To be honest, a review of this album doesn’t belong on this site simply because it’s not a metal album. Ulver has moved beyond metal all together with Perdition City, and have moved into the Acid Jazz/Trip Hop genre. This is far gone even from their experimental double CD Themes From William Blake’s The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell. This is an all new Ulver, a much more mature Ulver. To be honest, I really think they should change the name of the band because this no longer represents anything of the old Ulver we know. If you have no interest in this style of music, just don’t bother purchasing this album or even continue reading this review. I am going to be quite honest, I am really impressed. Trickster G and company have put together a great album. The kind of disc you pop on when you are with a special lady and feel the need to get a little close. Perdition City is impressive in it’s complex sounds and musical experimentation. The track "Dead City Centers" creates visions of a smokey jazz room filled with people guzzling expensive drinks and snapping their fingers to the grove. "We Are The Dead" is a dark and atmospheric, almost a theme to a suicide. "Catalept" takes an orchestra-like string section and mixes around with a break beat, the kind of tune you could run through a graveyard, searching for the exit. This is not for everyone, and I don’t really expect most of the readers of this site to agree with the fact that I find this to be a very good album. If you are open-minded and want to try something new, or are already a fan of such music, pick this up. If such things don’t interest you, you should have stopped reading this review.

Written By: Destro