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ARCTURUS: 'Sideshow Symphonies' Enters Swedish Hard Rock/Metal Chart At No. 19

September 23, 2005

Norwegian extreme metal band ARCTURUS have entered the Swedish hard rock/heavy metal chart at position No. 19 with their latest release, "Sideshow Symphonies".

As previously reported, ARCTURUS' live performance at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway on Saturday, September 24 as part of the Sonic Solstice festival will be broadcast/streamed live on the Internet. The concert will also be recorded/produced for release on DVD.

To watch the concert online, visit www.gigs.no. You will need a Windows operating system, Windows Media Player v7.1 or greater and a broadband connection (> 300Kbps ) to be able to watch the concert.

ARCTURUS' current lineup includes DIMMU BORGIR bassist Simen Hestnaes (a.k.a. ICS Vortex, ex-BORKNAGAR, LAMENTED SOULS) on lead vocals. Hestnaes had previously performed vocals on three tracks and written the lyrics for one song on ARCTURUS' 1997 album, "La Masquerade Infernale".

ARCTURUS announced in January that vocalist Øyvind Hægeland (SPIRAL ARCHITECT) had left the group. No reason was given for his departure.

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