If
you’re looking for catchy melodies and easily accessible choruses then
look elsewhere right now. Arcturus is all about challenging musical
boundaries rather than following every one else’s paths. The
Norwegian black metal all stars team has yet again given birth to a
noteworthy piece of music history that brings together the chugging
guitars of the best black metal with some new age music weirdness. The
nine songs on “Sideshow Symphonies” are an exploration of ideas and
the far corners of musicality. It is not an album you put on the CD
player when you want to relax – it simply demands too much attention.
Be warned: you need to be in a special sort of mood to be able to cope
with this – I do anyway. It is a brilliant piece of music, but I
couldn’t listen to it two times in a row! Do
yourself a favour an check it out – you might learn what music can
also be. |
