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Gatefold LP (black vinyl) incl. Padded inner sleeve and protection sleeve. It is never easy to follow up with another album, especially considering the impact made by the complex wild flight of musical fantasy of InchLa Masquerade InfernaleInch. Arcturus elegantly solved this conundrum by releasing the comparatively more straightforward third full-length, InchThe Sham MirrorsInch in 2002. This does not mean that the Norwegians had lost their appetite for experiments. The vocals by Garm (ULVER) are more soaring and wide-ranging than ever on this , while main man Steinar InchSverdInch Johnsen keeps adding classic prog rock excursions to his repertoire. Yet, the guitars are more often set to a more conventional metal mode on InchThe Sham MirrorsInch. Still complex, still avant-garde, Arcturus clearly consolidated their compositions on InchThe Sham MirrorsInch and while still using many sonic elements, those rather serve each individual song than try to stick out. Album Tracks 1. Ad Absurdum 2. Collapse Generation 3. For to End Yet Again 4. Kinetic 5. Nightmare Heaven 6. Radical Cut 7. Star Crossed
