However, since 2012’s Nightside Emanations’ onwards has seen a stylistic shift in the band’s sound, the vocals are now mostly lower pitched death-like growls as opposed to the earlier distinctive high pitched shrieks, though they utilise some elements of the earlier Black metal sound by still making use of fairly regular blastbeats and Tremelo picking, forming a more Blackened death metal sound.

Our journey has taken nearly twenty years, and has included many phases, but today our temple shines the light of our lord brighter than ever before.

"[2] Regarding Behexen's influences, Hoath stated very vaguely that everything "esoteric and exoteric that surrounds us can inspire us.

Books, religions, magic, death, music...All the things that we hear, see and experience can feed our inspiration.

"[3] Behexen's original name, Lords of the Left Hand, was inspired by a Samhain song title of the same name.