Written in Waters is the debut studio album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Ved Buens Ende. It is the only album the band released before they disbanded.
Jillian Drachman of Loudwire described the album as "a poetic and cerebral mind-bending voyage into the thorn-pierced heart of romance." She said the album "contains a Daliesque quality within its hallucinatory dreamscapes," and that the album also contains "futuristic vibes."
Track listing All music by Ved Buens Ende. All lyrics by Carl-Michael Eide, except "Den Saakaldte" by Vicotnik.
Critical reception
Written in Waters is considered to be ahead of its time. William York of AllMusic wrote, "Ved Buens Ende's sole full-length, Written in Waters, is an album of esoteric, experimental black metal that, years after its release, still sounds like nothing else."
Personnel Ved Buens Ende Yusaf Parvez (credited as "Vicotnik") - harsh vocals, electric guitar Hugh Mingay (credited as "Skoll") - bass guitar, keyboards, additional vocals (on "It's Magic") Carl-Michael Eide - clean vocals, drums, percussion
Additional musicians Kathrine Skjeldal - backing vocals
Production staff Ved Buens Ende - production, arrangements Pål Espen Johannessen (credited as "Pål") - recording, mixing, engineering Lise Myhre (credited as "Lise") - cover art
References
External links Written in Waters at Discogs