Description:

Great sorrow from the Norwegian legends ULVER. Music driven to despair, all sad and solitary, written and produced under the threat of extinction. SHADOWS OF THE SUN, is ULVER's 7th full-length album, the band's most personal record to date. Low-key, dark, and tragic. In stores October 2nd, 2007 on THE END RECORDS.

What the press is saying:

"Shadows in the Sun, the latest addition to their impressive discography, is a simple album; the musical equivalent of painting with black, greys, dull browns and dark greens. The music is subdued, melancholic but not bleak...the songs are unanimously dark, relaxed and moody."
- SONIC FRONTIERS

"...calm, moderate and melancholic...As one may have learned to expect from Ulver, a coherent and full work, as opposed to being a collection of unrelated tracks...early contender for the title of 2007’s best record!"
- PROG ARCHIVES

“After many years of exploration, ULVER have gone somewhere new yet again. This is a dream of an album. One that you won’t want to wake from anytime soon.”
- DECIBEL

"...gorgeously dark album...the band unflinchingly delves and revels in its misery."
- BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

"Stripped of all accoutrements, Shadows of the Sun is Ulver laid bare, an exquisite blend of warmth and frigidity, akin to bracing yourself against an icy Nordic wind as the sun rises in the distance."
- POPMATTERS.COM

"Somber and melancholy, Shadows Of The Sun finds Ulver exploring mellow, subdued soundscapes worlds away from their black metal origins. It's haunting and dark music that makes up in emotional impact what it lacks in extremity.  Their subdued interpretation of Black Sabbath's "Solitude" is a highlight."
- ABOUT.COM