Demonica

Demonica
Box set by Behemoth
Released July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10)
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
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Teraz Rock[2]
Fearnetfavorable[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 band's 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.
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