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 in 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]
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| Released | 25 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 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | [3] |
| Teraz Rock | [4] |
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.
Along with being Behemoth's breakthrough album, Demigod is now considered a landmark album within the Polish death metal scene, with Decibel Magazine notably including it in their Hall of Fame.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Sculpting the Throne ov Seth" | Nergal | Nergal | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Demigod" | Nergal | Nergal | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Conquer All" | Nergal | Nergal | 3:31 |
| 4. | "The Nephilim Rising" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Towards Babylon" | Nergal | Nergal | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Before the Æons Came" | Algernon Charles Swinburne | Nergal | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Mysterium Coniunctionis (Hermanubis)" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 3:42 |
| 8. | "XUL" | Nergal | Nergal | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Slaves Shall Serve" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 3:06 |
| 10. | "The Reign ov Shemsu-Hor" | Nergal | Nergal | 8:28 |
| Total length: | 41:02 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 11. | "Conjuration ov sleep Daemons" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 3:25 |
| 12. | "Welcome to Hell" (Venom cover) | Abaddon, Cronos, Mantas | Abaddon, Cronos, Mantas | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Antichristian Phenomenon" | Nergal | Nergal | |
| 2. | "Demigod" | Nergal | Nergal | |
| 3. | "From The Pagan Vastlands" | Nergal | Nergal | |
| 4. | "Prometherion" | Nergal | Nergal | |
| 5. | "Conquer All" | Nergal | Nergal | |
| 6. | "Christ Grinder Avenue" | Nergal | Nergal | |
| 7. | "As Above As Below" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | |
| 8. | "Decade Ov Therion" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | |
| 9. | "Chant For Ezkaton 2000" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | |
| 10. | "I Got Erection" (Turbonegro cover) |
Personnel
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label |
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| 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
edit| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Polish Albums Chart[7] | 15 |
References
edit- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Behemoth - "Demigod" review". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien. "Behemoth - "Demigod" review". www.popmatters.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Smit, Jackie. "Behemoth - "Demigod" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Wewiór, Łukasz. "Behemoth "Demigod" review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Behemoth (3) - Demigod (CD, Enh, Album) at Discogs". Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ Dick, Chris. "Behemoth – "Demigod"". Decibel. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 11.10.2004 - 17.10.2004". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 26 October 2011.