Themes from William Blake's 'The Marriage of Heaven & Hell'

THE PARADIGM-SHIFTING FOURTH STUDIO OPUS FROM THE NORWEGIAN PIONEERS - PRESENTED ON DOUBLE GATEFOLD BLACK VINYL FORMAT, INCLUDING A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT THE ALBUM COURTESY OF WRITER JEFF WAGNER.
'Themes From William Blake's The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell' was 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 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.

This remastered edition of 'The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell' is presented on double gatefold black vinyl, including full lyrics/text, plus an article from writer & journalist Jeff Wagner on the background, nature & triumph of such an ambitious release.

Disc 1
1: The Argument, Plate 2
2: Plate 3
3: Plate 3, Following
4: The Voice of the Devil, Plate 4
5: Plate 5-6
6: A Memorable Fancy, Plates 6-7
7: Proverbs of Hell, Plates 7-10
8: Plate 11
9: Intro
10: A Memorable Fancy, Plates 12-13

Disc 2
1: Plate 14
2: A Memorable Fancy, Plate 15
3: Plates 16-17
4: A Memorable Fancy, Plates 17-20
5: Intro
6: Plates 21-22
7: A Memorable Fancy, Plates 22-24
8: Intro
9: A Song of Liberty, Plates 25-27/Chorus Vocals

Number of Discs: 2

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