Electric Doom Synthesis

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Electric Doom Synthesis
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Studio album by
Released28 June 1995
Genre Dark ambient
Length45:29
Label Spinefarm
Beherit chronology
H418ov21.C
(1994)
Electric Doom Synthesis
(1995)
Engram
(2009)

Electric Doom Synthesis is Beherit's third studio album and second dark ambient album. It features ritualistic music, pitchshifted spoken word, and occasional guitars, all much in the spirit of black metal. [1]

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Marko Laiho.

  1. "Ambush" – 5:14
  2. "We Worship" – 1:26
  3. "Dead Inside" – 6:10
  4. "Beyond Vision" – 4:17
  5. "Deep Night 23rd" – 7:08
  6. "Drawing Down the Moon" – 2:56
  7. "Sense" – 10:10
  8. "Temple" – 7:51

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References

  1. Jameson, Neill (12 February 2018). "Justify Your Shitty Taste: Beherit's H418ov21.C and Electric Doom Synthesis". Decibel Magazine.