Demonica

Demonica
Box set by Behemoth
Released July 10, 2006
Recorded December 19, 1992
September 24, 1993
December, 1993
December, 1994
May–July, 2004
July, 2005
Genre Death metal, Black metal, blackened death metal
Length 95:29
Label Regain
Producer Self-released
Behemoth chronology

Slaves Shall Serve
(2005)		 Demonica
(2006)		 The Apostasy
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Teraz Rock [2]
Fearnet favorable[3]

Demonica is compilation box set released by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The boxset includes demo's plus previously unreleased and re-recorded songs from Behemoth's "old school" days when they still played traditional black metal.

The boxset is limited to 10,000 copies and comes packed as an exclusive A5 digibook/slipcase with a 44-page book including rare photos and lyrics. It is also known that a limited edition gatefold double vinyl pressing was released, which is limited to 525 copies.[4] It was re-released as a digipack containing all the original liner notes and lyrics from the box set through the bands current Metal Blade label in 2011.

Track listing

CD 1
No. TitleLyricsMusicNotes Length
1. "...Of My Worship" (Intro)Nergal, BaalNergalThe Return of the Northern Moon 1:35
2. "Summoning of the Ancient Gods"  Nergal, BaalNergalThe Return of the Northern Moon 6:07
3. "The Arrival"  Nergal, BaalNergalThe Return of the Northern Moon 0:57
4. "Dark Triumph"  Nergal, BaalNergalThe Return of the Northern Moon 5:24
5. "Monumentum" (Instrumental)–NergalThe Return of the Northern Moon 1:18
6. "Rise of the Blackstorm of Evil"  Nergal, BaalNergalThe Return of the Northern Moon 7:02
7. "Aggressor" (Hellhammer cover)Martin AinTom WarriorThe Return of the Northern Moon 3:33
8. "Goat with a Thousand Young" (Instrumental)–NergalThe Return of the Northern Moon 3:09
9. "Bless Thee for Granting Me Pain" (Previously unreleased)NergalNergalSventevith studio sessions 2:18
10. "Cursed Angel of Doom" (Previously unreleased)NergalNergalSventevith studio sessions 3:09
11. "Transylvanian Forest" (Previously unreleased, re-recorded)NergalNergalDemigod studio sessions 3:16
CD 2
No. TitleLyricsMusicNotes Length
1. "From Hornedlands to Lindisfarne"  NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands 5:56
2. "Thy Winter Kingdom"  BaalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands 5:17
3. "Summoning (of the Ancient Ones)"  BaalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands 4:55
4. "The Dance of the Pagan Flames"  NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands 3:59
5. "Blackvisions of the Almighty"  NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands 4:49
6. "Fields of Haar-Meggido"  BaalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands 6:35
7. "Deathcrush" (Mayhem cover)MayhemMayhem...From the Pagan Vastlands 3:20
8. "Moonspell Rites" (Previously unreleased, alternate version)NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production 6:53
9. "Blackvisions of the Almighty" (Previously unreleased, alternate version)NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production 6:40
10. "Pure Evil & Hate" (Previously unreleased, alternate version)NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production 3:15
11. "The Oak Between the Snows" (Instrumental, previously unreleased)–Nergal, Frost...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production 2:29
12. "Spellcraft & Heathendom" (Previously unreleased, re-recorded)NergalNergalDemigod studio sessions 3:33

Personnel

CD 1

CD 2

  • Tracks 1-11
    • Adam "Nergal" Darski – lead & rhythm guitars, all vocals
    • Adam "Baal Ravenlock" Muraszko – drums and percussion
    • Rafał "Frost / Browar" Brauer – lead & rhythm guitars
    • Orcus – session bass
  • Track 12
    • Adam "Nergal" Darski – lead & rhythm guitars, all vocals
    • Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński – drums and percussion
    • Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski – bass
  • All tracks re-mastered by Grzegorz Piwkowski at High-End Studio, September 2005.

Release history

Region Date Label
Sweden, Russia July 10, 2006 Regain Records, CD-Maximum
United States November 22, 2011 Metal Blade Records

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r940916
  2. ↑ Wewiór, Łukasz. "Behemoth "Demonica" review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  3. ↑ http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/behemoth-demonica-–-cd-review
  4. ↑ "Encyclopaedia Metallum - Behemoth (Pol) - Demonica". Retrieved 2009-08-17.