Spiral Architect
After several years of anticipation (indeed, the BNR Metal
Pages were promoting this band's demo back in 1996), Norway's
Spiral Architect finally, in 2000,
produced the technical metal
metal masterpiece that everyone expected and hoped for.
There are few who really play technical metal, and fewer still
who can mix dizzying musicianship while keeping the songs
as songs, rather than disjointed jam sessions.
Shades of
Watchtower,
old Yes, maybe
Cynic,
and others can
be heard here -- on top of that is a superb vocalist who
sounds uncannily like Buddy Lackey of the late great
Psychotic Waltz, and a stellar production that lets all of
the instruments breathe, and the result is simply
one of the best albums of the last several years.
A Sceptic's Universe sets the standard for technical metal.
Though not disbanded, the band is inactive for the time being,
as the members are or have been involved with several other bands,
including
Arcturus,
Lunaris, and
Satyricon.
Last Lineup
Øyvind Hægeland
vocals/keyboards (ex-Lunaris, ex-Manitou, ex-Scariot)
Steinar Gundersen
lead guitar (ICS Vortex, Khold, ex-Lunaris, Sarke)
Andreas Jonsson
guitars
Lars K. Norberg
bass/programming (guest for Ihsahn)
Asgeir Mickelson
drums (ex-Borknagar, ICS Vortex, ex-Ihsahn, guest for Lunaris, ex-Sarke, ex-Scariot, guest for Vintersorg)
Discography
A Sceptic's Universe
2000
Sensory
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- Spinning
- Excessit
- Moving spirit
- Occam's razor
- Insect
- Cloud constructor
- Conjuring collapse
- Adaptability
- Fountainhead
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Øyvind Hægeland
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Steinar Gundersen
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Kaj Gornitzka
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Lars K. Norberg
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Asgeir Mickelson
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