''Disguised Masters'' is a compilation

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avant-garde metal band

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. The album has two new songs: "White Tie Black Noise" and "Deception Genesis". Other tracks are re-mixed versions of songs from '' La Masquerade Infernale'' and "Du Nordavind" from '' Aspera Hiems Symfonia''. Some songs received particularly significant overhauls, such as the gangsta rap version of "Master of Disguise". Due to the significant changes to several of the band's songs, it is not a typical compilation album, and is therefore more suited to existing fans of the band than new listeners.

Track listing

#"White Tie, Black Noise (Designed By When)" – 0:49 #"Deception Genesis" – 6:35 #"Du Nordavind (1998 Re-Recording)" – 3:54 #"Alone (Intellecto / Valle Darktrip)" – 5:20 #"The Throne of Tragedy (Phantom FX Jungle Remix)" – 6:49 #"La Masquerade Infernale (Valle/Hellhammer Reconstruction)" – 2:23 #"Master Of Disguise (Phantom FX Remix With 'Gangstafications' By S.C.N.)" – 4:25 #"Painting My Horror (G. Wolf Levitation Mix)" – 5:37 #"Ad Astra (The Magenta Experience)" – 4:39 #"Ad Astra (Ensemble Version)" – 7:32

Personnel

* Kristoffer Rygg (credited as "G. Wolf") - vocals *

Knut Magne Valle Knut Magne Valle (born 5 August 1974 in Gjerstad) is a Norwegian heavy metal guitarist, songwriter, composer, recording studio owner, record producer and music arranger. Valle is best known as an Arcturus and Ulver (1998) band member. Musical ...

- guitars *

Hugh Mingay Hugh Steven James Mingay (born 12 December 1974), also known by his stage name Skoll, is a heavy metal musician. Musical career He became a member of the Norwegian band Arcturus from 1995 to 2000 for the recording of the album '' Aspera Hiem ...

(credited as "Skoll") - bass *

Steinar Sverd Johnsen Steinar Sverd Johnsen is a Norwegian keyboardist and composer, born 1972. Sverd plays keyboards and synthesizers in Arcturus and was also the main composer for the band. He formed the band with Jan Axel Blomberg (also known as Hellhammer) of Ma ...

(credited as "Sverd") - keyboards *

Jan Axel Blomberg Jan Axel Blomberg (born 2 August 1969) is a Norwegian heavy metal drummer known professionally as Hellhammer. He is best known as the drummer of Mayhem, which he joined in 1988. In 1987 Blomberg formed the avant-garde black metal band Arcturus ...

(credited as "Hellhammer") - drums

References

Arcturus (band) albums 1999 remix albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub