Written in Waters
Encyclopedia
Written in Waters is the debut album
by the Norwegian
avant-garde metal band Ved Buens Ende
. It is also their last LP album before the band was put on hold.
The album is unique and unusual. It incorporates many elements from various music forms (for example the whole song Autumn Leaves is without distorted guitars nor any grunted vocals), from usual Norwegian Black Metal (like at the end of Coiled in Wings) to jazz-inspired and dissonant riffs. Vocals on this album are mournful and sad by Carl-Michael Eide
's crooning (accompanied by Kristine Stensrud) which makes a part of the album's uniqueness. As usual Eide's lyrics are rather unconventional and apparently deal with fantasy and dream. Whenever Vicotnik appears on vocals, his style of strident shrieks is just as much original for the time.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
avant-garde metal band Ved Buens Ende
Ved Buens Ende
Ved Buens Ende is a Norwegian heavy metal band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental jazz influenced sections and aggressive black metal blast beats and vocals...
. It is also their last LP album before the band was put on hold.
The album is unique and unusual. It incorporates many elements from various music forms (for example the whole song Autumn Leaves is without distorted guitars nor any grunted vocals), from usual Norwegian Black Metal (like at the end of Coiled in Wings) to jazz-inspired and dissonant riffs. Vocals on this album are mournful and sad by Carl-Michael Eide
Carl-Michael Eide
Carl-Michael Eide is a Norwegian black metal musician, multi-instrumentalist , and vocalist. He is also known under stage names Aggressor, Czral and Exhurtum. He has played in various black metal and avant-garde metal bands...
's crooning (accompanied by Kristine Stensrud) which makes a part of the album's uniqueness. As usual Eide's lyrics are rather unconventional and apparently deal with fantasy and dream. Whenever Vicotnik appears on vocals, his style of strident shrieks is just as much original for the time.
Track listing
- All Music By Ved Buens Ende. All Lyrics By Carl-Michael Eide, except where noted.
- "I Sang for the Swans" – 7:01
- "You, That May Wither" – 4:54
- "It's Magic" – 5:25
- "Den Saakaldte" ("The So-called") – 8:49 (Lyrics: Vicotnik)
- "Carrier of Wounds" – 7:40
- "Coiled in Wings" – 7:04
- "Autumn Leaves" – 5:07
- "Remembrance of Things Past" – 8:54
- "To Swarm Deserted Away" – 2:14
Personnel
- Vicotnik - Guitars, Vocals
- Skoll - Bass, Additional Vocals on track 3
- Carl-Michael EideCarl-Michael EideCarl-Michael Eide is a Norwegian black metal musician, multi-instrumentalist , and vocalist. He is also known under stage names Aggressor, Czral and Exhurtum. He has played in various black metal and avant-garde metal bands...
- Drums, Vocals - Kristine Stensrud - Additional vocals
Production
- Arranged & Produced By Ved Buens Ende
- Recorded, Mixed & Engineered By Ved Buens Ende & Pål