Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)

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Sventevith
(Storming Near the Baltic)
Sventevith.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1995
RecordedDecember 1994
Genre Black metal
Length45:28
Label Pagan
Producer Behemoth
Behemoth chronology
...From the Pagan Vastlands
(1994)
Sventevith
(Storming Near the Baltic)

(1995)
And the Forests Dream Eternally
(1995)
Behemoth studio album chronology
Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)
(1995)
Grom
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) is the debut studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. It was released in April 1995 by Pagan Records. It has since been re-released through numerous other labels.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The album inside cover artwork shows The Temple of Swarog by Stanisław Jakubowski.

Track listing

All music is composed by Nergal, except "Ancient" and "Hell Dwells in Ice" which were written and performed by Swiss zine writer Demonius.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Chant of the Eastern Lands"Nergal5:43
2."The Touch of Nya" (instrumental)0:57
3."From the Pagan Vastlands"Tomasz Krajewski4:30
4."Hidden in a Fog"Tomasz Krajewski6:49
5."Ancient" (instrumental)2:01
6."Entering the Faustian Soul"Nergal5:35
7."Forgotten Cult of Aldaron"Nergal4:35
8."Wolves Guard My Coffin"Nergal4:29
9."Hell Dwells in Ice"Demonious5:50
10."Transylvanian Forest" (originally on the And the Forests Dream Eternally EP)Nergal4:53
Total length:45:28
Reissue bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)" (originally on the And the Forests Dream Eternally EP)5:59
Total length:51:17
2021 reissue bonus tracks CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Cursed Angel of Doom" (Sventevith bonus track) 
2."Dark Triumph" (Sventevith bonus track) 
3."Bless Thee for Granting Me Pain" (Helevorn, 1994) 
4."Hell Dwells in Ice" (Helevorn, 1994) 
5."Hidden in a Fog" (Merry Christless 15 December 2017, Warsaw, Poland) 
6."From the Pagan Vastlands" (Black Metal Inferno Fest 8 June 1996, Rotterdam, Netherlands) 
7."Hidden in a Fog" (Black Metal Inferno Fest 8 June 1996, Rotterdam, Netherlands) 
8."Wolves Guard My Coffin" (Black Metal Inferno Fest 8 June 1996, Rotterdam, Netherlands) 
9."Hidden in a Fog" (Live at Riviera Remont 11 October 1996, Warsaw, Poland) 
10."From the Pagan Vastlands" (Pagan Triumph Tour 14 September 1996, Maastricht, Netherlands) 
11."Hidden in a Fog" (Pagan Triumph Tour 14 September 1996, Maastricht, Netherlands) 
Total length:51:17

Note: The 2021 reissue has only the first nine songs on CD 1.

Personnel

Behemoth
Additional musicians
  • Cezary "Cezar" Augustynowicz (Christ Agony) – keyboards
  • Sascha "Demonius" Falquet - keyboards & songwriting (tracks 5, 9)
Production
  • DarkArts (David Thiérrée) – cover design and artwork
  • Tomasz Daniłowicz – cover concept and layout
  • Krzysztof Maszota – engineering
  • Tomasz Krajewski – executive producer, lyrics
Note
  • Recorded in December 1994 at Eight Studio.

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Germany, Poland, BrazilApril 1995Last Epitaph, Pagan Records, Hellion Records
Russia2005CD-Maximum

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References

  1. "Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) - Behemoth : Songs, Credits, Reviews, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 August 2012.