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Ulver

CountryNorway
Formed1993, Oslo, Norway
GenresElectronic, Synthpop, Ambient, Black Metal, Art Rock, Post-Industrial
LabelsHead Not Found, Century Media Records, Jester Records, Kscope, House of Mythology
Years active1993-present
Websitehttp://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)
Releases : 12     Total votes : 0     Reviews : 0
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Ulver Discography

Album title Lyrics Type Released Rating Votes Reviews
Ulver - Bergtatt (1994) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Ulver - Kveldssanger (1995) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Ulver - Nattens Madrigal (1996) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Ulver - Themes From William Blake's The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell (1998) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Ulver - Perdition City (2000) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Ulver - Lyckantropen Themes (2002) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Ulver - Svidd Neger (2003) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Ulver - Blood Inside (2005) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Sunn O))) - Terrestrials (2014) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Ulver - ATGCLVLSSCAP (2016) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
(2023) Single - 0 0
(2024) Single - 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.