The Archaic Course

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The Archaic Course is the third studio album by Norwegian 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Oceans Rise"	Øystein G. Brun	Brun	05:27
2.	"Universal"	Brun	Brun	05:35
3.	"The Witching Hour"	ICS Vortex	Ivar Bjørnson, Brun	04:26
4.	"The Black Token"	Brun	Brun	05:19
5.	"Nocturnal Vision"	Vortex	Brun	04:35
6.	"Ad Noctum"	Vortex, Brun	Vortex	04:22
7.	"Winter Millenium"	Brun	Brun	05:44
8.	"Fields of Long Gone Presence/Outro" (instrumental)		Bjørnson	02:18
Total length:				37:46

Personnel

Borknagar

• Simen Hestnæs (credited as "ICS Vortex") – vocals, synthesizer and sound effects (on "Ad Noctum")
• Øystein G. Brun – electric guitar
• Jens F. Ryland – electric guitar
• Kai K. Lie – bass guitar
• Erik Brødreskift (credited as "Grim") – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

• Ivar Bjørnson – synthesizer and sound effects (all tracks, except "Ad Noctum")

External links

• Borknagar-The Archaic Course (1998 3rd Album at Borknagar.com)