- Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Infobox Album
Name = Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Type = studio
Artist =Ulver
Caption = Slipcase cover
Released = start date|1998|12|17
Recorded =
Genre = ExperimentalBlack metal Avant-garde metal
Length = 101:09
Label = Jester
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:tb6uak4k0m3n link]
Last album = "The Trilogie - Three Journeyes through the Norwegian Netherworlde "
(1998)
This album = "Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell"
(1998)
Next album = "Metamorphosis"
(1999)"Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" is the fourth album by Norwegian experimental band
Ulver . It is a musical setting ofWilliam Blake 's book "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell ", featuring guest vocals. The actual CD booklet contains the plates of Blake's scriptures, which are contained in the lyrics.The album is a drastic change in sound to that of its predecessors, the title alone being a loud signal that Ulver had changed somewhat. The album and the band in general got a great deal of back-lash from the
black metal community for abruptly changing musical styles, though the band expressly claimed to not be part of the "so-called black metal scene" in the liner notes of the booklet.The music on this
double album consists of elements fromdrum and bass ,progressive rock ,spoken word ,industrial music , andblack metal , fused into a somewhat ambient new style.Track listing
Disc one
#"The Argument, Plate 2" – 4:03
#"Plate 3" – 2:48
#"Plate 3, Following" – 1:33
#"The Voice of the Devil, Plate 4" – 2:49
#"Plates 5-6" – 2:31
#"A Memorable Fancy, Plates 6-7" – 4:24
#"Proverbs of Hell, Plates 7-10" – 9:06
#"Plate 11" – 2:01
#"Intro" – 3:26
#"A Memorable Fancy, Plates 12-13" – 5:59
#"Plate 14" – 2:08
#"A Memorable Fancy, Plate 15" – 4:51
#"Plates 16-17" – 3:17Disc two
#"A Memorable Fancy, Plates 17-20" – 11:23
#"Intro" – 2:27
#"Plates 21-22" – 3:11
#"A Memorable Fancy, Plates 22-24" – 4:50
#"Intro" – 3:59
#"A Song of Liberty, Plates 25-27" – 26:23The last track contains roughly 20 minutes of silence, as well as vocal appearances from Emperor's
Ihsahn andSamoth andDarkthrone 'sFenriz .
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