Demonoir
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| Released | 26 April 2010 | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 48:54 | |||
| Label | Indie, Prosthetic (US) | |||
| Producer | Ravn, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Archaon | |||
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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."[1] It was released on 26 April 2010 in Europe and the day after in North America.
Background
[edit | edit source]Ravn, 1349's lead singer, stated that most of Demonoir was written and rehearsed over the course of a few months. Archaon, the guitarist, was the main songwriter, but the other members helped arrange and structure the tracks.[2] Demonoir was co-produced by Thomas Gabriel Fischer (along with Ravn and Archeon) and was recorded at Studio Nyhagen in Norway.[3]
Demonoir features a return to 1349's old style compared to its more experimental predecessor, Revelations of the Black Flame.[4] Critics characterized Demonoir as having traditional aspects of black metal, including fast tempos, a "razor-wire guitar sound",[5] and an overall aggressive sound.[6] The songs on Demonoir are separated by ambient interludes, all named "Tunnel of Set".[5]
Release and reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [4] |
| Allmusic | [5] |
| Blabbermouth.net |  [6] |
| Blistering | [7] |
| Lords of Metal | [8] |
| Metal Forge | [9] |
| Metal Review | [10] |
| Sputnikmusic | [11] |
Demonoir was released on April 26, 2010 in Europe via Indie Recordings, and one day later in North America via Prosthetic Records. Along with the standard release, a limited digipack version and a double 180-gram vinyl version of Demonoir were released, both of which contained covers of songs along with the album.[1]
Demonoir received generally positive reviews from critics, who noted that it was a return to form after the mixed reception of Revelations of the Black Flame. Justin M. Norton stated in an About.com review that Demonoir showed "why [1349] are one of the most important Norwegian black metal bands".[4] Phil Freeman wrote in an AllMusic review that Demonoir "will almost certainly please longtime fans who found Revelations [the album preceding Demonoir] to be a weird stylistic left turn, but it's also a good introduction to 1349".[5] Scott Alisoglu in a Blabbermouth review considered the album "a vicious, unnerving, and terrifically teeth-rattling return to form" for 1349.[6] Tom Findlay wrote in Blistering: "Demonoir casts its net somewhere between Mayhem, Aborym, Gorgoroth and Immortal, but successfully carves its own idiosyncratic niche and personality".[7]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- "Tunnels of Set I" – 1:04 (Ravn, Archaon)
- "Atomic Chapel" – 6:24 (Destroyer, Archaon)
- "Tunnel II" – 1:01 (Ravn, Archaon)
- "When I Was Flesh" – 5:45 (Destroyer, Archaon)
- "Tunnel III" – 0:39 (Ravn, Archaon)
- "Psalm 7:77" – 5:42 (Destroyer, Archaon)
- "Tunnel IV" – 1:02 (Ravn, Archaon)
- "Pandemonium War Bells" – 7:48 (Destroyer, Archaon, Frost, Seidemann)
- "Tunnel V" – 1:15 (Ravn, Archaon)
- "The Devil of the Desert" – 6:30 (Archaon, Seidemann)
- "Tunnel VI" – 1:32 (Ravn, Archaon)
- "Demonoir" – 6:19 (Frost, Archaon)
- "Tunnel VII" – 3:53 (Ravn, Archaon)
Limited edition bonus disc
[edit | edit source]- "Rapture" (Morbid Angel cover)
- "Strike of the Beast" (Exodus cover)
- "Nerves" (Bauhaus cover)
Limited boxset bonus disc
[edit | edit source]- "Rapture" (Morbid Angel cover)
- "Strike of the Beast" (Exodus cover)
- "Nerves" (Bauhaus cover)
- "The Heretic" (Possessed cover)
- "Pandemonium War Bells" (live)
- "When I Was Flesh" (live)
- "Atomic Chapel" (live)
Personnel
[edit | edit source]According to AllMusic:[5]
1349
[edit | edit source]- Ravn – vocals, sampling, production
- Archaon – guitars
- Seidemann – bass, backing vocals
- Frost – drums
Additional personnel
[edit | edit source]- 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
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