Demonica

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Demonica
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Box set by
Released10 July 2006 (2006-07-10)
Recorded19 December 1992
24 September 1993
December 1993
December 1994
MayJuly 2004
July 2005
Genre Death metal, black metal, blackened death metal
Length95:29
Label Regain
Producer Self-released
Behemoth chronology
Slaves Shall Serve
(2005)
Demonica
(2006)
The Apostasy
(2007)
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Demonica is the first compilation album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The boxset includes demos plus previously unreleased and re-recorded songs from Behemoth's "old school" days when they still played traditional black metal.

Contents

The boxset is limited to 10,000 copies and comes packed as an exclusive A5 digibook/slipcase with a 44-page book including rare photos and lyrics. It is also known that a limited edition gatefold double vinyl pressing was released, which is limited to 525 copies. [4] It was re-released as a digipack containing all the original liner notes and lyrics from the box set through the band's current Metal Blade label in 2011.

Track listing

CD 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicNotesLength
1."...Of My Worship" (Intro) Nergal, BaalNergalThe Return of the Northern Moon1:35
2."Summoning of the Ancient Gods"Nergal, BaalNergalThe Return of the Northern Moon6:07
3."The Arrival"Nergal, BaalNergalThe Return of the Northern Moon0:57
4."Dark Triumph"Nergal, BaalNergalThe Return of the Northern Moon5:24
5."Monumentum" (Instrumental)NergalThe Return of the Northern Moon1:18
6."Rise of the Blackstorm of Evil"Nergal, BaalNergalThe Return of the Northern Moon7:02
7."Aggressor" (Hellhammer cover) Tom Warrior Tom WarriorThe Return of the Northern Moon3:33
8."Goat with a Thousand Young" (Instrumental)NergalThe Return of the Northern Moon3:09
9."Bless Thee for Granting Me Pain" (Previously unreleased)NergalNergalSventevith studio sessions2:18
10."Cursed Angel of Doom" (Previously unreleased)NergalNergalSventevith studio sessions3:09
11."Transylvanian Forest" (Previously unreleased, re-recorded)NergalNergalDemigod studio sessions3:16
CD 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicNotesLength
1."From Hornedlands to Lindisfarne"NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands5:56
2."Thy Winter Kingdom"BaalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands5:17
3."Summoning (of the Ancient Ones)"BaalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands4:55
4."The Dance of the Pagan Flames"NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands3:59
5."Blackvisions of the Almighty"NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands4:49
6."Fields of Haar-Meggido"BaalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands6:35
7."Deathcrush" (Mayhem cover)MayhemMayhem...From the Pagan Vastlands3:20
8."Moonspell Rites" (Previously unreleased, alternate version)NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production6:53
9."Blackvisions of the Almighty" (Previously unreleased, alternate version)NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production6:40
10."Pure Evil & Hate" (Previously unreleased, alternate version)NergalNergal...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production3:15
11."The Oak Between the Snows" (Instrumental, previously unreleased)Nergal, Frost...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production2:29
12."Spellcraft & Heathendom" (Previously unreleased, re-recorded)NergalNergalDemigod studio sessions3:33
Total length:95:29

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Sweden, Russia10 July 2006Regain Records, CD-Maximum
United States22 November 2011Metal Blade Records

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