{"product_id":"ulver-themes-from-william-blakes-the-marriage-of-heaven-hell","title":"Ulver - Themes From William Blake's The Marriage Of Heaven \u0026 Hell","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE PARADIGM-SHIFTING FOURTH STUDIO OPUS FROM THE NORWEGIAN PIONEERS.\u003cbr\u003ePRESENTED ON DOUBLE GATEFOLD COLOURED VINYL FORMAT \u0026amp; INCLUDING A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT THE ALBUM COURTESY OF WRITER JEFF WAGNER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian experimentalists Ulver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving been known for their more folklore-tinged black metal compositions on early studio releases, in late 1997, mainman Kristoffer Rygg invited keyboardist, sound conceptualist, and composer Tore Ylwizaker into the collective, and together they devised a plan for The Blake Album, an altogether far more adventurous endeavour than prior releases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat resulted was a seamless integration of electronic \u0026amp; industrial music, with elements of progressive metal \u0026amp; avantgarde rock, all fused with ambient passages, \u0026amp; following Blake's plates as track indexes.\u003cbr\u003eA work of deep and personal art, the album, while initially surprising to fans due to its complete shift in genre, has become a classic today, and a prime example of the boundary-pushing evolution beyond the confines of genre expectations through the latter part of the 90's.\u003cbr\u003eUpon release, 'The Marriage of Heaven \u0026amp; Hell' received widespread acclaim from critics within the rock, metal \u0026amp; alternative music press, being awarded Album of the Month in several high-profile magazines such as Terrorizer, Metal Hammer, and Rock Hard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album notably includes guest vocal appearances from Darkthrone's Fenriz, as well as Ihsahn \u0026amp; Samoth; most known for their work in Emperor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis newly remastered edition of 'The Marriage of Heaven \u0026amp; Hell' is presented on double gatefold coloured vinyl, including full lyrics\/text, plus a new article from writer and journalist Jeff Wagner on the background, nature \u0026amp; triumph of such an ambitious release\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PEACEVILLE","offers":[{"title":"Gatefold Black Vinyl","offer_id":53206558343495,"sku":"TRI-65104","price":44.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/2695ae171ca289096d29cc9b9c5e654f.jpg?v=1769373420","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/ulver-themes-from-william-blakes-the-marriage-of-heaven-hell","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}