Written in Waters

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Ved Buens Ende chronology
Written in Waters

Studio album by Ved Buens Ende
Released	1995
Genre	Avant-garde metal
Length	57:08
Label	Misanthropy
Producer(s)	Ved Buens Ende
Written in Waters (demo) (1995)	Written in Waters (1995)	Those Who Caress the Pale (1997)

Written in Waters is a debut album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Ved Buens Ende. It is also their last album before the band was put on hold.

The album is unique and unusual. It incorporates many elements from various music forms (for example the whole song Autumn Leaves is without distorted guitars nor any grunted vocals), from usual Norwegian Black Metal (like at the end of Coiled in Wings to jazz and inspired and dissonant riffs. Vocals on this album are mournful and sad by Carl-Michael Eide's crooning (accompanied by Kristine Stensrud) which makes a part of the album's uniqueness. As usual Eide's lyrics are rather unconventional and apparently deal with fantasy and dream.

[edit] Track listing

"I Sang for the Swans" – 7:01
"You, That May Wither" – 4:54
"It's Magic" – 5:25
"Den Saakaldte" – 8:49
"Carrier of Wounds" – 7:40
"Coiled in Wings" – 7:04
"Autumn Leaves" – 5:07
"Remembrance of Things Past" – 8:54
"To Swarm Deserted Away" – 2:14

All the music was written by Ved Buens Ende
All the lyrics were written by Carl-Michael Eide except Den Saakaldte by Vicotnik.
You, That May Wither and Carrier of Wounds had already been recorded under slightly different title on their demo Those Who Caress the Pale.