In its earlier years, ARCTURUS played black metal and soon shifted to avant-garde metal and a more progressive approach. If the Norwegians dropped some of their earlier black metal characteristics, they are not afraid to borrow some key elements from the genre. If the music doesn’t sound evil and primitive, it commands admiration for being creatively challenging, unpredictable and vocally stunning. ARCTURUS doesn’t remain static and redefines its overall existence while remaining recognisable and always exploring different and various dimensions of its infinite majesty.