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1349 is a black metal band hailing from a suburb of Oslo, Norway[1]. The band's music is purposely similar in style and construction to the Second Wave of Norwegian black metal bands 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, and are also described as being much heavier than most other Black Metal bands. This band have so far have rejected the more commercial style of black metal exhibited by some bands.
The name 1349 was chosen by the band because it is the year the Black Death plague spread to Norway.
History
The group 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 fire-breathing. In recognizing their influences, the band performed a cover of Mayhem's "Buried by Time and Dust" on their debut album, Liberation. They have also covered Celtic Frost, the band that Ravn recognises as his principle influence, at their live shows.
In 2006, they toured the USA with Celtic Frost. 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 to play during the day, but they asked to change to play in the dark instead.
They were joined on stage by Celtic Frost frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer during their appearance at the Inferno Metal Festival on March 2008 in Oslo for a rendition of the Celtic Frost song "The Usurper".
A music video of 1349's song 'Sculptor of Flesh' was released following the band's 2005 album, Hellfire. The video was directed by Judd Tilyard not by the fictional "Don Budd" as reported by MTV, the video switches from the band performing the song in Norway to clips of surgery filmed in Australia.
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