Grom (album)

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Grom
Studio album by
Behemoth
Released2 January 1996
RecordedDecember 1995
GenreBlack metal
Length44:52
LanguageEnglish, Polish
LabelSolistitium
ProducerSelf-produced
Behemoth chronology
And the Forests Dream Eternally
(1995) 		Grom
(1996) 		Bewitching the Pomerania
(1997)
Behemoth studio album chronology
Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)
(1995) 		Grom
(1996) 		Pandemonic Incantations
(1998)

Grom (Polish for "Thunder") is the second studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. It was recorded and mixed from December 1995 to January 1996 and was originally released in January 1996 through Solistitium Records, and later by Pagan Records. The album is Behemoth's last release before their shift into a death metal sound.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos10/10[2]

AllMusic wrote of the album: "One of the most controversial and diverse albums in the band's career, the album is intriguing for several reasons: it not only featured keyboards and female vocals, but showed Behemoth's uniqueness from the start, with their novel combination of black, viking and thrash metal."[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro" (instrumental) Nergal1:35
2."The Dark Forest (Cast Me Your Spell)"NergalNergal7:06
3."Spellcraft and Heathendom"NergalNergal4:50
4."Dragon's Lair (Cosmic Flames and Four Barbaric Seasons)"Baal RavenlockNergal5:55
5."Lasy Pomorza"NergalNergal6:25
6."Rising Proudly Towards the Sky"Baal RavenlockNergal6:52
7."Thou Shalt Forever Win"NergalNergal6:37
8."Grom"NergalNergal5:27
Total length:44:52

Personnel[edit]

Behemoth
  • Adam "Nergal" Darski – lead vocals, guitars and sleeve layout
  • Adam "Baal Ravenlock" Muraszko – drums and backing vocals
  • Leszek "Les" Dziegielewski – bass guitar
Additional musicians
  • Piotr Weltrowski (December's Fire) – session synthesizers
  • Celina – vocals
Production
Note
  • Recorded and mixed during December 1995 & January 1996.

Release history[edit]

Region Date Label
Germany, Brazil 2 January 1996 Solistitium Records, Hellion Records
Russia 1997 First Town Records
Poland 2002 Metal Mind Productions

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Morton, Mark. "Grom – Behemoth Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ Hoeltzel, Steve (2 January 1997). "CoC : Behemoth – Grom : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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