Under a Funeral Moon

Infobox Album |
Name = Under a Funeral Moon
Type = studio
Artist = Darkthrone

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Released = July 1993
Recorded = June 1993 at Creative Studios in Kolbotn, Norway
Length = 40:41
Label = Peaceville Records
Producer = Darkthrone
Reviews =
Last album = "A Blaze in the Northern Sky"
(1992)
This album = "Under a Funeral Moon"
(1993)
Next album = "Transilvanian Hunger"
(1994)

"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. [Darkthrone video interview from: "Under a Funeral Moon" (2003 reissue)]

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. [Darkthrone video interview from: "Under a Funeral Moon" (2003 reissue)]

"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.

The album was remastered and reissued by Peaceville in 2003, as well as being repackaged in a cardboard digipak. The third chapter of a four-part video interview (spanning the first four albums) between Fenriz and Nocturno Culto was also included as bonus material.

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

Credits

*Fenriz – drums, lyrics
*Nocturno Culto – bass guitar, vocals
*Zephyrous – electric guitar

References