Arcturus - Star Crossed

[FOTbalazs]

Magyarország!

[rosskay]

I did a beautiful cover on this years ago, I feel so upset its lost.

[zayotkennel]

@metaldorksforever666 i don't know why, but i wrote mustis, maybe because i was listen dimmu when i wrote mustis ahahahha sorry guys

[MrMetalMayhem]

i'm discovering this band and i'm enjoying them!

[zayotkennel]

epic song! epic mustis!!!!!!!!

[mitchell0406]

@zayotkennel mustis??

[metaldorksforever666]

@zayotkennel Isn't Mustis, Mustis was for Dimmu..haha

[RemaLord]

epic lyrics

[RemaLord]

can we ever make a way out of this mud? thats all im asking

[Eospag]

Vortex and Garm are both awesome, stop trying to compare perfection to perfection seriously now.

[VaticanIscaria]

This is one of the first metal albums I ever bought, got it at the same time as Emperor's Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk and Dimmu Borgir's Stormblast. Just found the CD in my old collection, too. Metal rules :3

[TheBetterGuy999]

garm used these same vocals on war of roses, its just friggin reat

[Fufux0rs]

am i still on earth?

[RemaLord]

can we ever make a way out of this mud?

[corpsus1]

Not only that their back, but according to Vortex, they are working on a new album! May that be the reason behind the canceling of their shows lately?!

[MetalheadZW8]

THEY'RE BACK!!!! put this in the youtube search link, they played a show like 3 days ago!!!!! Arcturus @ Southern Discomfort Festival 2011

[pineapplepeanuts]

The last great Arcturus album. What a progression the band went through from album to album. After this record, they just rehashed themselves.

[lordokkultuzs30]

fall of man ballad. hehehe...

[eileenmelis]

I'm tempted to learn the piano of this song now.

[Stigmableedingblack]

1:46 - piano orgasm

[jazi666]

fucking grear song

[miroslavRC666]

Masterpiece!



[BlacktoryProject]

Arcturus are magicians. And that's not even hyperbolic. One of my all-time heroes, Alan Moore, gave his vision on what magicians are/used to be.

They were people who were able to affect other people. How did they do that? Through art. Music, writing, storytelling etc. A good writer or storyteller can severely affect your vision on someone. Hence why bards were often seen as magical.

Arcturus can affect you too, and lots of other people, into enjoyment.

Damn short youtube comments.

[0lvl]

@BlacktoryProject people like you sir are one of the few kinds that still make this world interesting.

[TheMisantrope]

Great lyrics about the humanity and his future.

[vikingthrone345]

garm is so damn good on this song

[Cyberwaste138]

I'n trying to find sheet music or at least the MIDI for the piano part, can anyone help me? Send me a message if you can help, much appreciated.

[heathen1392]

Just in the mood...such a killer keyboard sequence.

[Pyr0qvy]

my mind has expanded

[metalstorm3000]

ridiculously good band

[SATANECRONOMICUS]

A band which keeps getting better and better.

[AsperaSyfonia]

Skoll,one of the most underrated bass players........

[Necrocyklo]

i like the part when Garm starts to sing:

"And our vision

Goes backwards"

and in that moment the music sounds like going backward...just amazing :D

[animatedmurder]

and this song itself seems to expand the universe and challenge who i am really...wish more music was this way!

[aragorn100000]

Good year to all of you lol!

[midy666]

muito foda

[berserkur19]

i was just looking for a band name, then i came up with arcturus, then i searched youtube to find out if some other band already had that name, then i said FUCK!

[Neueregel]

It's great that Arcturus finally disbanded so they did not have time to sold out to labels like Nuclear Blast who magically turns every band into shit

[Simson616]

@Neueregel and that's exactly how it is!

[Neueregel]

@Simson616 Indeed my friend. Ulver already are going too much Gothic/Hip for their own good

[Simson616]

@Neueregel did not listen much to them but I noticed it listening to CoF, In Flames or Dream Theater - well they're/have been at roadrunners i guess but isn't that almost the same :)? Those major labels are kinda sucking out the souls of those bands leaving something zombie-like...

[Neueregel]

@Simson616 Very True. I have to add to your list Soul-lost bands like Kamelot, Nightwish, Amorphis (totally sold out), Epica, Hammerfall, Slipknot, Queensryche, Metallica and almost every band above 1 million views except Maiden. Fame and money are total bitches and intervene with real art.

[Simson616]

@Neueregel Haha XD I totally forgot those ^^"

[Blaze1337blaze]

@Neueregel

I question whether any of those bands have sold out.

[joelakastud123]

it sounds like vortex may be do some backing on this

or mabe im just hearing things idk they didnt mention him in any credits for this album

[Sziity]

@joelakastud123

Everything is possible :)

[lordvladislas]

@joelakastud123 vortex had nothing to do with this album.

