Ulvetenner
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| Origin | Hvalviik, Greater Normark |
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| Years active | 1970-1988 |
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Ulvetenner was a Normarkian progressive rock and folk rock band from Hvalviik, Oskarsviik (Region). The band was created in 1970 by lead singer and drummer Klas Bjerg, lead guitarist Rasmus Bjørneland, rhythm guitarist Erik Pettersen, violinist Dag Hammersten, keyboardist Klas Bode, bassist Ivan Stensen and accordion player Hakkon Stigesen. The band was one of the first bands to emerge in Normark's progressive and folk rock scenes, and they would on later albums be the forerunners for a local normarkian folk rock genre known as Fjallrock, which was a fusion between international prog rock, folk rock and normarkian folk traditions. The band would go through several line ups, with only the lead singer and drummer Klas Bjerg playing through the band's entire lifespan. The band split up in 1988 when Klas Bjerg left the group.
Ulvetenner got it's national breakthrough in 1973 with their fourth studio album Fjellfolket, that charted on normarkian rock and pop charts. Their wider mainstream success would wait until the 80s, but the band was a critical darling during the 70s, both nationally and in Nortua, with several music critics hailing them as one of the most influential fjallrock and nortuan prog rock bands. After the decline in interest in prog rock in the late 70s, and the musical culture shifting towards punk and synthpop, the band shifted toward a more pop oriented sound. This was at the same time as the band went through several bandmates, and with the help of the new lead singer and keyboardist Jarl Becker the band managed to score a few international hits while losing their status as a critical darling. After several commercially failing albums in the late 1980s, decided Klas Bjerg, who had lost his place as lead singer to Jarl Becker, to leave the group. The interest in the band had almost stopped and the band was dropped from their lable when they heard of Klas Bjerg leaving, which forced the band to break up.