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1349 is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1997. The band's name comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway. In recognition of 1349's influences, the band performed a cover of Mayhem's "Buried by Time and Dust" on their debut album, Liberation. At 1349's live shows, the band has also covered Celtic Frost, whom vocalist Ravn cites as his principal influence. 1349 tours on a regular basis. The band's live shows often begin with Frost and guitarist Archaon breathing fire. In 2006, 1349 toured the US with Celtic Frost. Ravn also appeared on the Celtic...

1349 Rykkinn is a project of Bård Torgersen, the man behind Lord Bård. He helped pave the way for electronic music in Norway almost 20 years ago, playing in a large amount of bands like Nemlig Hemlig, Masters of Møh and SUPERskill. He left that scene in 1996 due to a heavy depression, and went on a journey around the world. Carrying along a video camera and a minidisc, he recorded alot of images and sounds and this eventually resulted in "Brown Ring Of Fury". According to Torgensen, the album is based on the feelings he had growing up in...