Darkthrone "Under A Funeral Moon"

Under a Funeral Moon is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. It was recorded in June 1992 and released June 24, 1993 by Peaceville Records. Under a Funeral Moon was the last album on which guitarist Zephyrous (Ivar Enger) performed; he left the band shortly after its release.

Darkthrone's previous album, A Blaze in the Northern Sky, is regarded as their first black metal album, although some have noted death metal traits and Fenriz stated that after the abrupt style change, if A Blaze in the Northern Sky "would be PURE black metal, it would only have 3 songs". He claimed that they began writing Under a Funeral Moon in late 1991 with the goal of creating a "pure black metal album".

The album was recorded at Creative Studios in Kolbotn during June 1992. The studio production was toned down to achieve a sound that was more "cold" and "grim". AllMusic journalist Eduardo Rivadavia described the album's sound: "The record's songs—already shorter and more focused than those of its epic-filled predecessor—were absolutely buried under disfiguring cobwebs of fuzzy amp distortion that effectively made them sound and feel like third-generation cassette copies".

Under a Funeral Moon was released on 24 June 1993 by Peaceville Records. The person appearing on the cover artwork is vocalist Nocturno Culto. He regards the album, its writing and its recording as the foundation for Darkthrone's later work.

The album was remastered and reissued by Peaceville in 2003, repackaged in a cardboard digipak. It was also released by Back on Black in the form of a limited edition (2000 copies) picture disc LP. The third chapter of a four-part video interview with Fenriz and Nocturno Culto (spanning the first four albums) was included as bonus material.

All lyrics by Fenriz.
Tracks 1, 3: music by Nocturno Culto.
Tracks 2, 5, 6, 8: music by Fenriz.
Tracks 4, 7: music by Zephyrous.

This is the last album to feature guitarist Zephyrous.

The person who appears on the front cover is vocalist Nocturno Culto.

First pressing 1993 (Vile 35CD): black disc, no Music for Nations logo on back cover.
Second pressssing 1993 (CDVILE 35): disc print same as the front cover, Music for Nations logo on the back cover.

English translations:
7. Into the Deep Woods' Embrace.

Recording information:

Recorded in Creative Studios, June 1992 (Year XXVII AS).

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