'War of the Roses' is the 8th full-length studio album in Ulver's discography of ever changing and always surprising endeavors. Where many of their other albums have usually followed a certain style on an individual basis, this one is more of a variety of the styles that they have perfected in the past.
ULVER is an absolutely outstanding act in terms of musical variety and class. Most items listed in discogs can be filed under electronica or ambient, but ULVER started as one of the finest black metal acts ever and released glorious gems such as 'nattens madrigal' or the symphonic frightening dark neofolk jewel 'kveldsvangar' - i know only very few acts which one can call truly incalculable cause they dont count in musical limitations or traditions, some names could be LAIBACH or BURZUM (dont take this as a simple analogy to these acts!!! Its just the multitudinousness i speak about.).
TRACKLIST: 01. ALEISTER CROWLEY - The Pentagram 02. ROBERT JOHNSON - Me And The Devil Blues 03.
COVEN - The Portrait (unreleased on CD) 04. BLACK SABBATH - Black Sabbath 05. BLACK WIDOW - Sacrifice (rare track) 06. BOBBY BEAUSOLEIL - In The Temple Of The Moon (exclusive track) 07. MICK J - Invocation Of My Demon Brother (unreleased track) 08. VENOM - Black Metal 09. MERCYFUL FATE - Come To The Sabbath 10.
SODOM - Outbreak Of Evil 11. HELLHAMMER - Triumph Of Death 12. MONTE CAZAZZA - Stairway To Hell 13. ANTON SZANDOR LAVEY - The Satanic Hamboo (rare track) 14. GENESIS P.ORRIDGE and PSYCHIC TV - Supermale (rare track) 15.
ANTON SZANDOR LAVEY - Black Mass Opening Hymn 16. DEATH SS - Black Mass (rare track) 17. BATHORY - Twilight Of The Gods 18. UNLEASHED - Into Glory Ride 19.
MAYHEM - Freezing Moon (feat. Dead)(rare track) 20. DARKTHRONE - A Blaze In The Northern Sky 21.
EMPEROR - The Burning Shadows Of Silence 22. ULVER - (exclusive and unreleased track) 23. THORNS - Stellar Master Elite 24.
ABRUPTUM - Massdod 25. THE ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB - Age Of Fire (exclusive re-mix) 26. GILMORE - What Is Good? (Lex Talionis)(rare track) 27. WHITE STAINS - Take It From Me (rare track) 28.
ANTON SZANDOR LAVEY - Black Mass (closing hymn).