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 Frost album Monotheist (2006), performing guest vocals on the CD digipack bonus track, "Temple of Depression". In 2007, during the French Hellfest festival, 1349 was slated to play during the day, but asked to reschedule their appearance to play in the dark instead. During 1349's appearance at the Oslo Inferno Metal Festival in March 2008, the band was joined on stage by Celtic Frost frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer for a rendition of the Celtic Frost song "The Usurper". In September 2008, 1349 toured with Carcass, Suffocation, Aborted and Rotten Sound on the Exhume to Consume Tour.
A music video for "Sculptor of Flesh" was released following the release of Hellfire (2005). The video, directed by Judd Tilyard, alternates between footage of the band performing the song in Norway and clips of surgery filmed in Australia.
During late 2008, 1349 recorded its fourth album, Revelations of the Black Flame. The album was co-mixed by Tom Gabriel Fischer, and was released in Europe on 25 May 2009. Revelations of the Black Flame marked a change in direction for the band, as songs on the album were slower than previous releases, and there were also some dark ambient and industrial-tinged tracks.
At the beginning of 2010 the band signed a contract with Indie Recordings for the release of its fifth album in Europe, with Prosthetic Records distributing the album in North America.
1349 toured with Cannibal Corpse, Skeletonwitch, and Lecherous Nocturne on the Evisceration Plague Tour, in April–May 2010. The band also performed at the Wacken Open Air and Summer Breeze Open Air festivals in August 2010.
1349 released its fifth album, Demonoir, on 26 April 2010. The album shows a return to 1349's earlier sound, before Revelations of the Black Flame, while continuing the low-fi production and ambient sensibilities of Revelations. 1349 toured Canada and the United States with Tom Gabriel Fischer's project Triptykon in October 2010. A deluxe box set of Demonoir was released in October 2011. The band's first live DVD, titled Hellvetia Fire – The Official 1349 Bootleg, was released on 24 October 2011 by Candlelight Records. It was filmed at Bikini Test La Chaux De Fonds in Switzerland in 2005.
In October 2013, the band began recording their sixth studio album, called Massive Cauldron of Chaos. On 10 December, the band announced that the record was finished, and it was released on 29 September 2014, via Indie Recordings.
In February 2017, it was announced that 1349 have now signed to Season of Mist and are now said to be in the process of writing their seventh studio album, which is set to be released in 2018
Perished in Pain
1349 Lyrics
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A vision of hell
A clear blue flame
Burning throughout the universe
A massive force of ultimate evil
A destructive and tormenting flame
Wiping out all reason and sanity
A flame of corruption
So purifying and unholy
A withering maelstrom
Of endless havoc
Reaping its way
Throughout the endless chaos of life
If this is hell
Then hell is not the end
I long to behold the infinity
And to harvest its secrets
(So) I spit in the eye of fear
And set sail on a sea of fire
Black winds of doom
Bring me to my destined desire
There is nothing
Nothing for a human mind
Only oblivion
And mankind
Destined to perish in pain
An infernal contamination
Of sickness and pestilence
Of this flame chaos is bred
And through this flame it is spread
Chaos lies in its wake
The lyrics to 1349's song Perished in Pain describe an intense vision of hell, where a destructive blue flame burns throughout the universe, wiping out all reason and sanity. The flame is described as a force of ultimate evil, with an altering and corrupting effect, bringing endless havoc to the chaos of life. The singer expresses a desire to behold the infinity and harvest its secrets, even in the face of fear, and sets sail on a sea of fire to attain their destiny. The lyrics suggest that humans are destined to perish in pain, as the chaos bred by the flame of ultimate evil spreads like a sickness and pestilence.
The imagery in this song is quite visceral, with descriptions of an infernal contamination and a flame that alters and corrupts everything in its path. The line "If this is hell then hell is not the end" suggests a sense of hopelessness and inevitability, as if there is no escape from this all-consuming chaos. However, the singer still seeks to push forward and attain their destiny, even though it may lead to their eventual downfall.
Overall, the lyrics to Perished in Pain are a bleak and intense depiction of hell, where the forces of ultimate evil reign and chaos spreads like a disease.
Line by Line Meaning
I once had a vision
The singer had a vision.
A vision of hell
The vision was about hell.
A clear blue flame
The vision had a clear blue flame in it.
Burning throughout the universe
The flame burned throughout the universe in the vision.
A massive force of ultimate evil
The flame was a massive force of ultimate evil in the vision.
A destructive and tormenting flame
The flame was destructive and tormenting in the vision.
Wiping out all reason and sanity
The flame wiped out all reason and sanity in the vision.
An altering flame
The flame was altering in nature.
A flame of corruption
The flame was corrupting in nature.
So purifying and unholy
The flame was also purifying and unholy at the same time.
A withering maelstrom
The flame was a withering maelstrom.
Of endless havoc
The flame caused endless havoc.
Reaping its way
The flame was reaping its way through something.
Throughout the endless chaos of life
The flame was causing havoc throughout the endless chaos of life.
If this is hell
The singer wonders if the vision was depicting hell.
Then hell is not the end
The vision suggests that hell is not the end.
I long to behold the infinity
The singer longs to behold the infinity.
And to harvest its secrets
The singer wants to discover the secrets of infinity.
(So) I spit in the eye of fear
The singer is not afraid of anything.
And set sail on a sea of fire
The singer is setting sail on a sea of fire.
Black winds of doom
The singer is facing black winds of doom.
Bring me to my destined desire
The singer wants to reach their destined desire.
There is nothing
There is nothing the singer is afraid of.
Nothing for a human mind
The idea of infinity cannot be grasped by the human mind according to the singer.
Only oblivion
The only thing that awaits mankind is oblivion.
And mankind
Humanity is doomed.
Destined to perish in pain
Humanity is destined to suffer in pain.
An infernal contamination
The singer sees an infernal contamination spreading.
Of sickness and pestilence
The contamination is of sickness and pestilence.
Of this flame chaos is bred
The chaos is bred from the flame the singer saw in their vision.
And through this flame it is spread
The chaos spreads through the flame the singer saw in their vision.
Chaos lies in its wake
The chaos caused by the flame lies in its wake.
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