Description:
(2021) Ulver - Themes from William Blake's the Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1998, Remastered)
Review:
…a newly remastered edition of Ulver’s paradigm-shifting fourth studio opus.
Having been known for their more folklore-tinged black metal compositions on early studio releases, in late 1997, mainman Kristoffer Rygg invited keyboardist and composer Tore Ylwizaker into the collective, and together they devised a plan for ‘The Blake’ Album; an altogether far more adventurous endeavour than prior releases. What resulted was a seamless integration of electronic & industrial music, with elements of progressive metal & avant-garde rock, all fused with ambient passages, & following Blake’s plates as track indexes. A work of deep and personal art, the album, while initially surprising to fans due to its complete shift in genre, has become a classic today, and a prime example of the boundary-pushing evolution beyond the confines of genre expectations through the latter part of the ’90s. Upon release, The Marriage of Heaven & Hell received widespread acclaim from critics within the rock, metal and alternative music press, being awarded Album of the Month in several high-profile magazines such as Terrorizer, Metal Hammer, and Rock Hard. The album notably includes guest vocal appearances from Darkthrone’s Fenriz, as well as Ihsahn & Samoth; most known for their work in Emperor. — peaceville.com
Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1.The Argument, Plate 2 04:03
2.Plate 3 02:48
3.Plate 3, Following 01:33
4.The Voice of the Devil, Plate 4 02:49
5.Plates 5-6 02:31
6.A Memorable Fancy, Plates 6-7 04:24
7.Proverbs of Hell, Plates 7-10 09:06
8.Plate 11 02:01
9.Instrumental 1 03:26
10.A Memorable Fancy, Plates 12-13 05:59
11.Plate 14 02:08
12.A Memorable Fancy, Plate 15 04:51
13.Plates 16-17 03:17
Disc 2:
1.A Memorable Fancy, Plates 17-20 11:23
2.Instrumental 2 02:27
3.Plates 21-22 03:11
4.A Memorable Fancy, Plates 22-24 04:50
5.Instrumental 3 03:59
6.A Song of Liberty, Plates 25-27 26:23
Media Report:
Genre: art rock, hard rock/heavy metal
Country: Norway
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits |
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