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Ulver

Black metal
Black metalSynth-pop

Ulver is a Black metal and Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of King Crimson, Sunn O))), Fimbulwinter, Matt Elliott and Fenriz. Those roots explain a lot about how Ulver arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Manes, Blut Aus Nord, Emperor, Borknagar and Burzum, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Carpenter Brut, Alcest, Now, Diabolical, Zuriaake and Borknagar, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Ulver, reaching back through King Crimson and forward to Carpenter Brut. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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UlverKing CrimsonSunn O)))FimbulwinterMatt ElliottFenrizThe TroggsAttila CsiharBogdan RaczynskiCarpenter BrutAlcestNow, DiabolicalZuriaakeBorknagarNightwishAgallochAttila CsiharManesBlut Aus NordEmperorBorknagarBurzumPaysage D'HiverSatyriconMayhem

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Ulver connections

Ulver grew out of King Crimson, Sunn O))), Fimbulwinter and Matt Elliott, shares an orbit with Manes, Blut Aus Nord, Emperor and Borknagar, went on to shape Carpenter Brut, Alcest, Now, Diabolical and Zuriaake. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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