Arcturus: best band ever

After a relatively crap day (might not have job for much longer, tsunami of water poured out the ceiling at home) I put on Arcturus's 'The Sham Mirror' at full blast and finally realised what an potent, unhinged masterpiece it is. I can't really begin to describe its awesomeness - just listen to it for yourself. Their sound shouldn't work on paper: it's a deranged crucible of pomp-rock, black metal, prog, baroque piano scales, Justin Hawkins-style falsettos and hawkwindesque sound fx. But it does work, and sounds (to my jaded ears) like the freshest, most original, genre-defying music ever. It was the perfect antidote to a dreadful day. And for that alone I hail them Best Band Ever.

Posted by monoman at 08:42 PM on March 30, 2006