1349 is a black metal band hailing from Oslo, Norway. The band's musical style and songwriting is modeled after that of bands from the Second Wave of Norwegian black metal of the early 1990s, and notably does not incorporate
... 1349 is a black metal band hailing from Oslo, Norway. The band's musical style and songwriting is modeled after that of bands from the Second Wave of Norwegian black metal of the early 1990s, and notably does not incorporate synthesisers. As a result, 1349 have been compared to the early incarnations of Enslaved, Darkthrone, Immortal, and Mayhem, being described as much heavier than most other black metal bands. The band has so far, rejected the more commercial style of black metal exhibited by some bands.
The name 1349 comes from the year the Black Death reached Norway.
