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Written in Waters is the debut studio album by the Norwegian avant-garde metal band Ved Buens Ende. It is the only album the band released before they disbanded.

Written in Waters
Studio album by Ved Buens Ende
Released	October 1995
Recorded	Endless Studios, May 1995
Genre	Black metal, avant-garde metal
Length	57:08
Label	Misanthropy Records
Producer	Ved Buens Ende
Ved Buens Ende chronology
Written in Waters (demo) (1995) Written in Waters (1995) Those Who Caress the Pale (1997)

Track listing

• All music by Ved Buens Ende. All lyrics by Carl-Michael Eide, except "Den Saakaldte" by Vicotnik.

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

William York of AllMusic wrote, "Ved Buens Ende's sole full-length, Written in Waters, is an album of esoteric, experimental black metal that, years after its release, still sounds like nothing else."[1]

Personnel

Ved Buens Ende

• Yusaf Parvez (credited as "Vicotnik") - harsh vocals, electric guitar
• Hugh Mingay (credited as "Skoll") - bass guitar, keyboards, additional vocals (on "It's Magic")
• Carl-Michael Eide - clean vocals, drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

• Lill Kathrine Stensrud - backing vocals

Production Staff

• Ved Buens Ende - production, arrangements
• Pål Espen Johannessen (credited as "Pål") - recording, mixing, engineering
• Lise Myhre (credited as "Lise") - cover art

References

External links

• "Written In Waters" at discogs: link

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