''Drawing Down the Moon'' is the debut studio album by Finnish

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Beherit Beherit is a Finnish black metal band from Rovaniemi. The band was formed in 1989 by Nuclear Holocausto Vengeance (Marko Laiho), Demonic Fornication (Jari Vaarala) and Sodomatic Slaughter (Jari Pirinen), with the purpose of performing "the most ...

. It was released in November 1993, through

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

Personnel

Beherit

* Nuclear Holocausto (Marko Laiho) – vocals,

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guitars, synths * Necroperversor (Pekka Virkanen) – drums * Black Jesus (Santtu Siippainen) – bass

Additional

* Nuclear Holocausto –

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References

External links

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