1349 is a black metal band hailing from Oslo, Norway. The group formed in 1997 and is composed of some members of the former band Alvheim.
1349 is notable for its well-known drummer, Frost of Satyricon. The band’s music is more traditional than many modern Black Metal bands. It is similar in style and construction to the Second Wave of Norwegian Black Metal bands of the early 1990s. 1349 has been compared to the early incarnations of Enslaved, Burzum, Gorgoroth, Immortal, and Mayhem. In recognizing their influences, the band performed a cover of Mayhem’s “Buried by Time and Dust” on their debut LP.
The name 1349 was chosen by the band because it is the year the Black Death spread to Norway.
