Beherit

897,359 plays (27,980 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

651 shouts

Add to my Library Share

Finland (1989 – 1996, 2008 – present)

Beherit is a black metal band from Finland. The band was formed in 1989 by Nuclear Holocausto (Marko Laiho), Sodomatic Slaughter (Jari Pirinen) and Demon Fornication, with the purpose of performing “the most primitive, savage, hell-obsessed black metal imaginable”. “Beherit” is the Syriac word for Satan. Through the uncommercial nature of their music, visuals and live performances, the band quickly attracted a cult following. Besides the “raw” sound, the band’s music is noted for its avant-garde side and emphasis on atmosphere. Beherit are now regarded as a pioneer in their genre.

As a full band, Beherit released two full-length albums and many demos of raw and minimalistic black metal. They disbanded soon after the release of the experimental 1993 album Drawing Down the Moon, which is now considered a classic of the genre. Laiho, the group’s mainman, continued as a solo project and released two more albums under the band’s name, H418ov21.C in 1994 and Electric Doom Synthesis in 1995. These albums are usually categorized as dark ambient. Although they were completely electronic, the albums carried the atmosphere of the band’s black metal recordings. Original members Nuclear Holocausto and Sodomatic Slaughter reformed the band in 2008, now a four-piece featuring new members Ancient Corpse Desekrator and Abyss.

Early days (1989-1990)
Beherit was formed in 1989 by three young musicians from Rovaniemi, Lapland; vocalist and guitarist Nuclear Holocausto Vengeance (Marko Laiho), bassist Demon Fornication and drummer Sodomatic Slaughter (Jari Pirinen).

Tagged as:

black metal, dark ambient, finnish, finnish black metal, ambient
See more…

Similar Artists

Top Albums

Drawing Down the Moon
Beherit
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $22.98
- eBay Search
Engram
Beherit
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $11.17
- eBay Search
The Oath of Black Blood
Beherit
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $63.74
- eBay Search
Electric Doom Synthesis
Beherit
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	Axiom Heroine full track	247
2	All in Satan full track	227
3	Destroyer of Thousand Worlds full track	220
4	Pagan Moon full track	211
5	The Gate of Nanna	186
6	Suck My Blood full track	178
7	Pimeyden Henki full track	175
8	Nocturnal Evil	174
9	Salomon's Gate	173
10	Black Arts	160
11	Sadomatic Rites	158
12	Demon Advance full track	153
12	Nuclear Girl	153
14	Unholy Pagan Fire	140
15	Down There...	135

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

prdssn wrote:
yesterday evening

Vitun huora.

View Profile | Leave prdssn a shout
WormOfSabnock wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

gais no terrible releases

View Profile | Leave WormOfSabnock a shout
WormOfSabnock wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

666 plays, so trve

View Profile | Leave WormOfSabnock a shout
DrMosse wrote:
Sunday evening

Paskahousut hilijaa!

View Profile | Leave DrMosse a shout
dos_bocas wrote:
last week

Idiotenhaufen.

View Profile | Leave dos_bocas a shout
sezril wrote:
last week

What the fuck.

View Profile | Leave sezril a shout
Isshin-san wrote:
14 days ago

Just like in the Berserk by Kentaro Miura!

View Profile | Leave Isshin-san a shout
Foresthrone wrote:
15 days ago

Drawing down the moon fucking kills.

View Profile | Leave Foresthrone a shout
Tjuderl wrote:
15 days ago

Yeeah. Let us all eternally despise a band because they released one shit album. Who cares Drawing Down The Moon? But of course, one terrible release will immediately override all the good ones, amirite? Bunch of fucking morons...

View Profile | Leave Tjuderl a shout
WormOfSabnock wrote:
17 days ago

fucking sellouts

View Profile | Leave WormOfSabnock a shout
Pentfixion wrote:
21 days ago

Apparently it's really easy for black metal bands to sell out, I hear about it all the time on last.fm shoutboxes.

View Profile | Leave Pentfixion a shout
100action wrote:
21 days ago

there are too many female avatars desecrating the shoutbox of this great masculine band, GTFO.

View Profile | Leave 100action a shout
butcheress wrote:
21 days ago

I feel ashamed for ever liking this band. They are sellouts and they suck. The new album is __SHIT__

View Profile | Leave butcheress a shout
SonoEpico wrote:
23 days ago

uponmydoor: yes... Beherit it TOTALLY overrated as they have have platinum albums and sell out on their world wide tours while making money on the tons of non-existant shirts they sell at Hot Topic. If you want to see overrated and shitty look at your library of bands that ACTUALLY DO have tons of shirts in the mall, music videos, and DEFINE overrated. And stop talking about "being scene" as if you're making fun of it because it is EXACTLY what you are you hypocrit.

View Profile | Leave SonoEpico a shout
livingdeadagogo wrote:
23 days ago

YER MAW BEWARES

View Profile | Leave livingdeadagogo a shout
TheFecundComing wrote:
25 days ago

What DemonCashew said.

View Profile | Leave TheFecundComing a shout
hurricane_mario wrote:
last month

yeah... no thanks...

View Profile | Leave hurricane_mario a shout
noir_culte wrote:
last month

Like the ambient albums.

View Profile | Leave noir_culte a shout
DemonCashew wrote:
last month

oh man, the oath of black blood just gets better with each listen

View Profile | Leave DemonCashew a shout
Pentfixion wrote:
last month

Well obviously it does if that's what you enjoy. :O

View Profile | Leave Pentfixion a shout