Drawing Down the Moon (Beherit album) explained

Drawing Down the Moon
Type:	studio
Artist:	Beherit
Cover:	Beheritmoonalbumcover.jpg
Released:	13 November 1993
Recorded:	April–September 1992 at Studio Sound Kuoipo, Finland
Genre:	Black metal
Length:	39:30
Label:	Spinefarm
Producer:	Nuclear Holocausto
Prev Title:	The Oath of Black Blood
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	H418ov21.C
Next Year:	1994

Drawing Down the Moon is the debut studio album by Finnish black metal band Beherit. It was released in November 1993, through Spinefarm Records. The album is notable for its usage of space-like synth sounds and occasional use of computer-altered vocals.

The lyrics to "Intro" were taken from the Seventh Satanic Statement, as transcribed by Anton LaVey on the Satanic Bible.

Track listing

All music written by Marko Laiho.

1. "Intro (Tireheb)" – 0:45
2. "Salomon's Gate" – 3:42
3. "Nocturnal Evil" – 2:53
4. "Sadomatic Rites" – 4:07
5. "Black Arts" – 3:33
6. "The Gate of Nanna" – 4:15
7. "Nuclear Girl" – 1:32
8. "Unholy Pagan Fire" – 3:54
9. "Down There..." – 2:36
10. "Summerlands" – 3:20
11. "Werewolf, Semen and Blood" – 3:08
12. "Thou Angel of the Gods" – 2:23
13. "Lord of Shadows and Goldenwood" – 3:23

Personnel

Beherit

• Nuclear Holocausto (Marko Laiho) – vocals, rhythm and lead guitars, synths
• Necroperversor (Pekka Virkanen) – drums
• Black Jesus (Santtu Siippainen) – bass

Additional

• Nuclear Holocausto – production

External links

• Drawing Down the Moon at AllMusic