The Assassination Of Julius Caesar (2025 Reissue)

Not since 'Shadows of the Sun' has the band worked under such clearly defined criteria, staying true to an aesthetics. Such music is never easily conceived, but Ulver's unyielding ethos of following their instincts has again showed them the way. Fear of repetition and standstill is just as instinctive in the mind of this group as hunger is for their counterparts in nature. The core crew behind this album is Kristoffer Rygg, Jørn H. Sværen and Tore Ylwizaker, in company with Ole Alexander Halstensgård, who has also been an important contributor to earlier albums. As usual, there are prominent guests, the renowned experimental guitarist Stian Westerhus puts his personal signature on several tracks, the same goes for associated members Anders Møller and Daniel O'Sullivan. Legendary Hawkwind shaman Nik Turner adds his sax to "Rolling Stone". The result is epic and wide-scoped as a historical drama, without ever mollycoddling the listener.