Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne til Ulven i Manden

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Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne Til Ulven I Manden
Studio album by Ulver
Released	1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Black metal
Length	43:58
Label	Century Black
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Review
Ulver chronology
Kveldssanger (1995)	Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne til Ulven i Manden (1996)	The Trilogie - Three Journeyes through the Norwegian Netherworlde (1998)

Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne til Ulven i Manden (Madrigal of the Night - Eight Hymnes to the Wolf in Man) is the third album by Norwegian black metal band Ulver. It is a concept album about a man who, through the efforts of Satan, succumbs to lycanthropy and the beast within. The album showcases a very lo-fi, raw brand of black metal mixed with touches of folk music (admittedly, very few folk passages are present). It is widely regarded as a very listener-unfriendly record, even by the standards of black metal, though, according to many critics, is a masterpiece of black metal.

[edit] Rumors

There are a few rumors surrounding this album.

It is said that Ulver received a large advance from Century Media for the recording of Nattens Madrigal but then proceeded to record it with cheap equipment, spending the money on a Corvette and some Boss suits.

It is also said that the recording was made in the middle of the woods, but Kristoffer Rygg has denied this claim.

A third rumor is a mix of the two previous: Ulver got all the money and they were supposed to record in the woods. But then they bought those expensive things and recorded with lo-fi equipment, enraging Century Media.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Hymne I - Wolf and Fear" – 6:16
2. "Hymne II - Wolf and the Devil" – 6:21
3. "Hymne III - Wolf and Hatred" – 4:48
4. "Hymne IV - Wolf and Man" – 5:21
5. "Hymne V - Wolf and the Moon" – 5:14
6. "Hymne VI - Wolf and Passion" – 5:48
7. "Hymne VII - Wolf and Destiny" – 5:32
8. "Hymne VIII - Wolf and the Night" – 4:38