Review: 1349's upcoming album "The Wolf and The King"

1349 bring us a very professional, aggressive, rough, piercing Black Metal, always. 

The Wolf and The King is another example of it. There's perfection in there.

The album is scheduled to be released on the 4th of October via Season of Mist. So, you'll just have to wait a little bit longer to listen to this masterpiece.

The Norwegian traces are all there, you can tell. But regardless where they're from, they want to make the best Black Metal possible, and they do it, no doubt.

The Wolf and The King has 8 tracks, and I'm having a difficulty in choosing a favourite one, because they're all fabulous. The album works as a whole, the songs complement each other, and their brutality is undeniable. However, track 4 Inferior Pathways left all my hair standing on end. That solo is worth millions. 

The track Fatalist as the song that wraps the album, is just the perfect choice. Such a fierce song.

I've never seen 1349 live, I've always wanted to, and now with this album out, I want it even more.

So, The Wolf and The King brings us around 40 minutes of pure Black Metal in it's original shape and form. It is grim, it is rich, it is grinding, it is majestic. I can't find anything I don't like in there. 

If you fancy going back to the primordial times of Black Metal, here is your chance. The thing is, once you listen to it, you have to listen to it on a loop. It's so bloody good. One of the best albums of 2024 for Lachryma Christi, for sure.

Every time a song starts it is so brutal, so fast, so full, so robust, so eloquent, I'm running out of words here.

Even if you don't know 1349, you can tell they have been on this roll for quite some time, and you can understand how they are such an experienced, competent, sharp band. Their music is technical, ferocious, extreme. 

The Wolf and The King is a masterful album. I can't wait for it to be out, so many other people can share the intensity of it!