''Written in Waters'' is the debut

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by the

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band

Ved Buens Ende Ved Buens Ende is a Norway, Norwegian avant-garde metal band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental jazz influenced sections and aggressive black metal blast beats and vocals. Ved Buens Ende means "By the end of the bow" referring to th ...

. It is the only album the band released before they disbanded.

Track listing

*All music by Ved Buens Ende. All lyrics by Carl-Michael Eide, except "Den Saakaldte" by Vicotnik. #"I Sang for the Swans" – 7:01 #"You, That May Wither" – 4:54 #"It's Magic" – 5:25 #"Den Saakaldte" ("The So-Called") – 8:49 #"Carrier of Wounds" – 7:40 #"Coiled in Wings" – 7:04 #"Autumn Leaves" – 5:07 #"Remembrance of Things Past" – 8:54 #"To Swarm Deserted Away" – 2:14

Critical reception

William York of

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wrote, "Ved Buens Ende's sole full-length, ''Written in Waters'', is an album of esoteric, experimental black metal that, years after its release, still sounds like nothing else."

Personnel

;Ved Buens Ende *Yusaf Parvez (credited as "Vicotnik") -

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Hugh Mingay Hugh Steven James Mingay (born 12 December 1974), also known by his stage name Skoll, is a heavy metal musician. Musical career He became a member of the Norwegian band Arcturus from 1995 to 2000 for the recording of the album '' Aspera Hiem ...

(credited as "Skoll") -

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, additional vocals (on "It's Magic") *

Carl-Michael Eide Carl-Michael Eide (born 24 July 1974) is a Norway, Norwegian black metal musician, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist. He is also known under stage names Aggressor, Czral and Exhurtum. Biography Carl-Michael Eide has played in various black met ...

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;Additional Musicians *Lill Kathrine Stensrud -

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Production Staff

- production, arrangements *Pål Espen Johannessen (credited as "Pål") - recording, mixing, engineering *

Lise Myhre Lise Myhre (born 1 November 1975 in Lørenskog) is a Norwegian cartoonist. Her most famous cartoon is ''Nemi''. Biography After a short study of graphical design at the Santa Monica College of Art in California, Lise Myhre started her career as ...

(credited as "Lise") - cover art

References

External links

*"Written In Waters" at discogs
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