Grom (album)

Grom ("Thunder" in Polish) 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.

Grom
Studio album by Behemoth
Released	2 January 1996
Recorded	December 1995
Genre	Black metal
Length	44:52
Language	English, Polish
Label	Solistitium
Producer	Self-produced
Behemoth chronology
Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) (1995) Grom (1996) Bewitching the Pomerania (1997)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	favorable[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	10/10[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

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

Personnel

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 Krzysztof "Kris" Maszota – engineering DarkArts (David Thiérrée) – cover design and artwork Kreator – sleeve layout Note Recorded and mixed during December 1995 & January 1996.

Release history

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

References

1. Morton, Mark. "Grom - Behemoth : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
2. Hoeltzel, Steve (2 January 1997). "CoC : Behemoth - Grom : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 27 August 2012.