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Order MEMORY GARDEN “1349“ CD and 2LP at garden 1349 Listen on Spotify: The album is mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö and the artwork is created once again by the mighty Hjules (Destruction, Grave Digger, Annihilator, Stratovarius). Guest artists such as Niklas Stålvind (Wolf), Josefin Bäck (the original voice of “Marion“ from the first demo in 1993!) and Göran “Freddy“ Fredrikson (medieval instruments) contribute to this album, that will offer a sufficient dose of Swedish powerdoom-metal. “1349“ is a conceptual album and the storyline covers both fact and fiction, taking place during the pandemic years of the black plague. “Stefan and I were talking about how the new songs were coming together nicely, and he told me he really wanted the album to carry a concept“, states drummer Tom Björn. “We started contemplating different themes that could fit our music, and we both got hooked on the black plague. A very dark and tragic period of history... We drew some guidelines, or a few key words for the concept, and after that I developed the story incorporating a few facts with the fictive elements. It's not a linear timeline throughout the album, but a few songs are connected by the same character and happen in the correct order. Some things have to be read between the lines though“. TRACKLIST: 1. Shallow Waters 2. Pariah 3. Distrust 4. Rivers Run Black 5. The Flagellants 6. The Messenger 7. The Empiric 8. 1349 9. Blood Moon LINE-UP: Stefan Berglund: Vocals, backing vocals Tom Björn: Drums, piano, backing vocals Simon Johansson: Lead guitar Johan Wängdahl: Bass, backing vocals Andreas Mäkelä: Guitars, rhythm, melodic and acoustic. Backing vocals
