'themes From William Blake`S The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell

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 their 4th release, 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 confines 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-profile magazines such as Terrorizer, Metal Hammer & 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.

Tracks

1~1~The Argument, Plate 2 (04:02)
1~2~Plate 3 (02:48)
1~3~Plate 3, Following (01:33)
1~4~The Voice Of The Devil, Plate 4 (02:49)
1~5~Plates 5-6 (02:31)
1~6~A Memorable Fancy, Plates 6-7 (04:26)
1~7~Proverbs Of Hell, Plates 7-10 (09:04)
1~8~Plate 11 (02:01)
1~9~Intro (03:26)
1~10~A Memorable Fancy, Plates 12-13 (05:55)
1~11~Plate 14 (02:08)
1~12~A Memorable Fancy, Plate 15 (04:51)
1~13~Plates 16-17 (03:17)
2~1~A Memorable Fancy, Plates 17-20 (11:23)
2~2~Intro (02:27)
2~3~Plates 21-22 (03:11)
2~4~A Memorable Fancy, Plates 22-24 (04:50)
2~5~Intro (03:59)
2~6~A Song Of Liberty, Plates 25-27 / Chorus Vocals (06:16)

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Ulver
Release Date: 09 September 2022
Genre: Metal
Label: PEACEVILLE
Distributor: Rocket Group