[Wallblind]

@joelakastud123 are you just trolling?

[MrFlokos]

@joelakastud123 vortex is the vocalist on arcturus dude ":PP

[joelakastud123]

@MrFlokos he is the current but this is garm whom of which also introduced vortex 2 this band

[javelinstark]

@joelakastud123 actually arcturus was vortex's original band before dimmu, when he left dimmu he decided to start working with them again

[joelakastud123]

@javelinstark in all due respect you couldnt be more vortex's main band was lamented souls garm was the original for arcturus in fact he was the one who introduced vortex into the band

[Obsidus]

Truly a great song, no argument. This album is the sort of thing I would add to the list of truly great human accomplishments, I'm completely serious. If art is an important facet of human existence and our difference from animals, then this would be one of the best showings of this potential and difference.

[Nannirk]

@joelakastud123 What are you talking about? Vortex is the lead singer...

[joelakastud123]

@Nannirk currently yes but garm is the original vortex is only the main singer in sideshow symphonies

[Nannirk]

@joelakastud123 "On January 5, 2005, the band announced that Øyvind had moved too far away for his continued involvement to be practical and they had parted ways. He was replaced by Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs, who had previously performed vocals on three Arcturus tracks ("Master of Disguise", "The Chaos Path", and "Painting My Horror") on La Masquerade Infernale."

From Wikipedia.

[ropisfun]

@joelakastud123 it does kind of have that sound, im not saying its not possible but vortex didnt join the band till the next album after this one

[IronreaverVII]

@joelakastud123 He was most definitely in the band at the time of release, no doubt.

[joelakastud123]

@Morgaineravenvamp The only band that actually is vortex's is lamented souls vortex didnt show up with arcturus until he guessed on la masquerade garm is the original up until sideshow symphonies where it was vortex as member on vocals

[1banez]

@Morgaineravenvamp Not only you got the singer wrong but saying the band is vortex's is insult to the original members.

[ExNausea]

Amazing, takes me out of reality instantly

[MemetronDaBboy]

fuckign amazing shit. its just pure madness and art . what creative genius. I don't know anyone else that likes this/. I like the other saongs better but hellhammer is a killer on those drums

[DemonosSilvast]

Magnificent!!! Thats all i can say!!!

[ExNausea]

8 people are too into talentless mainstream music.

This is awesome stuff only got into them!

[KazeKono]

I know the some of the band members and I've talked to all of them, They are all epic and I love their music :D Well before the band split up I suppose.

[KazeKono]

I know the some of the band members and I've talked to all of them, They are all epic and I love their music :D

[Metalhead4569]

Best song on the album : )

[rthavi]

I sure do wish Garm had stuck with Arcturus. I just don't like Vortex.

[DemonosSilvast]

@rthavi I think opposite!!!

[HarryTheGuitar]

that "residence of stars" part at 1:45 blasts me to another fuckin dimension!

of course this song as a whole is mindblowing, a journey to another place...

[SadeDeath]

This song makes me feel I`m not here..

[maktorri9]

Wow, I wish I could play the keys/piano like this. If I had done my finger stretches as a child that could make all the difference in the world.

[TheRobberOfCaravas]

Просо нет слов =) Arcturus как всегда на высоте )))

[antidogma1]

no1 hungaryan atmosphric/epic/cosmic/experim­ental/ambient metal music-thy catafalque  album-roka hasa radio

[DerelictEarth]

I can't get enough of this intro... This piano work is just stellar !

[Bneibaruchmexico]

yes i want all the arcturus material on tape vynil and cd ... my favorite band ever !!!

[guitardeadsociety]

Notice that NO ONE said anything bad about Arcturus, because they fucking rule! And rap and hip hop are the most popular kind of music, haha, what a joke. People are so retarded, they can't open their mind to amazing music like this! Oh, and the greatest rap song ever is Arcturus's rap version of Master of Disguise! He sounds black too! LMAO

[thestaticstorms]

Wow. One of the best things I've heard in a long time.

[OverTheFlows]

Valóban isteni dallam!! Sőt, ez sokkal több annál...

[kthebay]

Arcturus is amazing, all there is to it.

[orfeasdaron]

ma poso gamei!

[INDUSTRIAL3X]

how baroque :)

[Sziity]

@INDUSTRIAL3X

You got that right more than you think... Sverd used to play Bach more than 4 hours a day, for sure it's influenced his tunes.

[Antalarion]

@INDUSTRIAL3X That's the word : baroque :)

[SATANECRONOMICUS]

@INDUSTRIAL3X indeed. this avant-garde music is amazing.

[jellehenk]

i dont know who's better, Garm or Vortex? they both have such powerfull and awesome voices.....

