Demigod (album)

Demigod
Studio album by Behemoth
Released 11 October 2004
Recorded May–June, 2004
Hendrix Studios, Poland
Genre Blackened death metal
Length 41:02
Label Mystic, Regain, Century Media, Victor Entertainment
Producer Nergal
Behemoth chronology
Conjuration
(2003)Conjuration2003		 Demigod
(2004)		 Slaves Shall Serve
(2005)Slaves Shall Serve2005
Alternative cover

2010 re-release cover art
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 11 October 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.

The track "Conquer All" was featured as DLC in the rhythm game Rock Band 2, and has continued to be featured in subsequent games.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Sculpting the Throne ov Seth"NergalNergal4:43
2."Demigod"NergalNergal3:33
3."Conquer All"NergalNergal3:31
4."The Nephilim Rising"Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal4:22
5."Towards Babylon"NergalNergal3:24
6."Before the Æons Came"Algernon Charles SwinburneNergal3:00
7."Mysterium Coniunctionis (Hermanubis)"Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal3:42
8."XUL"NergalNergal3:13
9."Slaves Shall Serve"Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal3:06
10."The Reign ov Shemsu-Hor"NergalNergal8:28
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Conjuration ov sleep Daemons"Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal3:25
12."Welcome to Hell" (Venom cover)Abaddon, Cronos, MantasAbaddon, Cronos, Mantas3:15

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 11 October 2004 Mystic Production
Europe 8 November 2004 Regain Records
USA 25 January 2005 Century Media Records
Japan 19 November 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.
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