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1998 studio album by Borknagar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Archaic Course is the third studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Borknagar. It is the first album to feature Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs on vocals following the departure of Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg (who, according to Øystein Brun, "didn't want to scream anymore"), and the first with guitarist Jens F. Ryland. The album also features contributions from Enslaved guitarist Ivar Bjørnson, although he was not credited as part of the band in the album's liner notes. This is also the last album to feature drummer and founding member Erik "Grim" Brødreskift, who died of a deliberate drug overdose shortly after its release.
| The Archaic Course | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 October 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 17 August – 5 September 1998 | |||
| Studio | Woodhouse Studios (Hagen, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Black metal, progressive metal, folk metal | |||
| Length | 37:46 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Borknagar, Matthias Klinkmann | |||
| Borknagar chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Oceans Rise" | Øystein G. Brun | Brun | 5:27 |
| 2. | "Universal" | Brun | Brun | 5:35 |
| 3. | "The Witching Hour" | ICS Vortex | Ivar Bjørnson, Brun | 4:26 |
| 4. | "The Black Token" | Brun | Brun | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Nocturnal Vision" | Vortex | Brun | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Ad Noctum" | Vortex, Brun | Vortex | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Winter Millenium" | Brun | Brun | 5:44 |
| 8. | "Fields of Long Gone Presence/Outro" (instrumental) | Bjørnson | 2:18 | |
| Total length: | 37:46 | |||
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