Swedish black metallic band Lord Belial was shaped in 1992 by singer/guitarist Dark, guitarist Vassago, bassist Bloodlord and drummer Sin. The music group soon documented its first demonstration, The Artwork of Dying; its 1994 sequel, In to the Frozen Shadows, got Lord Belial a agreement using the No Style label, along with a 12 months later they released their appropriate debut LP, Kiss the Goat. The long-delayed Enter the Moonlight Gate adopted in middle-1997, where period Lord Belial experienced toured their homeland double and headlined in Germany; trips with Dismember, Disfear and Satanic Slaughter preceded the 1999 launch of Unholy Crusade.