...From the Pagan Vastlands

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...From the Pagan Vastlands
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Demo album by
ReleasedFebruary 1994
RecordedDecember 1993 at Warrior Studio [1]
Genre Black metal
Length35:12
Label Pagan, Wild Rags, Nazgul's Eyrie
Producer Tomasz Krajewski
Behemoth chronology
Thy Winter Kingdom
(1993)
...From the Pagan Vastlands
(1994)
Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)
(1995)

...From the Pagan Vastlands is the fourth demo by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. It was recorded at the Warrior Studio in December 1993 and released in February 1994 by Pagan Records. [2]

Contents

The title track appeared on their debut album, Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic). Frontman, Darski was 17 at the time of its recording and release.

Track listing

All music by Nergal except "Deathcrush"; lyrics of tracks 1, 4 and 5 by Nergal; lyrics of tracks 2, 3 and 6 by Baal.

No.TitleLength
1."From Hornedlands to Lindisfarne"5:59
2."Thy Winter Kingdom"5:20
3."Summoning (of the Ancient Ones)"4:58
4."The Dance of the Pagan Flames"4:02
5."Blackvisions of the Almighty"4:53
6."Fields of Haar-Meggido"6:38
7."Deathcrush" (Mayhem cover)3:22
Total length:35:12

Personnel

Behemoth
  • Adam "Nergal" Darski – bass, guitars, vocals
  • Adam "Baal" Ravenlock – drums, backing vocals
  • Rafał "Frost" Brauer – guitar
Additional musicians
  • Sławomir "S. K./Orcus" Kolasa – bass, cover artwork
  • Czarek Morawski – keyboard
  • Rob Darken – sound effects
Production
  • Tomasz Krajewski – cover artwork, layout, executive producer
  • Artur Lech – layout
  • Krzysztof "Kris" Maszota – engineer
Note
  • Recorded and mixed at Warrior Studio, December 1993

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Poland, EuropeFebruary 1994Pagan Records, Nazgul's Eyrie Productions
US1995Wild Rags Records

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