La Masquerade Infernale
La Masquerade Infernale (Misspelled French for The Infernal Masquerade. The correct spelling would be La Mascarade Infernale.) is the second studio album by Arcturus. Released by Misanthropy Records in 1997, the album marks a drastic musical change from the slow, nature-influenced symphonic black metal of Aspera Hiems Symfonia. Most of the songs revolve around the themes of theater, literature, and Satan. The screams characteristic of black metal utilized by Kristoffer Rygg on Aspera are replaced by a gruff, low-toned, clean vocal style.[3] The album also features operatic singing and bizarre high-pitched singing from guest vocalist Simen Hestnæs, who nine years later would replace Rygg as the band's frontman.It was reissued by Candlelight Records in 2003.
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| Released | October 27, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | December 1996 - May 1997 at Jester Studio | |||
| Genre | Black metal,[1] post-black metal[2] | |||
| Length | 45:12 | |||
| Label | Music for Nations | |||
| Producer | Kristoffer Rygg, Knut M. Valle | |||
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| Chronicles of Chaos | 10/10[1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Master of Disguise" | 6:42 |
| 2. | "Ad Astra" | 7:40 |
| 3. | "The Chaos Path" | 5:33 |
| 4. | "La Masquerade Infernale" (instrumental) | 2:00 |
| 5. | "Alone" | 4:39 |
| 6. | "The Throne of Tragedy" | 6:33 |
| 7. | "Painting My Horror" | 5:59 |
| 8. | "Of Nails and Sinners" | 6:06 |
| Total length: | 45:12 | |
- The album is actually 1:27 longer than listed due to the hidden track at the beginning of "Master of Disguise".
- The lyrics of "Alone" are taken from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
- "The Throne of Tragedy" is divided into 66 parts. At the end of the track, the sub-track counter will have increased to 66, making the display show the number 666.
Personnel
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References
- Schwarz, Paul (April 14, 1998). "CoC: Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- O'Boyle, Tom (May 14, 2019). "The 10 essential post-black metal album". Metal Hammer. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r376690
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