Ulver - Themes From William Blake's 'The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell'

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£9.58

Cat. no: CDVILED1019
Format: CD2
Barcode: 801056801920
Release Date: 09 Sep 2022
Genre: Hard Rock and Metal

THE PARADIGM-SHIFTING FOURTH STUDIO OPUS FROM THE NORWEGIAN PIONEERS - PRESENTED ON MID-PRICE 2CD DELUXE DIGIPACK FORMAT & INCLUDING A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT THE ALBUM COURTESY OF WRITER JEFF WAGNER.

'Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven & Hell' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian experimentalists Ulver

Having been known for their more folklore-tinged black metal compositions on early studio releases, in late 1997, mainman Kristoffer Rygg invited keyboardist, sound conceptualist & composer Tore Ylwizaker into the collective & 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 & avantgarde rock, all fused with ambient passages, & following Blake's plates as track indexes. A work of deep & personal
art, the album, while initially surprising to fans due to its complete shift in genre, has become a classic today & a prime example of the boundary- pushing evolution beyond the confnes of genre expectations through the latter part of the 90's. Upon release, 'The Marriage of Heaven & Hell' received widespread acclaim from critics within the rock, metal & alternative music press, being awarded Album of the Month in several high-profle magazines such as Terrorizer, Metal Hammer & Rock Hard.

The album notably includes guest vocal appearances from Darkthrone's Fenriz, aswell as Ihsahn & Samoth; most known for their work in Emperor.

This edition of 'The Marriage of Heaven & Hell' is presented on Mid-Price 2CD deluxe digipack format, including full lyrics/text, plus a new article from writer & journalist Jeff Wagner on the background, nature & triumph of such an ambitious release.

Tracks: The Argument, Plate 2 ( 04:02 ) / Plate 3 ( 02:48 ) / Plate 3, Following ( 01:33 ) / The Voice Of The Devil, Plate 4 ( 02:49 ) / Plates 5-6 ( 02:31 ) / A Memorable Fancy, Plates 6-7 ( 04:26 ) / Proverbs Of Hell, Plates 7-10 ( 09:04 ) / Plate 11 ( 02:01 ) / Intro ( 03:26 ) / A Memorable Fancy, Plates 12-13 ( 05:55 ) / Plate 14 ( 02:08 ) / A Memorable Fancy, Plate 15 ( 04:51 ) / Plates 16-17
( 03:17 ) / A Memorable Fancy, Plates 17-20 ( 11:23 ) / Intro ( 02:27 ) / Plates 21-22 ( 03:11 ) / A Memorable Fancy, Plates 22-24 ( 04:50 ) / Intro ( 03:59 ) / A Song Of Liberty, Plates 25-27 / Chorus Vocals ( 06:16 )