Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors Fulfilled By FYE His great strength was that

His great strength was that he managed to preserve intact a vision he had discovered very early in life

Operating under the code name Gunja

drums & relentless energy

who urged Strauss to explore the genre defying 'tone poems' of Franz Liszt

Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors Fulfilled By FYE His great strength was thatThe third record by these paradigms of Avant garde Metal In 2002 Arcturus managed to astonish and surprise again with "The Sham Mirrors". Abiding by the motto 'expect the unexpected', they created an opus that shows their musical and song writing comprehension and ability once more, while at the same time it is accessible to an unexpected degree. It combines characteristics of the first two albums with a lot of new elements: again the band's