Ulver
| Country | Norway |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1993, Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Electronic, Synthpop, Ambient, Black Metal, Art Rock, Post-Industrial |
| Labels | Head Not Found, Century Media Records, Jester Records, Kscope, House of Mythology |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Website | http://www.jester-records.com/ulver/ |
Line-up (members)
- Kristoffer Rygg : Vocals (1993-present), Programming (2000-present)
- Tore Ylwizaker : Keyboards, Programming (1998-present)
- Jørn H. Sværen : Miscellaneous (2000-present)
- Ole Aleksander Halstensgård : Electronics (2017-present)
Former members
- Mean Malmberg : Bass (1993)
- Czral : Drums (1993)
- A. Reza : Guitars (1993)
- Grellmund : Guitars, Bass (1993)
- Haavard : Guitars, Keyboards (1993-1998)
- Skoll : Bass (1994-1998)
- AiwarikiaR : Drums, Flute (1994-1998)
- Shagrath : Guitars (1994)
- Aismal : Guitars, Keyboards (1994-1997)
- Steinar Sverd Johnsen : Piano (1994)
- Knut Magne Valle : Guitars (1998)
- Daniel O'Sullivan : Guitars, Bass, Keyboards (2009-2017)
Ulver Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Bergtatt (1994) |  |
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Studio | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Kveldssanger (1995) | |
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Studio | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Nattens Madrigal (1996) | |
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Studio | 1996-03-03 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Themes From William Blake's The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell (1998) | |
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Studio | 1998-12-07 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Perdition City (2000) | |
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Studio | 2000-03-26 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Lyckantropen Themes (2002) | |
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Studio | 2002-11-26 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Svidd Neger (2003) | |
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Studio | 2003-11-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Blood Inside (2005) | |
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Studio | 2005-06-06 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Terrestrials (2014) | |
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Studio | 2014-02-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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ATGCLVLSSCAP (2016) | |
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Studio | 2016-01-22 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Ghost Entry (2023) | Single | 2023-12-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A City in the Skies (2024) | Single | 2024-02-08 | - | 0 | 0 |
Additional notes
Ulver means "Wolves" in Norwegian.
Ulver had many musical changes throughout their career. On their demos and 1st full length, "Bergtatt", they played black/folk metal, 1996's "Kveldssanger" is an entirely acoustic folk album and 1997's "Nattens Madrigal" is raw, aggressive black metal. Around 1998 they began experimenting with all kinds of experimental, electronic and avant-garde music, fully detaching themselves from the (black) metal scene.
A bit of trivia: AiwarikiaR was intended to be the drummer of Burzum during the short period that Varg was thinking about making live performances.
"Lyckantropen Themes" and "Svidd Neger" are not actual full-length albums but film soundtracks created by the band.
According to the book Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult (2013), Shagrath rehearsed with the band for about 6 months as a guitarist and was intended to play on their debut album. However, during that time Kristoffer Rygg was unhappy that Shagrath had started a new band, Dimmu Borgir, and gave him an ultimatum. As we know, Shagrath chose Dimmu Borgir.
Ulver had many musical changes throughout their career. On their demos and 1st full length, "Bergtatt", they played black/folk metal, 1996's "Kveldssanger" is an entirely acoustic folk album and 1997's "Nattens Madrigal" is raw, aggressive black metal. Around 1998 they began experimenting with all kinds of experimental, electronic and avant-garde music, fully detaching themselves from the (black) metal scene.
A bit of trivia: AiwarikiaR was intended to be the drummer of Burzum during the short period that Varg was thinking about making live performances.
"Lyckantropen Themes" and "Svidd Neger" are not actual full-length albums but film soundtracks created by the band.
According to the book Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult (2013), Shagrath rehearsed with the band for about 6 months as a guitarist and was intended to play on their debut album. However, during that time Kristoffer Rygg was unhappy that Shagrath had started a new band, Dimmu Borgir, and gave him an ultimatum. As we know, Shagrath chose Dimmu Borgir.