Demonoir is the fifth full-length album by Norwegian black metal band 1349. The new album shows "a return to the band's more traditional, raw-yet-technical black metal sound."[9] It was released on 26 April 2010 in Europe and the day after in North America.

Demonoir
Studio album by
Released26 April 2010
GenreBlack metal
Length48:54
LabelIndie, Prosthetic (US)
ProducerRavn, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Archaon
1349 chronology
Revelations of the Black Flame
(2009)
Demonoir
(2010)
Massive Cauldron of Chaos
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net[3]
Blistering[4]
Lords of Metal[5]
Metal Forge[6]
Metal Review[7]
Sputnikmusic[8]

Track listing

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  1. "Tunnels of Set I" – 1:04 (Ravn, Archaon)
  2. "Atomic Chapel" – 6:24 (Destroyer, Archaon)
  3. "Tunnel II" – 1:01 (Ravn, Archaon)
  4. "When I Was Flesh" – 5:45 (Destroyer, Archaon)
  5. "Tunnel III" – 0:39 (Ravn, Archaon)
  6. "Psalm 7:77" – 5:42 (Destroyer, Archaon)
  7. "Tunnel IV" – 1:02 (Ravn, Archaon)
  8. "Pandemonium War Bells" – 7:48 (Destroyer, Archaon, Frost, Seidemann)
  9. "Tunnel V" – 1:15 (Ravn, Archaon)
  10. "The Devil of the Desert" – 6:30 (Archaon, Seidemann)
  11. "Tunnel VI" – 1:32 (Ravn, Archaon)
  12. "Demonoir" – 6:19 (Frost, Archaon)
  13. "Tunnel VII" – 3:53 (Ravn, Archaon)

Limited edition bonus disc

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  1. "Rapture" (Morbid Angel cover)
  2. "Strike of the Beast" (Exodus cover)
  3. "Nerves" (Bauhaus cover)

Limited boxset bonus disc

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  1. "Rapture" (Morbid Angel cover)
  2. "Strike of the Beast" (Exodus cover)
  3. "Nerves" (Bauhaus cover)
  4. "The Heretic" (Possessed cover)
  5. "Pandemonium War Bells" (live)
  6. "When I Was Flesh" (live)
  7. "Atomic Chapel" (live)

Personnel

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1349

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  • Ravn – vocals, sampling, production
  • Archaon – guitars
  • Seidemann – bass, backing vocals
  • Frost – drums

Additional personnel

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  • b9, Ash in Plastic Bag, Gutta På Loftet Productions – additional sampling
  • Tony Caputo – piano
  • Ronni Le Tekrø – lead guitar on "Psalm 7:77", backing vocals
  • Thorbjørn "Tobben" Benjaminsen – horns
  • 1349 – arrangement
  • Archaon – production
  • Thomas Gabriel Fischer – production
  • Kjartan Hesthagen – engineering
  • Kjetil Ottersen – mastering

References

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  1. ^ Norton, Justin. "1349 – Demonoir". About.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  2. ^ "1349 – Demonoir". Allmusic. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  3. ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "1349 – Demonoir". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  4. ^ Findlay, Tom. "1349 – Demonoir". Blistering. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  5. ^ de Hann, Roel. "1349 – Demonor". Lords of Metal. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  6. ^ O'Brien, Michael. "1349 – Demonoir". Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  7. ^ Brandon, Jim. "1349 – Demonoir". Metal Review. Archived from the original on May 14, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  8. ^ "1349 – Demonoir". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  9. ^ "1349: new album title announced". Blabbermouth. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.