Demonoir is the fifth full-length album by Norwegian Black metal band 1349

1349 (band)

1349 is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1997. Their name comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway.- History :1349 formed in 1997 and comprises several former members of the band Alvheim...

. The new album shows "a return to the band's more traditional, raw-yet-technical black metal sound." It was released on 26th April 2010 in Europe and the day after in North America.

The album was available to stream in its entirety from 21st April 2010.

Track listing

1. "Tunnels of Set I" – 1:04 (Ravn, Archaon)
2. "Atomic Chapel" – 6:24 (Destroyer, Archaon)
3. "Tunnel II" – 1:01 (Ravn, Archaon)
4. "When I Was Flesh" – 5:45 (Destroyer, Archaon)
5. "Tunnel III" – 0:39 (Archaon)
6. "Psalm 7:77" – 5:42 (Destroyer, Archaon)
7. "Tunnel IV" – 1:02 (Ravn, Archaon)
8. "Pandemonium War Bells" – 7:48 (Destroyer, Archaon, Frost, Seidemann)
9. "Tunnel XV" – 1:15 (Ravn, Archaon)
10. "The Devil of the Desert" – 6:30 (Archaon, Seidemann)
11. "Tunnel VI" – 1:32 (Ravn, Archaon)
12. "Demonoir" – 6:19 (Frost, Archaon)
13. "Tunnel VII" – 3:53 (Ravn, Archaon)

Bonus CD

1. "Rapture" – (Morbid Angel
   Morbid Angel
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    cover)
2. "Strike of the Beast" – (Exodus
   Exodus (band)
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    cover)
3. "Nerves" – (Bauhaus
   Bauhaus (band)
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    cover)

1349

• Ravn – vocals, sampling
  Sampling (music)
  In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
  
  
• Archaon – guitars
  Electric guitar
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• Seidemann – bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , backing vocals
• Frost – drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  

Additional Musicians

• b9, Ash In Plastic Bag, Gutta På Loftet Productions – additional sampling
• Tony Caputo – piano
  Piano
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• Ronni Le Tekrø – lead guitar on "Psalm 7:77", backing vocals
• Thorbjørn "Tobben" Benjaminsen – horns
  Trumpet
  The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
  
  

Production

• Arranged by various members of 1349
• Produced by Ravn, Archaon & Thomas Gabriel Fischer
• Mastered by Kjetil Ottersen