Band's List Black Metal 1349 Revelations of the Black Flame

As far as newer black metal bands are concerned, 1349 was considered one of Norway's rising stars among this new scene. Notice how I said "was" and not "is", this is because their new album is atrocious, especially when compared to their older works such as Beyond the Apocalypse, Liberation, and Hellfire which were some of the first albums that really got me into Norwegian Black metal.
Revelations of the Black Flame is 1349's version of Volcano by Satyricon... remember that horrible attempt at a sell-out? This album has all that and more... incredibly long songs that never really pick up speed, along with vocals that are almost laughable in parts, and a production value that sounds Mainstream-ish.
If you're looking for proof of their change in sound on this new album, you only need to listen to any song from any of their previous albums and compare it to a song off this new release. Tracks like "Maggot Fetus - Teeth Like Thorns" and "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" both make no sense whatsoever, and are just plain boring.
There's no two ways about this album, it's just plain bad. True Norwegian Black Metal fans will, without a doubt, be disappointed by Revelations of the Black Flame.