    I quite like slipknot. Not an overly big fan though. How is it poserish to say slipknots performance at the Download Festival is 10x better than this one? I think its called a difference of opinion rather than poserish.

    I tried to listen to Arcturus because someone told me they were good, I highly disagree. But thats just my opinion.

  • @BurialWarlock noob

  • @adrian30020 What? any Explanation? Because I have a different opinion to you? Get over yourself

  • @BurialWarlock Slipknot, seriously. They sound bored while they're trying to "sing", not to even start about the guitars. Tastes vary.

  • @Megaerathia everyones got their own opinion. Mine is Arcturus sound like shit.

  • @BurialWarlock LOL LOOOOL SLIPKNOT? WTF? gtfo please. dont compare em with Arcturus.

  • Maybe you should learn to read the other comment i posted.

  • @PeopleOnDrugsTv So damn ture... slipknot compared to Arcturus is like comparing shit to gold. Arcturus is fucking AMAZING!

  • @BurialWarlock Dude... I like you and you're cool and all... but I can't believe you came to an Arcturus vid, especially one of their best songs, to talk shit about them... Slipknot isn't SHIT compared to the amazing abilities of this band.... BETTER guitarist BETTER vocalist and WAY BETTER drummer.

  • Maybe you should read my other comment too.

  • @BurialWarlock vortex is better in borknagar

  • Cool

  • One of the Best Band Ever!

  • More people should watch this

  • Que canción, extremadamente buena!!!

  • Lol Knut lost his hat at 0:07!! Ily Knut!

  • 4:06-4:46 my favorite part

  • Vortex is #1

  • Yes, and I know, that nobody cares, but in the title, it should say "live".

  • Hey Knut loses his hat at the beggining when he headbangs! Ahahah.

  • @Frak98

    Happens to me when I play live all the time. Love Knut :D

  • What a show! I wish I could have been there.

  • ICS Vortex is so good.. I think he fits in Arcturus better than Garm

  • Whoever says Arcturus sound better without Garm,doesn't have a clue.

    Arcturus died the moment Garm left,last album was nice for the standards of other bands,for Arcturus it wasn't.

  • I have a glue! what are you talking about.. this is good progress..and ics vortex so is better than garm in arcturus.. I'm not saying Garm isn't good hes awesome! ok.. you can not compare them but I will :)

  • @nahkamatelija666 i will repeat:Last album was nice for the standards of other bands,for Arcturus it wasn't.

    Of course there must be no comparison,Garm basically led Arcturus to these standards,I strongly believe last album was a no-need effort :)

    Vortex is a great bassist and vocalist,no doubt about that.

    Kristoffer is a musical genius.

  • Do not want. Sideshow Symphonies was an amazing album, great aesthetics, amazing vocals, amazing everything. Guest vocals from that one chick made it even better. Vortex in my opinion will be better than Garm, even though it always seems like Simen is just fallowing in Garm's shoes. Like seriously? Garnm was in Borknagar, then SImen was. Garm was in Arcturus, then Simen was. Craziness. They must be good friends eh?

  • @kleklohen well there is a wonderfull new touch in the lyrics and the band plays better than ever. you should give it a chanse, but first forget about your feelings for Garm and let go of the tought of what is no more. and listen to the playing. and try to realize that there is still a fucking good lineup that is playing incredibly good and experiemental metal. and thank watever deity you prefer that vortex is no Blaise Bailey.

  • okay....but that is YOUR opinion...dont get butthurt about it...

  • @kleklohen I actually really like sideshow symphonies, as much as arcturus with garm. Kristoffer is a great singer, and i like what he is doing with Ulver, and i can't imagine him being with Arcturus and Ulver if you consider the magnitude of both bands. I don't know how you can say that Arcturus is dead in this dvd, because it is one of my favorite live dvds ever.

  • hahahahah....

    nope.

  • @nahkamatelija666 No way!

