{"product_id":"ulver-themes-from-william-blakes-the-marriage-of-heaven-hell-2lp","title":"ULVER 'THEMES FROM WILLIAM BLAKE'S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN \u0026 HELL' 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTREET DATE 09\/05\/2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Themes From William Blake’s The Marriage Of Heaven \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; composer Tore Ylwizaker into the collective \u0026amp; together they devised a plan for The Blake Album; an altogether far more adventurous endeavour than prior releases\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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. A work of deep \u0026amp; personal art, the album, while initially surprising to fans due to its complete shift in genre, has become a classic today \u0026amp; 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 \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 \u0026amp; Rock Hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album notably includes guest vocal appearances from Darkthrone’s Fenriz, as well as Ihsahn \u0026amp; Samoth; most known for their work in Emperor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis remastered edition of ‘The Marriage Of Heaven \u0026amp; Hell’ is presented on double gatefold black vinyl, including full lyrics\/text, plus an article from writer \u0026amp; journalist Jeff Wagner on the background, nature \u0026amp; triumph of such an ambitious release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ORCHARD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58589075800399,"sku":"ULVER-THEMES-FROM-WILLIAM-BLAKES-THE-MARRIAGE-OF-HEAVEN-AND-HELL-2LP-9214","price":12.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/55ec7be4eee446d6ab110b140f1fad89_7c5ab1b0_1c3d_4a1d_87a0_cef4eb8266d1.jpg?v=1787911034","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/ulver-themes-from-william-blakes-the-marriage-of-heaven-hell-2lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}