Ulver - Nattens Madrigal 4 Track Rehearsal, Summer 1995

This is a rare rehearsal demo containing some tracks from Nattens Madrigal. It was officially released in the collection Trolsk Sortmetall 1993-1997, but only the 2014 version, NOT the 2019 re-issue, sadly. These tracks completely lack vocals. Enjoy!
Tracklist:
1. Hymn I: Of Wolf and Fear 0:00
2. Hymn III: Of Wolf and Hatred 5:58
3. Hymn V: Of Wolf and the Moon 10:51
4. Hymn VI: Of Wolf and Passion 15:48
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[@karlcordtz]

When the demo sounds more hi-fi than the album...

[@adorno_gang37]

Literally lol, it was interesting to hear a version where individual instruments are actually distinguishable

[@Kampfwageneer]

😂

[@Mike-hq2yb]

Often imitated and never duplicated.

[@tommyk0101]

Sublime. This albums got some of the best riffage in black metal. So cool to see it in development

[@manobonus2.094]

I know, right? I love this kind of stuff myself

[@hanage1609]

素晴らしい。ありがとナス！

[@lita_kino2005]

The first time I listened to Ulver was 20 years ago and I ve just been transported to another dimension. The same effect today, just when I need… 💕

[@katarinagamersgal]

Nattens Madrigal. To this day the best black metal album ever made.

[@niklas2378]

they perfected the sound and no-one can duplicate it

[@fatimainaciogomes11]

This rehersal is overwhelming. I love it so much!

[@JK13929]

The sound is way better than on the final album, who has a catastrophic production. Not because it is harsch or necro... but because it is badly done. This warm, natural, dirty sound like DARKTHRONE here, is so superior,...

[@maurogomezm7202]

golden era of BM, I miss old Ulver
pd, the last track is a masterpiece! nostalgic riffs

[@niklas2378]

the best norwegian black metal album ever... period

[@MetalTrabant]

Cool, now I don't have to pull out 4 vinyl records, a book, and a poster from the box-set to get to the cassette, and play this. I'd rather take care of that tape, and listen to its contents here.

[@hellionsentinel]

Just beautiful

[@Kampfwageneer]

How the fuck can he drum like that man i can play guitar at that speed for long but drums 😮

[@brianc138]

Damn, this is excellent

[@INTERpEST]

Yeeeeeaaaahhhh

[@pauldron1254]

I think it's interesting that this album has such a raw "necro" sound, but it also kinda ruins it. Lots of beautiful melodies that are hard to listen to. You'll get tinnitus even at low volumes. The opposite is Dimmu's Stormblåst, which sound as soft as a pillow.

[@atides33]

I believe they did that on purpose because some people complained their debut was too "pretty", or well produced, or whatever bs complaints, so they said "you want true BM? Here ya go, and it's better than any other BM you ever heard, but good luck trying to listen, now fuck off we'll do whatever the fuck we want".

[@Sergio-nb4hj]

Maybe my ears are just shot from all the raw d-beat and power electronics bands I've listened to, but I feel like the album's guitar tones are beyond effective -- I'd even go as far as to say it's the PERFECT tone as far as the "fingermoving riffs" style of black metal goes. Every note is as sharp as a knife, even the most beautiful and pretty melodies feel unrelentingly aggressive and savage with that tone
You can hear how ridiculously aggressive the tone is in how, before multiple songs, the incidental noise of the guitar sounds like a heavyas shovel being dragged on concrete
That is a special guitar sound imo, and for "pretty" black metal it perfectly bridges it with the more aggressive stuff