  • @nahkamatelija666 He, Vortex gives them so much versatility. I mean I love the song My Angel with Garm. But Damn the eccentric innovation. The artistry just mind blowing. This band with Vortex is so damn underrated!!!! The only non Vortex song I like is "My Angel in 1991 when Steinar Sverd Johnsen was the leader but that was WAY long ago. Vortex just goes far beyond as he rules. Is the 2012 get together that I am hearing with Vortex true really true??

  • vortex is a special singer

  • @MrInfernus7 true ,i just think Arcturus is one special band.

  • Why would anyone upload an un-synced video?

  • Love Knut's guitar.

  • Ugh, so clean. I see that with a lot of bands, the vocalist cannot do the same stuff as in the recording...this is just awesome.

  • is the double of work,coz simen had to sing at the same tone of garm,the guy who sang this song in the studio version,but simen kick asses

    sorry for my bad english,greetings from chile

  • I'm used to bad english haha, no worries...good point though :P

  • Garm sings on the record, but I see your point :)

    Both are amazing singers.

  • thats because this isn't the original singer for this song

  • I see that now.

  • that's some sexy bass and synth

  • fuck yeah it is....

  • this video is so fkn awesome!!!

  • Garm and Vortex are easily two of the best vocalists I've ever heard.

  • Yep

  • Great show, but some of the editing and effects are really unnecessary.

  • Yeah, like the symbols and stuff ...

  • @webbtje it was kinda trippy for me

  • @webbtje I actually liked the over-the-top editing.

    Adds more weird feeling to the viewing experience.

  • but awesome anyway, idiots!

  • Though I like it, I prefer 100 times to Garm on this, even I prefer to Oyvind from Spiral Architect (2002-2004 live member).

  • They're still great vocals. Vortex has got quite a set of pipes on him. Alas, I still prefer Garm over just about every singer on earth.

  • this song is a fuckn work of art man it just blowz my mind away

  • arcturus as in the star. noob

  • Arcturus is the fourth brightest star in the sky you idiot.

  • you shure? i thought it was Folhamaut...

  • wrong its the third

  • yes. but for eye it's the 4th.

  • Who cares actually. It's one of the brightest of the northern sky, case closed. It's Arcturus as a band we're supposed to discuss here, not the star ;)

  • Is it me or his voice sound lot better live than in studio ?? anyway ...

    Just too good :P

  • Garm was on the studio version, this is Vortex. Although yeah, he does do a great job.

  • That's a masterclass performance!!

  • la raja

  • Amazing!! The keyboard player is great

  • delight & delirium fucking rule! I love em.

  • My favourite singers are:

    1. Marco Hietala

    2. ICS Vortex

    3. Russell Allen

  • what does the ics stand for in vortexs name? never found out

  • His moniker was a bit of a joke to poke fun at one of Garm's aliases, Fiery G. Maelstrom: "Icy S. Vortex", with the first words being opposite elements, the middle initial being the first letters of their common names, and the last word being a powerful circular current of water....( from wikipedia )

  • I'm pretty sure the "S" stands for Simen which is his real first name. Anways, great song from an awesome live performance :)

  • the name ICS Vortex is a world play on the name "Fiery G. Maelstrom". The IC part of the name is the Icy since thats the opposite of fiery lol. Vortex's Real name is Simen and thats wat the S stands. Its all a joke really lol :D

  • Don't listen to this loosers Vortex initials are I for Icy and S for "simen" So ICS responds to "Ice Cold Semen" He was named like that by Garm in joke

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  • this band has a fucking awesome live show...kinda weird at first but totally awesome

  • Absolute perfection, there will never be another band that could be as good as Arcturus at what they did.

  • The angels all stone, passing their years

    Hoping to be saved from oblivion

    By oblivion

    great!

  • Le claviériste est carrément planqué ^^' Dommage, il est vachement bon en tout cas.

  • awesome band, if they start touring again i hope they come to utah haha

  • they broke up ;__;

  • any band Simen has ever been in has been pretty good. Borknagar, Lamented Souls, Dimmu and Arcturus. Somone said he was in Code, but they have a big fat message that reads "SIMEN HESTNAES IS NOT IN CODE"

    Anyhow, I <3 Arcturus!