Norwegian black metal masters 1349 will be releasing ‘The Infernal Pathway’ on October 18 via Season of Mist! The record was recorded in Amper Tone studios and Studio Nyhagen with engineer Jarrett Pritchard earlier this year. The album art and tracklisting can be found below.

In conjunction with the announcement, 1349 have shared the brand new song, “Enter Cold Void Dreaming”, which can be heard at THIS LOCATION.

‘The Infernal Pathway’ can be pre-ordered via BANDCAMP and our WEBSTORE.

The cover artwork of ‘The Infernal Pathway’ has been created by Jordan Barlow and can be viewed below, together with the tracklist.

Tracklist
1. Abyssos Antithesis (5:30)
2. Through Eyes of Stone (3:24)
3. Tunnel of Set VIII (0:47)
4. Enter Cold Void Dreaming (3:59)
5. Towers Upon Towers (4:50)
6. Tunnel of Set IX (1:06)
7. Deeper Still (4:13)
8. Striding the Chasm (6:11)
9. Dødskamp (5:01) (album edit)
10. Tunnel of Set X (0:53)
11. Stand Tall in Fire (8:09)

1349 will be performing three dates in the U.S. this August, including a set at Psycho Las Vegas. The full itinerary can be found below.

1349:
08/16: Miami, FL @ Churchill’s Pub [EVENT LINK // TICKETS]*
08/17: Orlando, FL @ Soundbar [EVENT LINK // TICKETS]*
08/18: Las Vegas, NV @ Psycho Las Vegas [EVENT LINK // TICKETS]
* with CLOAK

1349 Europe Fests:
08/04: Rasnov (RO) @ Rockstadt Extreme Fest
11/30: Parma (IT) @ Black Winter Fest XII

1349
European tour w/ ABBATH and VLTIMAS:
01/23: Weimar (DE) @ Uhrenwerk
01/24: Bochum (DE) @ Matrix
01/25: Nijmegen (NL) @ Doornroosje
01/26: Antwerpen (BE) @ Trix
01/27: London (UK) @ Islington Assembly Hall
01/28: Paris (FR) @ La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
01/29: Nantes (FR) @ Stereolux
01/30: Toulouse (FR) @ Metronum
01/31: Barcelona (ES) @ Salamandra
02/01: Madrid (ES) @ But
02/02: Lyon (FR) @ Nikasi Kao
02/04: Mannheim (DE) @ MS Connexion Complex
02/05: München (DE) @ Backstage
02/06: Luzern (CH) @ Schüür
02/07: Parma (IT) @ Campus Music Industry
02/08: Brno (CZ) @ Fleda
02/09: Warschau (PL) @ Progresja
02/11: Berlin (DE) @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
02/12: Hamburg (DE) @ Kulturpalast
02/13: Copenhagen (DK) @ Amager Bio
02/14: Gothenburg (SE) @ Tradgarn
02/15: Stockholm (SE) @ Fryhuset Klubben

Norwegian black metal titans 1349 have returned with their long awaited seventh full-length: ‘The Infernal Pathway’. The album promises a journey through chaos and madness, darkness and peril, terror and annihilation.

1349 is AURAL HELLFIRE.  That has been, and continues to be, the primary concept since the band first rose from the ashes of Alvheim in 1997.  Conceived around the founding members – vocalist and former drummer Ravn, guitarist Tjalve, and Seidemann on bass – 1349 completed their line-up with the addition of guitarist Archaon in 1999 and SATYRICON drum-legend Frost in 2001.

When their debut ‘Liberation’ was unleashed in 2003, the Norwegians took the world by storm with their intense blend of old school black metal soundscapes and ultra-fast aggression. Further assaults followed in rapid succession. ‘Beyond the Apocalypse’ (2004) and ‘Hellfire’ (2005) cemented the band’s reputation as one of the strongest acts in the scene.

Upon the departure of founding member Tjalve, who decided to focus on his band PANTHEON I, 1349 have since continued as a four-piece – occasionally adding guest guitarists. Extensive touring aided the growth of their now massive following when the four piece opened for reunited metal legends CELTIC FROST in North America in 2006.

Impressively demonstrating that holding true to the principles of the genre do not mean nostalgia and stagnation, 1349 widened their sonic palette with  ‘Revelations of the Black Flame’ (2009), which was co-mixed by CELTIC FROST mastermind Tom Gabriel “Warrior” Fischer. This inspired a newfound ambient darkness from the band, which was further explored on ‘Demonoir’ (2010).

‘Massive Cauldron of Chaos’ (2013) was the next milestone in the Norwegians merciless advance, scoring excellent reviews and a nomination for a Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannprisen). The release sparked more festival shows as well as extensive touring, bringing 1349 to Australia and New Zealand. In 2018, the Munch Museum and Innovation Norway chose 1349 as one of four bands to create a song based on the paintings of Edvard Munch. As a result, the single ‘Dødskamp’ was released earlier this year.

After performing a fiery show at Norway’s Inferno festival this year, 1349 started recording in Amper Tone studios and Studio Nyhagen with engineer Jarrett Pritchard. Thus, ‘The Infernal Pathway’ was born, a sonic parallel to summoning and unleashing the beast of the abyss in all its fearsome, ferocious and powerful splendor.

Gearing up for a full U.S. tour in the fall, and a European tour with ABBATH and VLTIMAS in 2020, more events will unfold, making this a banner year for 1349.