Beyond the Apocalypse is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band 1349. It was released in 2004 through Candlelight Records.
Track listing All songs published by Tanglade Music/Abstract Sounds. "Chasing Dragons" – 6:31 (Ravn, Archaon) "Beyond the Apocalypse" – 4:01 (Ravn, Archaon, Tjalve) "Aiwass-Aeon" – 3:32 (Ravn, Archaon, Tjalve, Seidemann) "Nekronatalenheten" – 4:30 (Ravn, Archaon, Tjalve, Seidemann) "Perished in Pain" – 3:57 (Ravn, Archaon, Tjalve, Seidemann) "Singer of Strange Songs" – 7:30 (Archaon, Tjalve, Seidemann) "Blood Is the Mortar" – 3:52 (Archaon, Destroyer, Tjalve, Frost) "Internal Winter" – 7:41 (Archaon, Tjalve, Seidemann) "The Blade" – 5:58 (Ravn, Tjalve, Seidemann)
Personnel 1349 Ravn – vocals, drums ("The Blade") Archaon – guitar Tjalve – guitar Seidemann – bass, harmonium Frost – drums
Production Ronni Le Tekrø – executive production 1349 – arrangement, production Ravn – production Kjartan Hesthagen – recording, engineering Dr. Davidsen – recording, engineering Tom Kvallsvoll – mastering
Critical reception
AllMusic's Alex Henderson called the album a "nasty, harsh, brutally skullcrushing blast of Scandinavian death metal/black metal that lacks even the slightest trace of subtlety".
References