Demigod (album)

Demigod
Studio album by Behemoth
Released October 11, 2004
Recorded May–June, 2004
Hendrix Studios, Poland
Genre Death metal, Blackened Death metal
Length 40:41
Label Mystic, Regain, Century Media, Victor Entertainment
Producer Nergal
Behemoth chronology

Conjuration
(2003)		 Demigod
(2004)		 Slaves Shall Serve
(2005)
Alternative cover
2010 re-release cover art
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
PopMatters [2]
Chronicles of Chaos [3]
Teraz Rock [4]

Demigod is the seventh studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The album was recorded during May and July in 2004 at the Hendrix Studios and was released on October 11, 2004. Daniel Bergstrand mixed the record at the Dug out Studios in Uppsala, Sweden during July and August in 2004. The record was then mastered at the Cutting Room in Stockholm, Sweden in August, 2004.[5]

The track "XUL" included a guest guitar solo by Karl Sanders of Nile.

The track "Before the Æons Came" is an adaptation of a poem by British poet Algernon Charles Swinburne.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Sculpting the Throne ov Seth"  NergalNergal 4:43
2. "Demigod"  NergalNergal 3:33
3. "Conquer All"  NergalNergal 3:31
4. "The Nephilim Rising"  Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal 4:22
5. "Towards Babylon"  NergalNergal 3:24
6. "Before the Æons Came"  Algernon Charles SwinburneNergal 3:00
7. "Mysterium Coniunctionis (Hermanubis)"  Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal 3:42
8. "XUL"  NergalNergal 3:13
9. "Slaves Shall Serve"  Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal 3:06
10. "The Reign ov Shemsu-Hor"  NergalNergal 8:28
Japanese bonus tracks
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
11. "Conjuration ov sleep Daemons"  Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal 3:25
12. "Welcome to Hell" (Venom cover)Abaddon, Cronos, MantasAbaddon, Cronos, Mantas 3:15

Personnel

Behemoth
Additional musicians
Production
  • Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski – sound engineer
  • Tomasz "Graal" Daniłowicz – cover design and artwork
  • Krzysztof Azarewicz – lyrics
  • Zenon Darski – weaponry and armour
  • Thomas Eberger – mastering
  • Sharon E. Wennekers – grammatical consultations
  • Dominik Kulaszewicz – photography
  • Krzysztof Sadowski – photography
  • Tomasz Daniłowicz – The Core Ov Hell mask design
  • Zenon Darski – The Core Ov Hell mask finishing
  • Norbert Grabianowski – The Core Ov Hell mask forging
Note
  • Recorded at Hendrix Studios, Lublin; May-July 2004
  • Mixed at Dug Out Studio, Upsala; July-August 2004
  • Mastered at Cutting Room, Stockholm; August 2004

Release history

Region Date Label
Poland October 11, 2004 Mystic Production
Europe November 8, 2004 Regain Records
USA January 25, 2005 Century Media Records
Japan November 19, 2009 Victor Entertainment

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart[6] 15

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Behemoth - "Demigod" review". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  2. ↑ Begrand, Adrien. "Behemoth - "Demigod" review". www.popmatters.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  3. ↑ Smit, Jackie. "Behemoth - "Demigod" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  4. ↑ Wewiór, Łukasz. "Behemoth "Demigod" review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  5. ↑ "Behemoth (3) - Demigod (CD, Enh, Album) at Discogs". Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  6. ↑ "OLiS - sales for the period 11.10.2004 - 17.10.2004". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 26 October 2011.