Beherit - Drawing Down the Moon cassette tape

ANTI-GOTH 600 (Description by J. Campbell) “Drawing Down the Moon” exists in a space unoccupied by any other album. Lacking an obvious antecedent, it reflects an era before the spirit of black metal was confined and shackled to a rigid orthodoxy. Following the dissolution of Beherit’s original lineup, Nuclear Holocausto Vengeance sought, with this record, to make his definitive statement in the genre. In search of something cold and atmospheric, he largely abandoned the sound of Beherit’s earlier work, which was heavily influenced by Blasphemy, Sarcofago, and other similar bands. By contrast, “Drawing Down the Moon” presents a bass-heavy, mid-paced style, laden with synthesizers and effects that lent the recording an inhuman element and foreshadowed Holocausto’s later forays into experimental electronic music. Recorded with the assistance of two newly recruited band members, Necroperversor and Black Jesus—neither of whom would appear on any subsequent Beherit recordings—“Drawing Down