Portugal’s mystique-laden black metallers undergo a striking transformation

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How a bunch of metal-loving kids from the East Coast changed the hardcore game – and made one of the most influential albums of the 21st century

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Bristol blues punks/chaos merchants punch harder on second album.

Musical chameleons Ulver have reinvented themselves yet again. With their 14th album, they’ve turned away from the progressive synthpop of their recent releases and delivered something more atmospheric. Mainman Kristoffer Rygg looks back on the personal strife and decades of deviation that have paved the way for Neverland.