Drawing Down the Moon | ||||
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Released | 13 November 1993 | |||
Recorded | April–September 1992 at Studio Sound Kuoipo, Finland | |||
Genre | Black metal | |||
Length | 39:30 | |||
Label | Spinefarm | |||
Producer | Nuclear Holocausto | |||
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The lyrics to "Intro" were taken from the Seventh Satanic Statement, as transcribed by Anton LaVey on the Satanic Bible .
All music written by Marko Laiho.
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