Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)

Studio album by Behemoth

Released

April 1995

Recorded

December 1994

Genre

Black metal

Length

45:28

Label

Pagan

Producer

Behemoth

Behemoth chronology

...From the Pagan Vastlands
(1994)

Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)
(1995)

Grom
(1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) is the debut studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. It was released in April 1995 by Pagan Records. It has since been re-released through numerous other labels.

The album inside cover artwork shows The Temple of Swarog by Stanisław Jakubowski.

Track listing

All music composed by Nergal, except "Ancient" and "Hell Dwells in Ice" which were written and performed by Polish black metal band Demonious.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Chant of the Eastern Lands"	Nergal	5:43
2.	"The Touch of Nya" (Instrumental)	–	0:57
3.	"From the Pagan Vastlands"	Tomasz Krajewski	4:30
4.	"Hidden in a Fog"	Tomasz Krajewski	6:49
5.	"Ancient" (Instrumental)	–	2:01
6.	"Entering the Faustian Soul"	Nergal	5:35
7.	"Forgotten Cult of Aldaron"	Nergal	4:35
8.	"Wolves Guard My Coffin"	Nergal	4:29
9.	"Hell Dwells in Ice"	Demonious	5:50
10.	"Transylvanian Forest"	Nergal	4:53
Total length:			45:28

Reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)"	5:59
Total length:		51:17

Personnel

Behemoth

Adam "Nergal" Darski – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, mixing
Adam "Baal Ravenlock" Muraszko – drums, mixing

Additional musicians

Cezary "Cezar" Augustynowicz (Christ Agony) – keyboards

Production

DarkArts (David Thiérrée) – cover design and artwork
Tomasz Daniłowicz – cover concept and layout
Krzysztof Maszota – engineering
Tomasz Krajewski – executive producer, lyrics

Note

Recorded in December 1994 at Eight Studio.

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Germany, Poland, Brazil	April 1995	Last Epitaph, Pagan Records, Hellion Records
Russia	2005	CD-Maximum

References

↑ "Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) - Behemoth : Songs, Credits, Reviews, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

Behemoth

Nergal Inferno Orion Seth Baal Ravenlock Desecrator Frost Orcus Les Mefisto Havoc Novy

Studio albums	Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) Grom Pandemonic Incantations Satanica Thelema.6 Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) Demigod The Apostasy Evangelion The Satanist

Live albums	At the Arena ov Aion – Live Apostasy Live Barbarossa

EPs	And the Forests Dream Eternally Bewitching the Pomerania Antichristian Phenomenon Conjuration Slaves Shall Serve Ezkaton Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel Xiądz

Demos	Endless Damnation The Return of the Northern Moon Thy Winter Kingdom ...From the Pagan Vastlands

Compilation albums	Demonica Abyssus Abyssum Invocat

Split albums	And the Forests Dream Eternally/Forbidden Spaces

Video albums	Live Eschaton Crush.Fukk.Create: Requiem for Generation Armageddon Evangelia Heretika

Related articles	Discography Blindead Vader Vesania Azarath

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