1349 – Debut New Song

1349 have unleashed a new track titled “Dødskamp“, which is part of a four song collection that spans multiple genres inspired by the work of renowned Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. That series has enlisted multiple bands and was commissioned by the Munch Musem, Innovasjon Norge and Visit Norway. The more refined readers may have already concluded that 1349‘s track takes inspiration from Munch‘s piece of the same name.

1349 is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1997. The band’s name comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway.

In recognition of 1349’s influences, the band performed a cover of Mayhem’s “Buried by Time and Dust” on their debut album, Liberation. At 1349’s live shows, the band has also covered Celtic Frost, whom vocalist Ravn cites as his principal influence.

1349 tours on a regular basis. The band’s live shows often begin with Frost and guitarist Archaon breathing fire. In 2006, 1349 toured the US with Celtic Frost. Ravn also appeared on the Celtic Frost album Monotheist (2006), performing guest vocals on the CD digipack bonus track, “Temple of Depression”. In 2007, during the French Hellfest festival, 1349 was slated to play during the day, but asked to reschedule their appearance to play in the dark instead.

You can hear the new track above, while a single for it backed with a live performance of “Atomic Chapel” will be released as a 10″ on April 05th. 1000 copies of that in total will be pressed with 500 on gold vinyl and the other 500 on black vinyl. Pre-orders for it are available now here.