Sideshow Symphonies

Sideshow Symphonies
Studio album by Arcturus
Released	19 September 2005
Recorded	February – June 2005 at Mølka Studios
Genre	Avant-garde metal, progressive metal, symphonic black metal
Length	50:31
Label	Season of Mist
Producer	Arcturus
Arcturus chronology
The Sham Mirrors (2002) Sideshow Symphonies (2005) Shipwrecked in Oslo (2006)

Sideshow Symphonies is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Arcturus. It was released on 19 September 2005. It is the first to feature Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs as the principal vocalist and Tore Moren as second guitarist, as well as the first Arcturus album released by Season of Mist.^[1] It marks yet another change in Arcturus' sound, with a cold, dreamy aesthetic featuring relatively quiet guitars, more prominent vocals, and a slightly reduced use of synthesizers.

A problem during the mastering process caused some audio quality issues, most notably a substantial decrease in volume on "Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneer". The label was rumored to be working on fixing these issues for future pressings of the CD, but this seems to have never been addressed as the audio glitches are still present.

"Hufsa" is the Norwegian name for The Groke, a fictional character of Tove Jansson's children's book series Moomin.