Ulver- Hymn I: Of Wolf and Fear

The first track from Norway's prolific experimetal band Ulver's 1996 concept album "Nattens madrigal - Aatte hymne til ulven i manden", translated: "Madrigal of the Night - Eight Hymns to the Wolf in Man". The album is rife with lycantropic themes, each track beginning with "Of Wolf and". Later, the band strayed away from their black and folk metal roots and developed a more ambient/experimental sound.

Ulver is a personal favorite of mine and for good reason: Innovation. No two Ulver albums are alike. In 2000, after releasing the ambient-sounding "William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" in 1998, Ulver had lost virtually all identity with the black metal scene marked by the release of the electronica-toned "Perdition City", very different from this album, but still worth a listen to.

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[by0nd]

Most dont get the lofi. Recording method, combined with tone and reverb, actualy bring out certain harmonic overtones, which is impossible to get any other way. Ive played guitar for 25 years, had a USBM band since 95 and listened to Black and Death metal since 89. So Im with you. Its also about not being part of the processed cookie cutter Death metal that ended up being promoted by Mtv

[Christopher Rollason]

Seeing as I have been listening to black metal for almost twenty years, I don't think I fall into the immature fan category. True black metal is supposed to be produced in a lo-fi way. Maybe saying produced badly was the wrong choice of words, but Darkthrone's "Transilvanian Hunger" is how black metal should sound, for me personally

[Raped Weasel]

True black metal is 240p \,,/

[swallowmytongue]

Snagged this album for $5 :D.

[Frej84]

I have a hate love relation to this song. It was one of my favourite songs as a teen, but I'm also positive that it's the reason my hearing is so bad. I remember the first many times I listened to it, how some of the tones would just destroy your ear because they were so sharp and I could barely listen to those specific parts. Then one day those sharp tones didn't sound sharp at all, no matter the volume level :/

[mrfromhell666]

We share the same opinion about that. I enjoy alot that lo-fi production in black metal. That makes it a very unique genre. But I like to add that I think bands shouldn't limit themself at how it should to be done. But thats my opinion.

[adixbezio100]

Ulcer did the same thing that Burzum did

[ahbraineater]

Takes me back to middle school.

[MetalicSlayer666]

wish ulver was still like that :(

[MetalicSlayer666]

just great

[pingu53]

the music is amazing but after one song my fucking head hurts, it literally pierces the brain