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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Ajattara (band), Archgoat, Arthemesia, Azaghal (band), Baptism (band), Barathrum, Beherit (band), Behexen, Catamenia (band), Clandestine Blaze, Darkwoods My Betrothed, Dawn of Relic, Diaboli, Gramary, Havoc Unit, Horna, Impaled Nazarene, Kalmah, Moonsorrow, Sargeist, Satanic Warmaster, Shade Empire, Soulgrind, Throes of Dawn, Thyrane, Thy Serpent, Twilight Ophera, Wyrd (band). Excerpt: Beherit is a black metal band from Finland. The band was formed in 1989 by Nuclear Holocausto (Marko Laiho), Black Jesus (Arjo Wennstrom) and Sodomatic Slaughter (Jari Pirinen), 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 one full-length album and many demos and compilations 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. Beherit was formed in 1989 by three young musicians from Rovaniemi, Lapland; vocalist and...