1349 „Beyond The Apocalypse”

Music: Black Metal
Website: http://www.legion1349.com
Duration: 47:32 (9 songs)
Cool Songs: Beyond The Apocalypse, Singer of Strange Songs

This is the norwegians’ second full length after the debut “Liberation” which had received a great feedback a couple of years ago, especially due to the participation of Frost (Satyricon) behind the drumkit. Now they return with their new effort “Beyond The Apocalypse” released through Candlelight. Frost is again behind the drumkit and the quintet from Norway seems to be in a great “shape”. They perform raw, aggressive black metal mostly based in high tempos, with an old school feeling, but decent production and that’s the reason why someone can really enjoy their music, as they do not copy the whole feeling of legends of the past (Satyricon, Darkthrone etc…) but they give their own aspect of how grim black metal should be performed nowadays.

Thrashy guitars by Tjalve and Seidemann that pay tribute especially to the mighty Satyricon, astonishing drumming by Frost, typical vocals by Ravn and quite wrought structures and orchestrations are the main components of “Beyond the Apocalypse”. The production in this album is quite better than its predecessor’s one.
It seems that the true norwegian black metal is a self-born genre and that’s a real hope for all its fans. I think I’ll wait for 1349’s next effort to praise them, as I believe they really can do better than this. For you readers that the word Satyricon means something more than a band’s name, give 1349 a chance, they deserve it.

note: 7,5/10

Tracklist

01. Chasing Dragons
02. Beyond The Apocalypse
03. Aiwas Aeon
04. Necronatalenheten
05. Perished in Pain
06. Singer of Strange Songs
07. Blood is the Mortar
08. Internal Winter
09. The Blade

Line-up

Vocals: Ravn
Guitars: Idar Burheim [Archaon]
Guitars: André Kvebek [Tjalve]
Bass: Tor Risdal Stavenes [Seidemann]
Drums: Kjetil Haraldstad [Frost]