[wayfechylde3]

@jellehenk tough... i think Vortex in arcturus, but on the whole i like Garm better, especially Ulver

[yomomasface]

I heard Vortex left Dimmu because an upcoming album for Arcturus.

[fiernocht]

@yomomasface he was fired, but he has hinted at reviving arcturus

[thavador]

what a cruel sound engineering or youtube's shitty quality?

but the mixing seems to be completely unbalanced

[superman12211331]

I talked to Vortex on facebook (seriously, add him, he'll talk to you) and he told me he was pretty sure he was bringing arcturus back

[ThePoopLoser123]

Simen needs to get back on lead vocals

[azrael666ethereal]

@ThePoopLoser123 I'd prefere Garm to take his rightful place as vocalist to be honest.........

[SuburbanPrince]

Im not saying vortex is bad, but Garm and this album is so good that I don't even have any words to express it!

[Ghul]

Garm´s voice is very clear and exact, but i prefer Vortex voice, because he has a unique style

[NostaligicBlackFrost]

@Ghul I completely agree with you!

[mrclamp1936]

that is called art...!!!no comments :p

[Octalnet]

I liked that part from 0:00 to 5:02.

[VanRootstuck]

Arcturus was the first avant-garde stuff I've ever heard. And Garm's vocals were the most mesmerizing I had heard. (Just for the notice, before finding Arcturus I was listening to Mozart, Bach, Led Zeppelin and Judas Priest...)

I rebuilt my cellar while listening to Arcturus.

Fucking great!!!

[deprofundisgr]

I think its time for the old good bands to reunite, or else we wont listen to any quality music...

[BMlegion90]

this song is just PERFECT

[NostaligicBlackFrost]

@BMlegion90 I know!

[Forlo12345]

...so beautiful

[BMlegion90]

just fantastic!

[tonifreyr]

I love reading through comments that aren't flaming each other for a change, very nice, especially while listening to arcturus

Gawd..... i love this band

[consciousconscience]

I don't really like the new vocalist.. and it doesn't help that he has huge shoes to fill either

[azrael666ethereal]

@consciousconscience What new vocalist?????? This is Garm on vocals!!!!!

[chriseid]

@azrael666ethereal

I know this is Garm, I guess I was just commenting on the vocalist that replaced him when Garm left to do Ulver full time.

[azrael666ethereal]

@chriseid You mean Vortex... he was guest vocal on La Masquerade Infernale.... when Garm left Borknagar Vortex replaced him there aswell... I prefere Garm also..  :)

[NostaligicBlackFrost]

@consciousconscience Vortex? He's excellent.

[Gigahearts18]

ah como me trae recuerdos haha..

en fin..

[buzzlebug]

I like! :D

[sixstringfender]

Ive never heard of this guy or band. But its great. I stumbled on this buy mistake. Sometimes mistakes are so good :)

[00haze]

isit true? waaa I'd ride my bike across the simpson desert to see an arcturus reunification show

[Rizoschdester]

Great song. It makes me tremble. Too much for this world ^^

[YourBodyYourTemple]

Let the quest in space and time be reincarnated! Awsome talent packed together in an orgy of sounds. Onwards! Godspeed!

[metallidimmu]

, ICS Vortex has mentioned he plans to resurrect "a band or three" in a blog he posted shortly after being removed from Dimmu Borgir...

[immortalx50]

He also wrote about Arcturus' reunion in 2011

[SATANRULEzzzz]

I think a huge part of Dimmu Borgir fans left with the Vortex!!!!

[thepezdispenser]

even though i´m a huge Vortex fan, i must admit i prefered their albums from back when Vortex wasn´t a member

[azrael666ethereal]

@SATANRULEzzzz Good, they were better before he joined anyway... lol

[Destruction3402]

Skoll is totally underrated as a bassist.

Keeping together such complex percussions and the other instruments is no easy task. :P

[SATANRULEzzzz]

GARM!!!!

[ultimateRupture]

its true that they will reunite.with vortex on vox and of course hellhammer:)

[Sziity]

I suppose Vortex shall do the bass and some vocal and Garm shall join in as "main" vocalist. Sverd's role is obvious, so as Hellhammer's. I hope Tore and Magne will take part in guitarring, because they're excellent musicians.

[SharDarksoul]

@Sziity

I hope so, Garm is an amazing vocals. Hope he'll do his good old shrieks again as well.

[cinerisrequiem]

@Sziity damn! that'd be awesome!

like a miracle or smth!

[TheShadowMystik]

I don't care WHO performs in this song, because it is intriguing nevertheless! :)

[Sziity]

I'm sorry, but the issue you've been discussing is way too alien to Arcturus, so I removed your post. I don't like the erase someone's thoughts, but I will if I have to.

