Written in Waters
Appearance
Written in Waters | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1995 | |||
Recorded | Endless Studios, May 1995 | |||
Genre | Black metal, avant-garde metal | |||
Length | 57:08 | |||
Label | Misanthropy Records | |||
Producer | Ved Buens Ende | |||
Ved Buens Ende chronology | ||||
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Written in Waters is the debut studio album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Ved Buens Ende. It is the only album the band released before they disbanded.
Track listing
[edit]- All music by Ved Buens Ende. All lyrics by Carl-Michael Eide, except "Den Saakaldte" by Vicotnik.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Sang for the Swans" | 7:01 |
2. | "You, That May Wither" | 4:54 |
3. | "It's Magic" | 5:25 |
4. | "Den Saakaldte" ("The So-Called")" | 8:49 |
5. | "Carrier of Wounds" | 7:40 |
6. | "Coiled in Wings" | 7:04 |
7. | "Autumn Leaves"" | 5:07 |
8. | "Remembrance of Things Past" | 8:54 |
9. | "To Swarm Deserted Away" | 2:14 |
Total length: | 57:08 |
Critical reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
William York of AllMusic wrote, "Ved Buens Ende's sole full-length, Written in Waters, is an album of esoteric, experimental black metal that, years after its release, still sounds like nothing else."[1]
Personnel
[edit]- Ved Buens Ende
- Yusaf Parvez (credited as "Vicotnik") - harsh vocals, electric guitar
- Hugh Mingay (credited as "Skoll") - bass guitar, keyboards, additional vocals (on "It's Magic")
- Carl-Michael Eide - clean vocals, drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Lill Kathrine Stensrud - backing vocals
- Production staff
- Ved Buens Ende - production, arrangements
- Pål Espen Johannessen (credited as "Pål") - recording, mixing, engineering
- Lise Myhre (credited as "Lise") - cover art
References
[edit]- ^ a b York, William. "Written in Waters – Ved Buens Ende". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2012.