Drawing Down the Moon (Beherit album)

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.

Drawing Down the Moon
Studio album by Beherit
Released	13 November 1993
Recorded	April–September 1992 at Studio Sound Kuopio, Finland
Genre	Black metal
Length	39:30
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Nuclear Holocausto
Beherit chronology
The Oath of Black Blood (1991) Drawing Down the Moon (1993) H418ov21.C (1994)

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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