1349's upcoming fifth full length, Demonoir, due out April 27th in North America via Prosthetic Records, was recorded at Studio Nyhagen, deep in the woods in Norway with Tom G. Warrior (TRIPTYKON, ex-CELTIC FROST, HELLHAMMER), who showed the greatest respect for the task and played a key role as motivator and catalyst. His technical role of the recording was that of a co-producer, but far more important was his presence and understanding of what a challenging project Demonoir was.

Ravn Comments: "In hindsight, it is our belief that Tom was the missing piece of the puzzle, adding that element of heritage we needed. He represented the direct link to the Creators! We also need to mention three other contributors; Ronnie leTekrö - one of the most acclaimed guitarists on the globe, wrenched his soul inside out as he recorded one of the leads for 'Psalm 7:77'; a truly breathtaking experience. We had some excellent, wicked grand piano play carried out by Canadian pianist Tony Caputo. And then there was Thorbjørn Benjaminsen of HORNORKESTERET that recorded some spine chilling themes with his stringed reindeer horns, adding a touch of natural grimness to the electric inferno."

Prosthetic Records has launched the pre-order for the North American versions of the album; a digipack CD and a limited edition (only 666 made) 12" picture disc LP. The CD and LP can be purchased individually or together, or in a bundle with a T shirt. Pre-order yours now at the Prosthetic Records webstore.

Check out the artwork below:

North American edition / European ltd digipack edition which contains bonus disc:

European standard edition:

Check out the brand new design on 1349's MySpace profile. It looks grimmer than ever before. There you also will find the track 'Atomic Chapel', from the upcoming album Demonoir.

The band will be hitting the US in April and May in support of CANNIBAL CORPSE, along with new label-mates SKELETONWITCH and LECHEROUS NOCTURNE.

The dates are:

April

20 - Firestone - Orlando, FL
21 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
22 - Volume 11 Tavern - Raleigh, NC
23 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
24 - Palladium (Metal Fest) - Worcester, MA
25 - Crazy Donkey - Long Island, NY
27 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC
28 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
29 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
30 - Eagles Club - Milwaukee, WI

May

1 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
2 - Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS
3 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
5 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
6 - House Of Blues - Los Angeles, CA