Conjuration (EP)

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Conjuration
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EP by
Released14 September 2003 [1]
RecordedJune–September 2002
Genre Blackened death metal
Length29:40
Label Regain
Producer Adam "Nergal" Darski
Behemoth chronology
Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)
(2002)
Conjuration
(2003)
Crush.Fukk.Create: Requiem for Generation Armageddon
(2004)
Alternative cover
Behemothconjurationus.jpeg
US edition cover art
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Conjuration is the fourth EP by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The first three tracks were recorded between June and September 2002. The live songs were recorded at the Mystic Festival on 13 October 2001. The tracks were then mastered at the High End Studio in June 2003.

Contents

In 2011, the EP (along with several previously unreleased live tracks) was bundled with Slaves Shall Serve and released as part of the compilation album Abyssus Abyssum Invocat .

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Conjuration ov Sleep Daemons"Krzysztof Azarewicz Nergal 3:24
2."Wish" (Nine Inch Nails cover) Trent Reznor Trent Reznor3:37
3."Welcome to Hell" (Venom cover)Abaddon, Cronos, Mantas Abaddon, Cronos, Mantas3:15
4."Christians to the Lions" (live)NergalNergal3:49
5."Decade ov Therion" (live)Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal3:47
6."Antichristian Phenomenon" (live)NergalNergal5:03
7."Chant for Eschaton 2000" (live)Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal6:45

Personnel

Behemoth
Additional musicians
Production
  • Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski – engineering, mix
  • Grzegorz Piwkowski – mastering
  • Tomasz "Graal" Daniłowicz – cover art
Note
  • Tracks 1 to 3 recorded between June and September 2002, Hendrix Studios, Lublin, Poland
  • Tracks 4 to 7 recorded live at Mystic Festival on 13 October 2001.
  • Mastered in June 2003 at High End Studio, Warsaw, Poland.

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Sweden, Poland, USA14 September 2003Regain Records, Mystic Production, Olympic Recordings/Century Media Records

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References

  1. "BEHEMOTH To Release New EP In September – Aug. 23, 2003". blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  2. Brzeziński, Adam. "Behemoth "Conjuration" review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock . Retrieved 3 February 2014.