Ulver what are they?

[crimsonfloyd]

Im a big fan of Ulver. Trickster-G is one of my favorite vocalists. His clean voice can really soar. Check out "The Sham Mirrors" by Arcturus for some of his best performance.

Thats actually ICS Vortex doing the vocals on that album.

 

[Henrik Main]

Thats actually ICS Vortex doing the vocals on that album.

Not really, no.

 

[Ivan the terrible]

Bergtatt is a nice listen, but it's really short. There are some parts that are a bit dull. Worth it probably just for the first song and the vocals. If you liked Opeth's Morningrise, you'll like Bergtatt. Nattens Madrigal is okay. The production is tough on the ears, but there are some good things. It does have the happiest black metal song ever though.

Both "Bergtatt" and "Nattens madrigal" are black metal masterpieces from start to finish...

 

[WNxScythe]

Well I just got off Amazon ordering DMT... (prolly will be adding some more stuff to once I get the cash)...

Could I have some opinions on Perdition City specifically since I've heard it's an electronic based album... is it boring, repetitive and and just plain crappy or is it actually good? Also, I have a question... how can Perdition City be considered metal if it's purely electronic (i.e. no guitars)?

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

The anus site: Very useful and insightful in places
The anus board: Full of retards
The anus reviews: Approaching ridiculous at times

Strangely accurate.

 

[Perdition's Light]

I think anyone who liked Bergtatt would really dig The Mantle by Agalloch. Another terrific singer in that band also. This is the best "folk metal" album out there in my opinion.

+1

 

[NAD]

Thats actually ICS Vortex doing the vocals on that album.

No, it's Garm. Vortex guests on La Masquerade Infernale for a few tracks, he's not on The Sham Mirrors.

Could I have some opinions on Perdition City specifically since I've heard it's an electronic based album... is it boring, repetitive and and just plain crappy or is it actually good? Also, I have a question... how can Perdition City be considered metal if it's purely electronic (i.e. no guitars)?

Perdition City is a wonderful dive into a post-apocalyptic world, a very dark album with many subtle nuances occuring that it takes quite awhile to fully absorb. It contains my favorite Ulver song, Porn Piece or the Scars of Cold Kisses (part 1 specifically). It's only ever considered metal since Ulver were once a metal band, because the album is basically a series of beeps and clicks strewn together. I love it. Also recommended would be the Silence EPs if you want Perdition City but weirder.

I think anyone who liked Bergtatt would really dig The Mantle by Agalloch. Another terrific singer in that band also. This is the best "folk metal" album out there in my opinion.

Agreed, although I've never been a huge fan of Haughm's vocals. Do not neglect Pale Folklore either, it's just as good as the Mantle.

Also if you want AMAZING folk metal, check out Empyrium - Songs of Moors and Misty Fields. Stunning.

 

[Cythraul]

The anus site: Very useful and insightful in places
The anus board: Full of retards
The anus reviews: Approaching ridiculous at times

That's a pretty accurate judgement there but I have to say there are a couple of really intelligent guys on there such as Antikhemet.

 

[Cythraul]

Also if you want AMAZING folk metal, check out Empyrium - Songs of Moors and Misty Fields. Stunning.

Agreed. I highly reccomend Empyrium and for anyone who likes Kveldssanger then you will love Empyrium's Where At Night The Wood Grouse Plays. Actually, I think it's a little better than Kveldssanger to be quite honest.

 

[Chasm]

I really really like Nattens Madrigal.

Same here. The one Ulver album to own.

 

[Nico]

Anyone after a copy of Myrddraal - Blood on the Mountain... this may be your only chance.

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[crimsonfloyd]

No, it's Garm. Vortex guests on La Masquerade Infernale for a few tracks, he's not on The Sham Mirrors.

Oh ok. Well I guess Garm has a more diverse voice then I thought...

Agreed. I highly reccomend Empyrium and for anyone who likes Kveldssanger then you will love Empyrium's Where At Night The Wood Grouse Plays. Actually, I think it's a little better than Kveldssanger to be quite honest.

I think Wieland may be the best out of the whole lot.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Agreed. I highly reccomend Empyrium and for anyone who likes Kveldssanger then you will love Empyrium's Where At Night The Wood Grouse Plays. Actually, I think it's a little better than Kveldssanger to be quite honest.

That's a good album.

 

[The Grimace]

...the album is basically a series of beeps and clicks strewn together...

I find it unsettling that someone who enjoys the album would describe it this way, excepting a 'fan' who's only listened to the whole thing once or twice and has no recollection of all the jazz, trip-hop, dance, dark ambient, industrial, and VOCAL sections of the work, just the 'glitch' intros to a few of the songs. Most over-produced metal albums are much closer to being 'a series of beeps and clicks' than Perdition City.

To anyone who's considering it's purchase, and gives any weight to my opinion...

PERDITION CITY IS MY FAVORITE ALBUM EVER RECORDED. BUY IT.

 

[Cythraul]

PERDITION CITY IS MY FAVORITE ALBUM EVER RECORDED. BUY IT.

I like you.

 

[The Grimace]

I like you.

Seriously, I probably have more good memories involving listening to that album than every Metallica and Slayer album combined. Hell, probably more than every Emperor album. The only other 'electronic' album I listen to as much is probably Radiohead's 'Kid-A', but that's just because it's my other favorite album of all time.

EDIT: I just said 'album' a lot.

 

[Justin_BORK]

Well I just got off Amazon ordering DMT... (prolly will be adding some more stuff to once I get the cash)...

Could I have some opinions on Perdition City specifically since I've heard it's an electronic based album... is it boring, repetitive and and just plain crappy or is it actually good? Also, I have a question... how can Perdition City be considered metal if it's purely electronic (i.e. no guitars)?

I really enjoy Perdition City. I don't find it boring, it's very light, thought provoking music with a certain atmosphere, but no. It's not metal whatsoever.

 

[Cythraul]

Seriously, I probably have more good memories involving listening to that album than every Metallica and Slayer album combined. Hell, probably more than every Emperor album. The only other 'electronic' album I listen to as much is probably Radiohead's 'Kid-A', but that's just because it's my other favorite album of all time.

EDIT: I just said 'album' a lot.

I've had the same kind of experience with Perdition City. I bought the album when I was on vacation in Germany. A few days later I went to Amsterdam and by then I was totally freaking out on how much I liked this album. So now whenever I listen to it, it brings back the atmosphere of being in that city and walking around at night. I think this is partly because the music on PC is very "filmic". It's very good at invoking imagery in one's mind, particularly of nighttime urban landscapes.

 

[The Grimace]

A few days later I went to Amsterdam and by then I was totally freaking out on how much I liked this album.

'I remember... walking... from one side of town... to the other...'

Now THAT is an experience I'd like to enjoy someday. I really see the album being about a city just like it if not AD specifically. A very dreamy, dreary, drug-y Northern cityscape, where every person you see around you at 3 AM could probably tell you the most amazing story you've ever heard in your life, if they all weren't so content to stare down at the gutter or up to the stars.

 

[NAD]

I find it unsettling that someone who enjoys the album would describe it this way, excepting a 'fan' who's only listened to the whole thing once or twice and has no recollection of all the jazz, trip-hop, dance, dark ambient, industrial, and VOCAL sections of the work, just the 'glitch' intros to a few of the songs. Most over-produced metal albums are much closer to being 'a series of beeps and clicks' than Perdition City.

Hi, I use hyperbole and sarcasm approximately 50,000 times a second, my "beeps and clicks" comment was just another such example.

Oh yeah, to me Perdition City sounds like Los Angeles in the rain. Smells like it, too.