1349

Release Year: 2019
Artist Origin: NOR
Style: intense menacing extreme black metal

when such cult acts as Aura Noir call it quits there is an empty space left that must be filled in order to keep balance - this is one of the ways to describe 1349's strengthened nerve for ancient blackened thrash metal developed significantly within the context of otherwise rapid and harsh extreme black metal on offer; first of all it helps to produce massive amounts of energy coming straight from hell, keeping the rhythm section damn busy, but there is not a single moment of rest for guitarist Archaon, able to pull couple of piercing harmonies that are quite well hidden under ferocious production, as well as frontman Ravn, while together this apocalyptic horde effectively sets a tense hellish vibe familiar from their early releases; French first press digipak edition