Engram (album)

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Engram
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Studio album by
Released9 April 2009
RecordedNovember 2008 at D-Studio, Klaukkala, Finland
Genre Black metal
Length43:04
Label Spinefarm
Producer Nuclear Holocausto
Beherit chronology
Electric Doom Synthesis
(1995)
Engram
(2009)
Celebrate the Dead
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Engram is the fourth studio album by Beherit. It features a return to a straight black metal style. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Axiom Heroine" – 4:41
  2. "Destroyer of Thousand Worlds" – 3:05
  3. "All in Satan" – 3:33
  4. "Pagan Moon" – 7:16
  5. "Pimeyden Henki" – 4:45
  6. "Suck My Blood" – 4:27
  7. "Demon Advance" – 15:17

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [3] 10

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References

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  2. "BEHERIT to Release 'Engram' in April". 12 March 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
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