1349 is a Norwegian
black metal
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band from
Oslo, Norway
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, formed in 1997. The band's name is a reference to the year the
Black Death reached Norway.
History
1349 formed in 1997 and comprises several former members of the band
Alvheim. Drummer
Frost is also a member of
Satyricon
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.
In recognition of 1349's influences, the band performed a cover of
Mayhem's "Buried by Time and Dust" on their debut album, ''
Liberation
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Gaming
* '' Liberati ...
''. At 1349's live shows, the band has also covered
Celtic Frost, whom vocalist Ravn cites as his principal influence.
1349 tours on a regular basis. The band's live shows often begin with Frost and guitarist Archaon breathing fire. In 2006, 1349 toured the US with Celtic Frost. Ravn also appeared on the Celtic Frost album ''
Monotheist
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'' (2006), performing guest vocals on the CD digipack bonus track, "Temple of Depression". In 2007, during the French
Hellfest
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festival, 1349 was slated to play during the day, but asked to reschedule their appearance to play in the dark instead. During 1349's appearance at the Oslo
Inferno Metal Festival
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in March 2008, the band was joined on stage by
Celtic Frost frontman
Tom Gabriel Fischer
Thomas Gabriel Fischer (born 19 July 1963), also known by his stage names of Tom G. Warrior and Satanic Slaughter, is a Swiss metal musician. He led the groups Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, and today is the frontman of the band Triptykon.
Care ...
for a rendition of the Celtic Frost song "The Usurper". In September 2008, 1349 toured with
Carcass
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,
Suffocation,
Aborted
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and
Rotten Sound
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on the Exhume to Consume Tour.
A music video for "Sculptor of Flesh" was made following the release of ''
Hellfire'' (2005). The video, directed by Judd Tilyard, alternates between footage of the band performing the song in Norway and clips of surgery filmed in Australia.
During late 2008, 1349 recorded its fourth album, ''
Revelations of the Black Flame''.
The album was co-mixed by
Tom Gabriel Fischer
Thomas Gabriel Fischer (born 19 July 1963), also known by his stage names of Tom G. Warrior and Satanic Slaughter, is a Swiss metal musician. He led the groups Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, and today is the frontman of the band Triptykon.
Care ...
, and was released in Europe on 25 May 2009. ''Revelations of the Black Flame'' marked a change in direction for the band, as songs on the album were slower than previous releases, and there were also some dark ambient and industrial-tinged tracks.
At the beginning of 2010 the band signed a contract with
Indie Recordings
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Gaming
* Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies
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for the release of its fifth album in Europe, with
Prosthetic Records
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distributing the album in North America.
1349 toured with
Cannibal Corpse,
Skeletonwitch
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, and
Lecherous Nocturne on the Evisceration Plague Tour, in April–May 2010.
The band also performed at the
Wacken Open Air
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and
Summer Breeze Open Air festivals in August 2010.
1349 released its fifth album, ''
Demonoir'', on 26 April 2010. The album shows a return to 1349's earlier sound, before ''
Revelations of the Black Flame'', while continuing the low-fi production and ambient sensibilities of ''Revelations''. 1349 toured Canada and the United States with Tom Gabriel Fischer's project
Triptykon
Triptykon is a Swiss extreme metal band from Zürich, formed in 2008 by Thomas Gabriel Fischer, founding member of the pioneering heavy metal bands Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and Apollyon Sun.
History
Fischer announced his departure from Ce ...
in October 2010. A deluxe box set of ''Demonoir'' was released in October 2011. The band's first live DVD, titled ''Hellvetia Fire – The Official 1349 Bootleg'', was released on 24 October 2011 by Candlelight Records. It was filmed at Bikini Test La Chaux De Fonds in Switzerland in 2005.
In October 2013, the band began recording their sixth studio album, called ''
Massive Cauldron of Chaos''. On 10 December, the band announced that the record was finished, and it was released on 29 September 2014, via Indie Recordings.
In February 2017, it was announced that 1349 have now signed to Season of Mist and are now said to be in the process of writing their seventh studio album, which is set to be released in 2019.
The first new single from the as yet untitled new album, 'Dødskamp' was released digitally on 14 January 2019. On 31 July 2019 it was revealed that the band's seventh Studio album would be titled 'The Infernal Pathway'. It was released on 18 October 2019.
Members
Current members
* Olav "Ravn" Bergene –
lead vocals (1997–present),
drums (1997–2000)
* Tor Risdal "Seidemann" Stavenes –
bass,
backing vocals
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(1997–present)
* Idar "Archaon" Burheim –
guitar
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s, backing vocals (1999–present)
*
Kjetil-Vidar "Frost" Haraldstad – drums (2000–present)
Former members
* Lars "Balfori" Larsen – guitars (1997–1998)
* André "Tjalve" Kvebek – guitars (1997–2006)
Touring members
*
Tony Laureano – drums (2006)
*
Morten "Teloch" Iversen – guitars (2006–2007)
* Mads Guldbekkhei – drums (2007–2008)
*
Thor "Destructhor" Anders Myhren – guitars (2008, 2015)
* Tony "Secthdamon" Ingibergsson – guitars, backing vocals (2009, 2016–present)
* Jon "The Charn" Rice – drums (2012)
* Sondre Drangsland – drums (2014–2018)
* Nils "Dominator" Fjellström – drums (2018–present)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Liberation
Liberation or liberate may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Liberation'' (film series), a 1970–1971 series about the Great Patriotic War
* "Liberation" (''The Flash''), a TV episode
* "Liberation" (''K-9''), an episode
Gaming
* '' Liberati ...
'' (2003)
* ''
Beyond the Apocalypse
''Beyond the Apocalypse'' is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band 1349. It was released in 2004 through Candlelight Records.
Track listing
*All songs published by Tanglade Music/Abstract Sounds.
# "Chasing Dragons" – 6:31 (Ra ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Hellfire'' (2005)
* ''
Revelations of the Black Flame'' (2009)
* ''
Demonoir'' (2010)
* ''
Massive Cauldron of Chaos'' (2014)
* ''The Infernal Pathway'' (2019)
EP
* ''1349'' (2001)
* ''Dødskamp'' (2019)
Demos
* ''Demo'' (1998)
* ''Chaos Preferred'' (1999)
DVD
* ''Hellvetia Fire – The Official 1349 Bootleg'' DVD (2011)
References
External links
*
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Norwegian black metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1997
1997 establishments in Norway
Musical quartets
Musical groups from Oslo
Candlelight Records artists
Season of Mist artists
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