Under a Funeral Moon
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| Studio album by Darkthrone | |||||
| Released | July 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | June 1993 at Creative Studios in Kolbotn, Norway | ||||
| Genre | Black metal | ||||
| Length | 40:41 | ||||
| Label | Peaceville Records | ||||
| Producer | Darkthrone | ||||
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Under a Funeral Moon is the third album by the Norwegian black metal band, Darkthrone. It was released in July 1993, and marked Darkthrone's complete musical conversion to the black metal style.[1]
Darkthrone's previous album, A Blaze in the Northern Sky, retained some death metal traits. However, in an interview, Fenriz claimed that they began recording Under a Funeral Moon with the intention of creating a "pure black metal album." For this purpose, the studio production was toned-down to achieve an atmosphere that was more "cold" and "grim". Fenriz regards the album and its recording as the foundation for Darkthrone's later work.[2]
Under a Funeral Moon is the last album on which guitarist Zephyrous (Ivar Enger) performs, as he left the band shortly after its release. The person who appears on the cover artwork is vocalist Nocturno Culto.
[edit] Track listing
- "Natassja in Eternal Sleep" – 3:33
- "Summer of the Diabolical Holocaust" – 5:18
- "The Dance of Eternal Shadows" – 3:44
- "Unholy Black Metal" – 3:31
- "To Walk the Infernal Fields" – 7:50
- "Under a Funeral Moon" – 5:07
- "Inn I De Dype Skogers Favn" (Into the Deep Woods Embrace) – 5:25
- "Crossing the Triangle of Flames" – 6:13
