The Archaic Course

The Archaic Course
Studio album by
Released20 October 1998
Recorded17 August – 5 September 1998
StudioWoodhouse Studios (Hagen, Germany)
GenreBlack metal, progressive metal, folk metal
Length37:46
LabelCentury Media
ProducerBorknagar, Matthias Klinkmann
Borknagar chronology
The Olden Domain
(1997)
The Archaic Course
(1998)
Quintessence
(2000)
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Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

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.

  1. ^ Anderson, Jason. The Archaic Course at AllMusic