1349 (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = 1349


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Origin = Oslo, Norway
Genre = Black metal
Years_active = 1997 – present
Label = Candlelight Records
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URL = [http://www.legion1349.com/ Official Homepage]
Current_members = Ravn
Archaon
Seidemann
Frost
Tony Laureano
Blasphemer
Past_members = Balfori
Tjalve

1349 is a black metal band hailing from Oslo, Norway [cite web
url=http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=5575
title=1349
publisher=metal-archives.com
accessdate=2008-03-30] . The band's music is purposely similar in style and construction to that of bands from the Second Wave of Norwegian black metal of the early 1990s, and does not incorporate synthesisers. As a result, 1349 have been compared to the early incarnations of Enslaved, Emperor, Burzum, Gorgoroth, Darkthrone, Immortal, and Mayhem, being described as much heavier than most other black metal bands. The band has so far, rejected the more commercial style of black metal exhibited by some bands.

The name 1349 comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway [cite web
url=http://www.tartareandesire.com/interviews/1349.html
title=1349 Interview
publisher=tartareandesire.com
quote="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."
date=June 2003
accessdate=2008-03-30] .

History

1349 formed in 1997 and comprises several former members of the band Alvheim. Their drummer, Frost [cite web
url=http://www.metalmessage.de/Interviews/1349-engl.htm
title=Interview of Frost
publisher=metalmessage.de
accessdate=2008-03-30] is also a member of Satyricon.

1349 tour on a regular basis; their live shows often begin with 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 principle influence.

In 2006, they toured the USA with Celtic Frost [cite web
url=http://www.tartareandesire.com/interviews/1349.html
title=1349 And SAHG To Support CELTIC FROST On U.S. Tour
publisher=blabbermouth.net
date=2006-07-05
accessdate=2008-03-30] . Ravn also appeared on Celtic Frost's 2006 album, Monotheist, performing guest vocals on the CD digi-pack 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. [cite web
url=http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/interview.php?interview_id=451
title=1349 interview
quote="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..."
publisher=metalstorm.ee
date=2007-12-04
accessdate=2008-03-30]

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" [cite web
url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=93766
title=1349 Joined By CELTIC FROST Mainman At INFERNO Festival
publisher=blabbermouth.net
date=2008-03-27
accessdate=2008-03-30] .

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 not by the fictional "Don Budd" as reported by MTV, alternates between footage of the band performing the song in Norway and clips of surgery filmed in Australia.

1349 is scheduled to tour in September with Carcass, Suffocation, Aborted and Rotten Sound titled as the Exhume to Consume Tour.

Discography

Studio releases

* "1349" - (2000)
* "Liberation" - (2003)
* "Beyond the Apocalypse" - (2004)
* "Hellfire" - (2005)

Demos and bootlegs

* "Demo" [Demo] - (1998)
* "Chaos Preferred" [Demo] - (1999)
* "With Full Force" [Bootleg] - (2003)
* "Hamburg 06.11.2003" [Bootleg] - (2003)

Videography

* "Sculptor of Flesh - (2005)

Band members

Current members

* " Ravn" - Vocals, drums - (1997-)
* " Archaon" - Guitar - (1999-)
* " Seidemann" - Bass - (1997-)
* " Mads Hardcore " - Drums (live) - (2007-)
* " Destructhor " - Guitar (live) - (2008-)

* " Frost " - Drums - (2000-)

Former members

* "Balfori (Lars Larsen)" - Guitar - (1997-1998)
* "Tjalve (Andrè Kvebek)" - Guitar - (1997-2006)
* "Teloch" (Session guitarist for 2006/2007 Tours) (2006-2007)
* " Tony Laureano" - Drums (live 2006-2007)

Related bands

* Alvheim - The band from which 1349 was originally formed.
* Satyricon - The primary black metal band of Frost, 1349's drummer.
* Pantheon I - Tjalve's new project, also joined by Seidemann

References

External links

* [http://www.legion1349.com/ Official 1349 Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/1349official Official 1349 MySpace]
* [http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com/ Candlelight Records USA]
* Some of the most well known images of 1349 can be seen in Peter Beste's photography portfolio. http://www.peterbeste.com
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