Demigod (album)

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Demigod
Studio album by
Behemoth
Released25 October 2004
RecordedMay–June 2004
Hendrix Studios, Poland
GenreBlackened death metal
Length41:02
LabelMystic, Regain, Century Media, Victor Entertainment
ProducerNergal
Behemoth chronology
Crush.Fukk.Create: Requiem for Generation Armageddon
(2004) 		Demigod
(2004) 		Slaves Shall Serve
(2005)
Behemoth studio album chronology
Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)
(2002) 		Demigod
(2004) 		The Apostasy
(2007)
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 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]

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.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
Total length:41:02
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
Special edition DVD (Live Leeuwarden, Holland 10 December 2007)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Antichristian Phenomenon"NergalNergal 
2."Demigod"NergalNergal 
3."From The Pagan Vastlands"NergalNergal 
4."Prometherion"NergalNergal 
5."Conquer All"NergalNergal 
6."Christ Grinder Avenue"NergalNergal 
7."As Above As Below"Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal 
8."Decade Ov Therion"Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal 
9."Chant For Ezkaton 2000"Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal 
10."I Got Erection" (Turbonegro cover)   

Personnel[edit]

Release history[edit]

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[edit]

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart[7] 15

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Behemoth - "Demigod" review". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ^ Begrand, Adrien. "Behemoth - "Demigod" review". www.popmatters.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ^ Smit, Jackie. "Behemoth - "Demigod" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. ^ Wewiór, Łukasz. "Behemoth "Demigod" review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Behemoth (3) - Demigod (CD, Enh, Album) at Discogs". Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  6. ^ Dick, Chris. "Behemoth – "Demigod"". Decibel. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 11.10.2004 - 17.10.2004". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
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