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ARCHAON 1349

1349

About Me

1349 rose from the ashes of Alvheim in 1997, with Ravn (vocals & drums), Tjalve (guitars), Seidemann (bass) and Balfori (guitars). They recorded but never released a demo in early '98, and Balfori quit shortly after due to musical differences. In early '99 they recorded the never released promo Chaos Preferred. By then, the band realised they needed another guitarist, and found Archaon whose speed and technique took their music to a new level of intensity and brutality.Come spring 2000, 1349 decided to record a new promo showcasing the new material, and Frost of Satyricon was asked to lay down the drum tracks to get the speed required. Frost was later so impressed by the material, that he asked to join 1349 as a permanent member. Holycaust Records offered them a deal and released the new promo as an eponymous MCD. By early 2001, the band felt they had enough killer songs for a full-length album - Liberation. Recorded and mixed at Gordon Studios, Liberation blended old school soundscapes with warp-speed hysteria. In the wake of such yet unreleased but unforgiving material, 1349 supported Gorgoroth, Cadaver Inc. and later performed at the Hole in he Sky festival in Bergen in 2001, as well as the Inferno festival in Oslo in 2002. After signing a new deal with Candlelight Records, Liberation was released in April 2003.This was the year when 1349 began to reap the fruits of their dark labour - their debut album received critical and public acclaim and several magazines hailed the band as The Newcomer of the Year. They were rebooked to play the Inferno Festival, and on Germany's high profile With Full Force Festival, where they shared stage with such high calibre bands as Zyklon, My Dying Bride and Moonspell. Their first European Tour with compatriots Aeternus and Red Harvest in November ended the year on a high for 1349.No rest for the wicked, however, and only a month after returning from the tour, the band entered Studio Studio Nyhagen to record the follow-up to Liberation. Released by Candlelight Records in April the following year, Beyond the Apocalypse helped 1349 secure their quality old school black metal reputation. On top of touring with Gorgoroth during fall 2004, 1349 performed at Aalborg Metal Fest in Denmark, Nihil Extreme Music Festival in Italy and Arnhem Metal Meeting in the Netherlands, as well as the Hole in the Sky, Månefestivalen and Working Class Hero Festivals in Norway.Hellfire, the bands 3rd album, recorded at Studio Studio Nyhagen in the course of 2005, is their most powerful musical offering so far. 1349 have refined their highly reputed sound into audible hellfire! Hellfire has received massive acclaim by fans and critics alike, scoring 5 K's in KERRANG! and becoming album of the month in Terrorizer. When the time came to hit the road in autumn 2005 1349 once again chose Gorgoroth as their touring partners and spent 5 weeks spreading the plague through Europe.2006 started out with gigs at Metal Mania Festival in Poland and Club 10 in Asker, Norway. After this Frost had to take a break from 1349 to work with Satyricon the rest of 2006. Session drummer for the No Mercy Festival in Antwerp, Belgium and Tillburg, Netherlands was Tony Laureano. Frost had a small break from the busy schedule of Satyricon to perform with 1349 at Kroa in Bø, Norway.In June guitarist Tjalve left the band to concentrate his musical efforts on his band Pantheon I. 1349 continues as a quartet and use session guitarists for live performances.

My Interests

Music:

This profile was edited with The CricketSoda Myspace Editor Lots of different stuff- although mainly metal (Black/Doom/Death/Thrash)

Movies:

Horror, Thrillers etc. Fave movies: Lock, Stock & two smoking barrels, Omen, Interview with a vampire, Sid & Nancy

Heroes:

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary.Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of, to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder.John, in desperation, threw up his hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes, the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed....then, suddenly, there was total quiet.Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms, and said "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for the inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behaviour."John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behaviour, the bird continued,"As a point of interest, may I ask what the chicken did??"

My Blog

1349 USA 2007

THE DARK AGE HAS ARRIVED... Crowbar, Tampa, FLMarch 23rd 2007Thee Imperial, Jacksonville, FLMarch 24th 2007Culture Room, Ft. Lauerdale, FLMarch 25th 2007The Haven, Winter Park, FLMarch 26th 2007Masque...
Posted by ARCHAON 1349 on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:33:00 PST

1349 LIVE 2007

1349 will RAISE HELL in USA again in 2007. Here are the dates & places:03/24/07 THEE IMPERIAL JACKSONVILLE FL03/25/07 CULTURE ROOM FT. LAUDERDALE FL03/27/07 MASQUERADE ATLANTA GA03/28/07 THE MUSE NASH...
Posted by ARCHAON 1349 on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:46:00 PST

1349 on tour in the US with Celtic Frost

1349 will support Celtic Frost on the 1st leg of their US tour this autumn. Together with openers Sahg, the band is confirmed on the following dates:Jaxx Nite Club, Springfield VASeptember 12th 2006Ja...
Posted by ARCHAON 1349 on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:29:00 PST

UK and Ireland gigs

1349 will be touring the UK and Ireland together with Enslaved and Zyklon on the following dates:The Village, Dublin, IrelandSeptember 5th 2006Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, UKSeptember 7th 2006C...
Posted by ARCHAON 1349 on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:26:00 PST