1349 (band)
| 1349 | |
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 1349 performing in the United States in 2006. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Black metal |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Holycaust, Candlelight, Indie, Prosthetic |
| Associated acts | Satyricon, Pantheon I, Den Saakaldte |
| Website | www.legion1349.com |
1349 is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1997. Their name comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway.[1]
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History [edit]
1349 formed in 1997 and comprises several former members of the band Alvheim. Their drummer, Frost, is also a member of Satyricon.
1349 tour on a regular basis; their live shows often begin with drummer Frost and guitarist Archaon fire-breathing. In recognition of their influences, the band performed a cover of Mayhem's "Buried by Time and Dust" on their debut album, Liberation. At their live shows they have also covered Celtic Frost, the band that vocalist Ravn cites as his principal influence.
In 2006, they toured the USA with Celtic Frost.[2] Ravn also appeared on Celtic Frost's 2006 album, Monotheist, performing guest vocals on the CD digipack bonus track, "Temple of Depression". In 2007, during the French Hellfest festival, they were slated to play during the day, but asked to reschedule their appearance to play in the dark instead.[3] During their appearance at the Oslo Inferno Metal Festival on March 2008, the band was joined on stage by Celtic Frost frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer for a rendition of the Celtic Frost song "The Usurper".[4]
In September 2008 they toured with Carcass, Suffocation, Aborted and Rotten Sound titled as the Exhume to Consume Tour.[5]
A music video of 1349's song 'Sculptor of Flesh' was released following the band's 2005 album, Hellfire. 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 the winter of 2008 the band recorded their long awaited fourth album Revelations of the Black Flame.[6] The album is co-mixed by Tom Gabriel Fischer,[7] 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 for the release of their fifth album in Europe, with Prosthetic Records distributing the album in North America.[8]
1349 toured with Cannibal Corpse, Skeletonwitch and Lecherous Nocturne on the Evisceration Plague Tour, in April–May 2010.[9] The band also performed at the Wacken Open Air and Summer Breeze Open Air festivals in August 2010.[10][11]
1349 released their fifth full length album Demonoir on 26 April 2010. The album shows a return to their earlier hyperspeed sound before Revelations of the Black Flame, while continuing its low-fi production and ambient sensibilities.
They toured Canada and the United States with Tom Gabriel Fischer's project Triptykon in October 2010.
A deluxe box set of Demonoir was released in October 2011. The band's first live DVD was released 24 October 2011 on Candlelight Records, titled Hellvetia Fire – The Official 1349 Bootleg. It was filmed at Bikini Test La chaux De Fonds in Switzerland in 2005.[12]
Band members [edit]
- Current members
- Olav "Ravn" Bergene – vocals (1997–present), drums (1997–2000)
- Tor Risdal "Seidemann" Stavenes – bass (1997–present)
- Idar "Archaon" Burheim – guitar (1999–present)
- Kjetil-Vidar "Frost" Haraldstad – drums (2000–present)
- Former members
- Lars "Balfori" Larsen – guitar (1997–1998)
- André "Tjalve" Kvebek – guitar (1997–2006)
- Touring members
- Tony Laureano – drums (2006)
- Morten "Teloch" Iversen – guitar (2006–2007)
- Mads Guldbekkhei – drums (2007–2008)
- Thor Anders "Destructhor" Myhren – guitar (2008)
- Tony "Secthdamon" Ingibergsson – guitar (2009)
- Jon "The Charn" Rice – drums (2012–present)
Discography [edit]
Studio albums [edit]
- Liberation (2003)
- Beyond the Apocalypse (2004)
- Hellfire (2005)
- Revelations of the Black Flame (2009)
- Demonoir (2010)
Extended Plays [edit]
- 1349 (2001), Holycaust Records
- "End of All" – 5:55
- "Antichrist Warzone" – 4:23
- "Chaos Within" – 4:08
- "The Usurper" (Celtic Frost cover) – 3:26
Demos [edit]
- Demo (1998)
- Chaos Preferred (1999)
Videography [edit]
- Sculptor of Flesh (2005)
- Hellvetia Fire – The Official 1349 Bootleg DVD (2011)
References [edit]
- ^ "1349 Interview". tartareandesire.com. June 2003. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008. "What is the meaning behind the name 1349? 1349 is the year the Black Death (a bubonic plague) came to norway, wiping out a third of the population and ending the golden age of Norway."
- ^ "1349 and Sahg to support Celtic Frost on U.S. tour". blabbermouth.net. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ "1349 interview". metalstorm.ee. 4 December 2007. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008. "Barry: At Hellfest you was originally set to play on the Gibson Stage during the afternoon, but apparently you changed because you wanted to play while it was dark, is that true? Seidemann: Yes..."
- ^ "1349 joined by Celtic Frost mainman at Inferno Festival". blabbermouth.net. 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ^ "1349, Necrophagist, Suffocation, Aborted, Rotten Sound to support Carcass". blabbermouth.net. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
- ^ "New album – update". Band myspace page. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008. "1349 Are currently putting their last touch to the bands new album entitled Revelations of the Black Flame, follow- up to 2005's Hellfire. As both Hellfire and Beyond the Apocalypse, the album is recorded at Studio Nyhagen, and co-mixed by none other than Tom Gabriel Fischer"
- ^ Fischer, Tom Gabriel (16 December 2008). "Due North". Retrieved 20 December 2008. "I will return to Norway tonight for most of the remainder of December, following an invitation by 1349 to visit them in the studio during the recording sessions for their new album"
- ^ "1349: new album title announced". Blabbermouth. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "1349 signs with Indie Recordings". Blabbermouth. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "OVERKILL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival". Blabbermouth.net. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "1349, REBELLION Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival". Blabbermouth.net. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "1349 To Release 'Hellvetia Fire' DVD". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
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