Arcanum | es

Apparently, there are five Arcanums! One is a down-tempo trip-hop duo, the second is a melodic-deathmetal-core band, the third refers to the soundtrack of the PC Game "Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura", which has been composed by Ben Houge and fourth is electronic band playing in style od berlin school. -------------------------------------------------- 1. Arcanum, the alternative "acoustic trip-hop" duo, began in the mid 90's as an electronic band from the US. Shaz Hobrath and Brett Schieber self-released their first cd, "The Spoken Scream", to critical acclaim. A European version of the cd (with the additional track "Phantasm" and new artwork)...

Cortland Runyon out of Bloomington, Illinois, USA, is the sole master-mind of this project. Awakening, released on Senseless Life Records in 2014, is the debut album from Ebon Arcanum that defines the epic and unique sound of the atmospheric black metal solo project. For fans of Summoning, Woods of Desolation - Official, Aloeswood, and Swallow the Sun; Ebon Arcanum is heavily dependent on the use of keyboards, using distorted guitars only for backing rhythm tracks. Bordering on DSBM, the compositions are meant to conjure images within the listeners mind and take you on a journey through time, space, and human...