{"product_id":"ulver-themes-from-william-blakes-mar-cd-0105689182","title":"Ulver - Themes from William Blake's 'The Marriage of Heaven \u0026 Hell' [CD]","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial, sans-serif\"\u003eThemes from William Blake's 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell’ is 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, 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial, sans-serif\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial, sans-serif\"\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 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 90s. 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, and Rock Hard. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial, sans-serif\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial, sans-serif\"\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial, sans-serif\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"4","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50792518418728,"sku":"80105689182","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/3994828-3167929.jpg?v=1763992892","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/ulver-themes-from-william-blakes-mar-cd-0105689182","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}