The kinship between 1349's aural hellfire and Kim Diaz Holm’s explosive ink splatters goes back to 2012 when Kim drew the band live at both the Inferno Festival and at Hulen in Bergen. Kim has drawn Ravn's majestically dark presence at many concerts since then, and the shared artistic philosophy has led to them working together on illustrations and merch for 1349. At Inferno Music Conference, Ravn and Kim will sit down and talk about dark art and darker music, their shared connection, and their respective artistic journeys while Kim live sketches the unmasked persona of Ravn via a live drawing during the interview.
Olav "Ravn" Bergene (1349, NO)
1349 is a band formed with a unified vision and specific purpose: To maintain the legacy of black metal.
In 1997, Ravn formed 1349 and recruited bassist Seidemann and, now former, guitarist Tjalve to help him pursue the vision of recapturing the original spirit of black metal. The longstanding lineup of Ravn, Seidemann, guitarist Archaon, and drummer Frost (also of Satyricon) has been in place since 2001.
'The Wolf and the King' is the latest sortie in that crusade. 1349’s eighth album sees the Oslo-based band harnessing the primordial energy of black metal’s decade-defining second wave and channelling it through ancient mysteries and the relentless global chaos of the 2020s. The album title comes from a classic alchemical allegory: A wolf devours a king. Then the wolf is devoured by flames, and a new king rises from the ashes.
Kim Diaz Holm (Den Unge Herr Holm, NO)
Kim Diaz Holm / Den Unge Herr Holm (1980) is an artist and storyteller from Bergen, Norway. He has drawn thousands of concert sketches while headbanging at festivals like Inferno, Roadburn, Heavy Montreal, and Tons Of Rock, and made cover art for bands like Abbath, Solstafir, and Vreid. To his over million followers on TikTok and YouTube he draws monsters and tells stories of mythology, mental health, and anarchy.