As a full band from 1989 to 1993, they released a large amount of demos, a demo compilation CD named "The Oath of Black Blood" in 1991, and the album "Drawing Down the Moon" in 1993, both of which are considered classics of the style. Laiho, the group's frontman, would continue the band as a solo project after "Drawing Down the Moon" and released an EP called "Messe Des Mortes" 1993, as well as two more albums under the band's name. These albums, H418ov21.C from 1994 and Electric Doom Synthesis from 1995, were dubbed "ritual ambient" by the band. Much like the metal recordings from the band, these electronic releases have a cult following. After these albums were released, Beherit effectively ceased to exist, although Laiho would release another album of electronic material under the name Suri Shamaani in 1999.
Original members Nuclear Holocausto and Sodomatic Slaughter reformed the band in 2008, now a four-piece featuring new members Ancient Corpse Desekrator and Abyss. With this new lineup the album Engram would be released in 2009, which is largely considered a return to form to the band's metal era. In 2011, a recording for what the band had planned to release as a debut in 1990 would be unearthed and released as "At the Devil's Studio 1990", and this would be followed up with the "Celebrate the Dead" EP in 2012.
In 2020, Beherit would return with a new album, Bardo Exist. This album was a radical departure from Engram's sound, having returned to an electronic sound much like the band had created as Laiho's solo vehicle in the mid-90s.
Summerlands
Beherit Lyrics
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Time to depart
Time to leave
To leave our trance
Drop this blackness
Drop this desert of my mind
Drop this darkness
I walk now with them under thier shine
Land of light
Land of sun
Land of light
Land of sun
Summerlands
Summerlands
Summerlands
The lyrics to Beherit's song Summerlands are about a departure from a dark, trance-like state into a land of light and sun. The singer is shedding the "blackness" and "darkness" that has filled their mind, and is now walking under the "shine" of the new land. The "Summerlands" represent a place of brightness and hope after a period of darkness and confusion.
The lyrics suggest a journey, both physical and mental, and a desire to escape from a negative state of mind. The message is one of renewal and finding a new perspective. It is possible that the Summerlands represent a spiritual realm, or a metaphor for a state of enlightenment.
Line by Line Meaning
Time has come
The moment or event we've been waiting for is here.
Time to depart
We have to leave the present or the current situation.
Time to leave
It's time for us to go and move on from our current state.
To leave our trance
We need to end our hallucination and face reality.
Drop this blackness
We need to let go of our negativity and darkness.
Drop this desert of my mind
We need to release ourselves from the barren and mundane thoughts of our mind.
Drop this darkness
We need to liberate ourselves from gloom and despair.
Drop this desert of my mind
We have to break free from the dullness and monotony of our thoughts.
I walk now with them under their shine
I am now taking a walk with them under the brightness of the sky.
Land of light
A land where sunlight illuminates everything.
Land of sun
A place where the warmth of the sun makes everything bright.
Land of light
A region where light is abundant.
Land of sun
A location where the sun shines.
Summerlands
A world where it is always summer, and good things keep happening.
Summerlands
It is a place that represents perpetual summer and happiness.
Summerlands
A setting characterised by warmth and joy.
Contributed by Emily M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.