[severed666metal]

@Sziity "Alien to Arcturus" lolpun

In better news, Arcturus might be reforming. Vortex has hinted so. I hope to god it happens

[Sziity]

IS THAT SO? :O I've almost died in heart attack.... that would be such a waste, not to experience thier reborn :O If the reunion happens, i shall be drunk for an entire week :D

[severed666metal]

Oui. It was on his myspace a little while ago after he left Dimmu Borgir, or got fired or whatever the issue was with that.

[PlacidDragon]

Vortex's myspace page says "as for those wondering about a revival of Arcturus, i was told by an alien that 2011 is a lucky number"

We can only cross our fingers and hope :)

[SavaFun]

Arcturus reunited......WOW!!!! can you imagine????

[immortalx50]

Only Arcturus deserves to be called space metal

[detahdomo]

What does "Isteni dallam" mean?

[Sziity]

It could be translated as "divine song". It's hungarian.

[detahdomo]

Thank you.

[LordNorfick]

GARM sings in this song not vortex

[CarlosDejan88]

Awesome song by an awesome band!

[Simson616]

the only band that was ever able to put the sky and its stars into sounds *_*!

[nurt1888]

how true...

[phahq]

that's not true! i know other bands that do that as well!! D:

[abhijithtk]

darkspace, lunar aurora and Paysage d'Hiver also done u thnk???

[FzNd]

@Simson616

This is EXACTLY how I would describe their music as well. Just a beautiful picture. That piano intro part is just heavenly.

[Dregon6666]

Arcturus is amazing but I know one another song with stars and cosmos in sound. It's Metallica "Orion" ;)

[Simson616]

@Dregon6666 I think Orion sounds like a piece of music made by Metallica :)

[satariel23]

this piano intro reminds me about Royal Hunt - silent scream. search on it and hear! but fantastic song

[ultimateRupture]

indeed!!!btw ty for the new band!!

[godseed1990]

super band!!!

[AK4769er]

Such a good band. Hope to reunite.

[brian28life]

q buena banda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Death13Abyssal49Drum]

Just the drum is amazing. HAIL MIGHTY HELLHAMMER!

[Eldeecue]

Check out Ulver, which is Garm's other, older project, if you like this.

Be warned that it's a bit more oddball, though.

[lildrummer50]

oddball... but also amazing

[detahdomo]

Very, very nice.

[Ezreel1991]

Great Intro

[SashManDoo]

2:21 - 2:30 makes my skin crawl. So good.

[KainsBreed]

wow.. this band is amazing... heard of them today first time... im sad that this band is not existing anymore =(... they were so great i love their music... i will buy every record i can get of this band...

[superman12211331]

@KainsBreed yeah man thay rock. one of my favs for a long time. and it does suck the broke up, but vortex said he's bringing them back :)

[Postscriptnow]

What attracts me to Arcturus, apart from the quality of the production, apart from the varied use of sounds, apart from the brilliant voice - are their THEMES.

The lyrics are simply out of another dimension.

[LuckelybBuckelyBee]

@Postscriptnow agreed! To me personally, the lyrics to kinetic give me goosebumps every time... I guess something about plucking out eyes for people's protection and being beyond light and all ;) What I like so much about many arturus lyrics is that they often can be interpretated in many different ways.

[Sziity]

Grr I wish i could have my P85 already :( i cant wait to upload Star Crossed via a performance of mine.

[Destruction3402]

Are you going to perform the whole song or just the intro?

I would love to see someone play the full song!

Cheers!

[Sziity]

The whole song i suppose... I'm going to get my guitarist body involved as well. I hope the instrument shall be mine next week so the vid is coming soon :)

[Destruction3402]

Nice, I'm looking forward to that! :)

[Underdrum98]

If ur gonna do all the instruments right u gotta be good... or pro

[Deedovich]

hey do you know the explanation of the lyrics? i never got it exactly but i love the avant garde way of scandinavian metal :) it's the melody that makes me want to listen to bands such as Arcturus but i'd like to know what it's about

[zickking666]

the piano stained in this mouth of mine very much his front

and I like Arcturus very much

Dimmu it basis that good

[Destruction3402]

I recently watched at the sky outside, Arcturus is such a bright star! Just as amazing to watch, as it is to listen to the band.

[Morax666666]

why is there a link to a Dimmu video in related videos? I know Dimmu had a part to play in Arcturus' death, but they shouldn't even be on the same page, it's a disgrace.

[Voltaire7]

They share(d) a member, Simen Hestnæs

[Morax666666]

they shared hellhammer as well, but still.

I used to listen to Dimmu, I grew out of it. I remember just fast forwarding the songs to Vortex's part, the rest was nothing special really.