this band needs no introduction to fans of norwegian black metal. their black metal trilogy bergtatt/kveldssanger/nattens madrigal is something that will stay cemented in black metal history. also because of kveldssanger being so different and already showing glimpses of what Ulver would become.
Ulver moved away from black metal then and turned towards basically everything. there is nothing these guys cannot do. from dark electro, to more straightforward EBM, to jazz, classical, prog, avantgarde, everything. this makes them so remarkable.
so arriving at gagarin for the show in my varathon shirt i quickly realised that we, the black metal community that was here because we know Ulver from back then, are actually rather a minority. most people looked like they discovered Ulver later. not that this is a bad thing, this band deserves recognition from all kinds of people! it surprised me nevertheless. because Ulver is a band that has to be mentioned when talking about the norwegian second wave of black metal.
but now to the show. they concentrated on electronic sounds. this was amazing and their lightshow was something i surely will not forget. the sound was thriving, full of energy, captivating! i was dancing and enjoyed it very much. of course this has nothing to do with black metal anymore and i was there to bow before this mighty band, actually enjoying this a hell lot, too. i had no idea what to expect and they surprised me positively!
my favourite song must have been "so falls the world" as well as the last monumental song, which i have to find the name of. thank you Ulver for this experience! yet another example that you do not have to stick to black metal to be legends.
as colossus stands
so shall rome
when colossus falls
rome shall fall
when rome falls
so falls the world
- Daedin
Ulver moved away from black metal then and turned towards basically everything. there is nothing these guys cannot do. from dark electro, to more straightforward EBM, to jazz, classical, prog, avantgarde, everything. this makes them so remarkable.
so arriving at gagarin for the show in my varathon shirt i quickly realised that we, the black metal community that was here because we know Ulver from back then, are actually rather a minority. most people looked like they discovered Ulver later. not that this is a bad thing, this band deserves recognition from all kinds of people! it surprised me nevertheless. because Ulver is a band that has to be mentioned when talking about the norwegian second wave of black metal.
but now to the show. they concentrated on electronic sounds. this was amazing and their lightshow was something i surely will not forget. the sound was thriving, full of energy, captivating! i was dancing and enjoyed it very much. of course this has nothing to do with black metal anymore and i was there to bow before this mighty band, actually enjoying this a hell lot, too. i had no idea what to expect and they surprised me positively!
my favourite song must have been "so falls the world" as well as the last monumental song, which i have to find the name of. thank you Ulver for this experience! yet another example that you do not have to stick to black metal to be legends.
as colossus stands
so shall rome
when colossus falls
rome shall fall
when rome falls
so falls the world
- Daedin
