Beyond the Apocalypse

Beyond the Apocalypse is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band 1349. It was released in 2004 through Candlelight Records.

Track listing

 * All songs published by Tanglade Music/Abstract Sounds.
 * 1) "Chasing Dragons" – 6:31 (Ravn, Archaon)
 * 2) "Beyond the Apocalypse" – 4:01 (Ravn, Archaon, Tjalve)
 * 3) "Aiwass-Aeon" – 3:32 (Ravn, Archaon, Tjalve, Seidemann)
 * 4) "Nekronatalenheten" – 4:30 (Ravn, Archaon, Tjalve, Seidemann)
 * 5) "Perished in Pain" – 3:57 (Ravn, Archaon, Tjalve, Seidemann)
 * 6) "Singer of Strange Songs" – 7:30 (Archaon, Tjalve, Seidemann)
 * 7) "Blood Is the Mortar" – 3:52 (Archaon, Destroyer, Tjalve, Frost)
 * 8) "Internal Winter" – 7:41 (Archaon, Tjalve, Seidemann)
 * 9) "The Blade" – 5:58 (Ravn, Tjalve, Seidemann)

Personnel

 * 1349
 * Ravn – vocals, drums ("The Blade")
 * Archaon – guitar
 * Tjalve – guitar
 * Seidemann – bass, harmonium
 * Frost – drums


 * Production
 * Ronni Le Tekrø – executive production
 * 1349 – arrangement, production
 * Ravn – production
 * Kjartan Hesthagen – recording, engineering
 * Dr. Davidsen – recording, engineering
 * Tom Kvallsvoll – mastering

Critical reception
AllMusic's Alex Henderson called the album a "nasty, harsh, brutally skullcrushing blast of Scandinavian death metal/black metal that lacks even the slightest trace of subtlety".