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Taking their name from the Norewgian word for wolf, Ulver is a black metal band employing both noisy death-metal blasting and more relaxed, morose acoustic instrumentation, depending on the concept of their work. Led by vocalist Garm, Ulver recorded two concept albums beginning in 1995; Bergtatt detailed a Norse legend in which maidens are abducted by denizens of the underworld to live in their mountain halls, and the following year's Kveldssanger ("Twilight Songs") was an all-acoustic collection of melancholy dirges. Ulver made their international debut in 1997 with Nattens Madrigal (Madrigal of the Night), a concept album about wolves performed in the traditional Norwegian black metal style; it was recorded for Century Black with a lineup of Garm, lead/acoustic guitarist Haavard, rhythm guitarist Aismal, bassist Skoll, and drummer AiwarikiaR. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
The William Blake one would be hard to work into Pandora. There are too many really little tracks and it all kind of runs together like one song. It's definitely an album to be listened to as an album. I think most Ulver works best as album listening, but especially that album.
Where are the first 3 albums? That's what got me into them. Don't bury your past.
dreamsinthelowlights
Yes, Pandora needs to fill the discography with Shadows of the Sun and then Wars of the Roses. Forget about their harsh black metal days, that sound has not represented them for years.
just got here-been listening to them but not listening to them now im listening to them.meditation is agressive action and thats how i feel about Ulver-so far...i will investigate further before i open my big mouth again...
elricl0rd
need to get in the shadow of the sun up. oh and themes from william blake's marriage of heaven and hell. personally I'm not a huge fan of their black metal albums. but their new stuff is incredible and unique.
Yes, Bergtatt is an epic album. Possibly their best. Nattens Madrigal is also a very good album, Norwegian Black Metal at its best, and also Kveldsfanger is one of the most Beautiful albums i have ever heard, If you like Kveldsfanger check out Empyrium's albums. Very similiar. Ulver is one of the most diversified artists out there. Could listen to them all day long. But please pandora, get Bergtatt up!
otseis... the prime black metal material of Ulver are the first three albums. Two of them are on Pandora: Kveldfanger, the acoustic album (still black metal in atmosphere even if not instrumentation) and Nattens Madrigal, the really noisy album. The first album Bergtatt is more a standard black metal album and I recommend that one over the others. But I get the most entertainment out of Themes from William Blake's A Marriage of Heaven and Hell, the nerdiest industrial concept album ever.
blackmagi2, it is because there is an air of esoteric, forsaken nature in both Ulver and Opeth, yet a soothing solace to be found in the center of the bleakness. I also get the feeling of Tool when I first listened to Opeth. totally different sound but it was a sort of mindset that linked the two.
Emberart has no idea what he's talking about. Ha ha! j/k my man. Ulver is almost everything I've ever wanted one band to be. The more I learn about them and listen to them, the more I realize they're one of my favorites. This bio is extremely weak though.
Ulver vaguely reminds me of Opeth. Even though they are two very different bands, I can't help but be reminded of Opeth when I listen to ulver, and vice versa.
emberart
yeah! as far as their metal stuff goes its kinda diverse. my favorite is bergatt- et eeventyr I 5 capitler. its a great mix of melodic and "drone" the vocals are the more gregorian chant kinda of stuff found on kveldsfanger mixed with evil screaming. it sounds lot like agalloch. well i guess vice versa as this was released before they came out. nattens madrigal is a great album, though if your not into metal the quality might be hard to take at first. but what do you want .. it was recorded in
Shame that they would denounce the black metal material. Most bands that try to progress in the way they did are unsuccessful. I think they made a smooth transition.
Steve Huey should definitely update this. Ulver has unfortunately expressed their discontent for their black metal material, casting it off as "immature." While I disagree, their new sound is faaaaaaaaar from black metal. I can only call it experimental . Shadows of the Sun is incredible.
Joey-SD Its hard to put a label on these guys. But all of the old stuff from the 90's is traditional black metal. I like it all! Ya gotta kinda have a diverse musical taste to dig these guys.
I'm obsessed with Ulver right now, such a versatile band they move me to so many emotional states. Every album I've heard is unique in it's own. Can't say enough good things about them.
ambercatgoddess
I really enjoy this music.It is very deep and soothing to me.
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