Demonoir

Ravn, 1349's lead singer, stated that most of Demonoir was written and rehearsed over the course of a few months. Archaon, the guitarist, was the main songwriter, but the other members helped arrange and structure the tracks.^[2] Demonoir was co-produced by Thomas Gabriel Fischer (along with Ravn and Archeon) and was recorded at Studio Nyhagen in Norway.^[3]

Demonoir features a return to 1349's old style compared to its more experimental predecessor, Revelations of the Black Flame.^[4] Critics characterized Demonoir as having traditional aspects of black metal, including fast tempos, a "razor-wire guitar sound",^[5] and an overall aggressive sound.^[6] The songs on Demonoir are separated by ambient interludes, all named "Tunnel of Set".^[5]

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About.com	[4]
Allmusic	[5]
Blabbermouth.net	[6]
Blistering	[7]
Lords of Metal	[8]
Metal Forge	[9]
Metal Review	[10]
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Demonoir was released on April 26, 2010 in Europe via Indie Recordings, and one day later in North America via Prosthetic Records. Along with the standard release, a limited digipack version and a double 180-gram vinyl version of Demonoir were released, both of which contained covers of songs along with the album.^[1]

Demonoir received generally positive reviews from critics, who noted that it was a return to form after the mixed reception of Revelations of the Black Flame. Justin M. Norton stated in an About.com review that Demonoir showed "why [1349] are one of the most important Norwegian black metal bands".^[4] Phil Freeman wrote in an AllMusic review that Demonoir "will almost certainly please longtime fans who found Revelations [the album preceding Demonoir] to be a weird stylistic left turn, but it's also a good introduction to 1349".^[5] Scott Alisoglu in a Blabbermouth review considered the album "a vicious, unnerving, and terrifically teeth-rattling return to form" for 1349.^[6] Tom Findlay wrote in Blistering: "Demonoir casts its net somewhere between Mayhem, Aborym, Gorgoroth and Immortal, but successfully carves its own idiosyncratic niche and personality".^[7]

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 (Ravn, 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 V" – 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)

According to AllMusic:^[5]