Norwegian black metal band 1349 have premiered the third track from their new record ‘The Infernal Pathway’ |
The cover artwork of ‘The Infernal Pathway’ has been created by Jordan Barlow and can be viewed below, together with the tracklist. |
Tracklist 1. Abyssos Antithesis (5:30) 2. Through Eyes of Stone (3:24) 3. Tunnel of Set VIII (0:47) 4. Enter Cold Void Dreaming (3:59) 5. Towers Upon Towers (4:50) 6. Tunnel of Set IX (1:06) 7. Deeper Still (4:13) 8. Striding the Chasm (6:11) 9. Dødskamp (5:01) (album edit) 10. Tunnel of Set X (0:53) 11. Stand Tall in Fire (8:09) |
1349 live dates 2019 16 Oct 19 Oslo (NO) Røverstaden 30 Nov 19 Parma (IT) Black Winter Fest XII 1349 European tour w/ ABBATH and VLTIMAS 23 Jan 20 Weimar (DE) Uhrenwerk 24 Jan 20 Bochum (DE) Matrix 25 Jan 20 Nijmegen (NL) Doornroosje 26 Jan 20 Antwerpen (BE) Trix 27 Jan 20 London (UK) Islington Assembly Hall 28 Jan 20 Paris (FR) La Machine Du Moulin Rouge 29 Jan 20 Nantes (FR) Stereolux 30 Jan 20 Toulouse (FR) Metronum 31 Jan 20 Barcelona (ES) Salamandra 01 Feb 20 Madrid (ES) But 02 Feb 20 Lyon (FR) Nikasi Kao 04 Feb 20 Mannheim (DE) MS Connexion Complex 05 Feb 20 München (DE) Backstage 06 Feb 20 Luzern (CH) Schüür 07 Feb 20 Parma (IT) Campus Music Industry 08 Feb 20 Brno (CZ) Fleda 09 Feb 20 Warschau (PL) Progresja 11 Feb 20 Berlin (DE) Festsaal Kreuzberg 12 Feb 20 Hamburg (DE) Kulturpalast 13 Feb 20 Copenhagen (DK) Amager Bio 14 Feb 20 Gothenburg (SE) Tradgarn 15 Feb 20 Stockholm (SE) Fryhuset Klubben |
Norwegian black metal titans 1349 have returned with their long awaited seventh full-length: ‘The Infernal Pathway’. The album promises a journey through chaos and madness, darkness and peril, terror and annihilation. 1349 is AURAL HELLFIRE. That has been, and continues to be, the primary concept since the band first rose from the ashes of Alvheim in 1997. Conceived around the founding members – vocalist and former drummer Ravn, guitarist Tjalve, and Seidemann on bass – 1349 completed their line-up with the addition of guitarist Archaon in 1999 and SATYRICON drum-legend Frost in 2001. When their debut ‘Liberation’ was unleashed in 2003, the Norwegians took the world by storm with their intense blend of old school black metal soundscapes and ultra-fast aggression. Further assaults followed in rapid succession. ‘Beyond the Apocalypse’ (2004) and ‘Hellfire’ (2005) cemented the band’s reputation as one of the strongest acts in the scene. Upon the departure of founding member Tjalve, who decided to focus on his band PANTHEON I, 1349 have since continued as a four-piece – occasionally adding guest guitarists. Extensive touring aided the growth of their now massive following when the four piece opened for reunited metal legends CELTIC FROST in North America in 2006. Impressively demonstrating that holding true to the principles of the genre do not mean nostalgia and stagnation, 1349 widened their sonic palette with ‘Revelations of the Black Flame’ (2009), which was co-mixed by CELTIC FROST mastermind Tom Gabriel “Warrior” Fischer. This inspired a newfound ambient darkness from the band, which was further explored on ‘Demonoir’ (2010). ‘Massive Cauldron of Chaos’ (2013) was the next milestone in the Norwegians merciless advance, scoring excellent reviews and a nomination for a Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannprisen). The release sparked more festival shows as well as extensive touring, bringing 1349 to Australia and New Zealand. In 2018, the Munch Museum and Innovation Norway chose 1349 as one of four bands to create a song based on the paintings of Edvard Munch. As a result, the single ‘Dødskamp’ was released earlier this year. After performing a fiery show at Norway’s Inferno festival this year, 1349 started recording in Amper Tone studios and Studio Nyhagen with engineer Jarrett Pritchard. Thus, ‘The Infernal Pathway’ was born, a sonic parallel to summoning and unleashing the beast of the abyss in all its fearsome, ferocious and powerful splendor. Gearing up for a full U.S. tour in the fall, and a European tour with ABBATH and VLTIMAS in 2020, more events will unfold, making this a banner year for 1349. https://www.facebook.com/1349official/ https://www.instagram.com/1349official/ www.legion1349.com |