Demo 98/99

{{Infobox album

| name = Demo 98/99

| type = demo

| artist = Vaakevandring

| cover = File:Demo 98-99.jpeg

| alt =

| released = 1999

| recorded = 1998–1999

| genre = Symphonic black metal, unblack metal

| length = {{Duration|m=17|s=01}}

| language = Norwegian{{*}}English

| label = Nordic Mission

| producer = Stian Aarstad

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Vaakevandring

| next_year = 2004

}}

Demo 98/99 is a demo from the Norwegian symphonic unblack metal band Vaakevandring, released in 1999 through Nordic Mission, a label co-founded by Vaakevandring member Pål Dæhlen.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crossover-agm.de/intVaakevandring01.htm|title=Vaakevandring|last=Hottenbacher|first=Dirk|date=2001|website=Crossover AGM|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220248/http://www.crossover-agm.de/intVaakevandring01.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2016|access-date=2020-04-13}} Demo 98/99 was produced by Stian Aarstad, a former keyboardist from the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir.{{Citation|last=Sharpe-Young|first=Garry|title=Rockdetector: A-Z of Black Metal|pages=367|publication-date=2001|edition=First printing|place=London Great Britain|publisher=Cherry Red Books|isbn=1901447308|author-link=Rockdetector}}{{Cite web |last=Hottenbacher |first=Dirk |date=2004 |title=Vaakevandring: Vaakevandring |url=http://crossover-netzwerk.de/cdVaakevandring04.htm |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=CrossOver}} Aaarstad also contributed vocals to the track "Fader Vaar". The band titled the recording as it did to ensure that listeners would not expect a studio quality album.{{Cite web|url=http://thewhippingpost.tripod.com/vaakevandringdemo9899/|title=Vaakevandring - Demo 98/99|last=Morrow|first=Matt|date=n.d.|website=The Whipping Post|access-date=2020-04-13}} The style of the album was described as symphonic and melodic black metal influenced by Norwegian folk music.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalforjesus.org/albumv.htm#Vaakevandring|title=Christian Metal reviews, V - Vaakevandring|last=Jonsson|first=Johannes|date=n.d.|website=Metal for Jesus!|access-date=2020-04-13}}; {{Cite web|url=https://www.metalforjesus.org/history2.html|title=Christian Metal History|last=Jonsson|first=Johannes|date=n.d.|website=Metal for Jesus!|access-date=2020-04-13}} The output was considered comparable to that of Sanctifica, Crimson Moonlight, and Dimmu Borgir.{{Cite journal|last=Morrow|first=Matt|date=April 30, 2005|title=Vaakevandring - S/T|url=https://issuu.com/dougvanpelt/docs/hm_113|journal=Heaven's Metal Magazine|publisher=Doug Van Pelt|issue=113|pages=65|via=Issuu}} Though only a demo recording, the release was very well received and propelled the band into popularity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/christian_black_metal_16_bands_you_need_to_check_out-71423|title=Christian Black Metal: 16 Bands You Need to Check Out|last=Pro|first=Maria|date=January 25, 2018|website=Ultimate Guitar|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}} HM writer Matt Morrow rated the album 9.5 out of 10, and writer Johannes Jonsson gave the album 3 out of 5. The songs from the demo were later re-mastered and re-released with an additional song — "To Find Eternal Peace" — in 2004 as an extended play entitled Vaakevandring, through the label Momentum Scandinavia.{{Cite journal|date=December 31, 2004|title=Morrow Metal|url=https://issuu.com/dougvanpelt/docs/hm_111/15|journal=Heaven's Metal Magazine|publisher=Doug Van Pelt|issue=111|pages=15|via=Issuu}}