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The Sham Mirrors

2002 studio album by Arcturus
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The Sham Mirrors

Summary

The Sham Mirrors is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sham Mirrors's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Sham Mirrors's genre is avant-garde metal[4].
  • The Sham Mirrors's genre is progressive metal[5].
  • The Sham Mirrors's genre is symphonic black metal[6].
  • The Sham Mirrors followed Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel[7].
  • The Sham Mirrors was followed by Sideshow Symphonies[8].
  • The Sham Mirrors was produced by Kristoffer Rygg[9].
  • The Sham Mirrors was performed by Arcturus[10].
  • The Sham Mirrors's record label is recorded as The End Records[11].
  • The Sham Mirrors's place of publication is recorded as Norway[12].
  • The Sham Mirrors's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Sham Mirrors was distributed by music download[14].
  • The Sham Mirrors was distributed by music streaming[15].
  • The Sham Mirrors's review score is recorded as 4.5[16].
  • The Sham Mirrors was released on 1997[17].
  • The Sham Mirrors's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Sham Mirrors'}[18].
  • The Sham Mirrors's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2593'}[19].
  • The Sham Mirrors's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+7'}[20].
  • The Sham Mirrors's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[21].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[22]

  • First release date: 2002-04-22[23]

  • Genre(s): avant-garde metal, black metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal[24]

  • Community tags: avant-garde metal, black metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d44a9e9a-7137-346a-ad81-082a933689f7[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Sham Mirrors was Arcturus[10]. It was produced by Kristoffer Rygg[9].

Publication

The Sham Mirrors was released on 1997[17]. Its place of publication is recorded as Norway[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include avant-garde metal[4], progressive metal[5], and symphonic black metal[6]. Recorded distribution format include music download[14] and music streaming[15].

Reception

The Sham Mirrors's review score is recorded as 4.5[16].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Sham Mirrors followed Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel[7]. It was followed by Sideshow Symphonies[8].

Why It Matters

The Sham Mirrors ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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