Demonica
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| Demonica | ||||
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| Box set by | ||||
| Released | 10 July 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 19 December 1992 24 September 1993 December 1993 December 1994 May–July 2004 July 2005 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 95:29 | |||
| Label | Regain | |||
| Producer | Self-released | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Teraz Rock | [2] |
| Fearnet | favorable[3] |
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.
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
[edit]- CD 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Notes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "...Of My Worship" (Intro) | Nergal, Baal | Nergal | The Return of the Northern Moon | 1:35 |
| 2. | "Summoning of the Ancient Gods" | Nergal, Baal | Nergal | The Return of the Northern Moon | 6:07 |
| 3. | "The Arrival" | Nergal, Baal | Nergal | The Return of the Northern Moon | 0:57 |
| 4. | "Dark Triumph" | Nergal, Baal | Nergal | The Return of the Northern Moon | 5:24 |
| 5. | "Monumentum" (Instrumental) | – | Nergal | The Return of the Northern Moon | 1:18 |
| 6. | "Rise of the Blackstorm of Evil" | Nergal, Baal | Nergal | The Return of the Northern Moon | 7:02 |
| 7. | "Aggressor" (Hellhammer cover) | Tom Warrior | Tom Warrior | The Return of the Northern Moon | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Goat with a Thousand Young" (Instrumental) | – | Nergal | The Return of the Northern Moon | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Bless Thee for Granting Me Pain" (Previously unreleased) | Nergal | Nergal | Sventevith studio sessions | 2:18 |
| 10. | "Cursed Angel of Doom" (Previously unreleased) | Nergal | Nergal | Sventevith studio sessions | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Transylvanian Forest" (Previously unreleased, re-recorded) | Nergal | Nergal | Demigod studio sessions | 3:16 |
- CD 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Notes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "From Hornedlands to Lindisfarne" | Nergal | Nergal | ...From the Pagan Vastlands | 5:56 |
| 2. | "Thy Winter Kingdom" | Baal | Nergal | ...From the Pagan Vastlands | 5:17 |
| 3. | "Summoning (of the Ancient Ones)" | Baal | Nergal | ...From the Pagan Vastlands | 4:55 |
| 4. | "The Dance of the Pagan Flames" | Nergal | Nergal | ...From the Pagan Vastlands | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Blackvisions of the Almighty" | Nergal | Nergal | ...From the Pagan Vastlands | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Fields of Haar-Meggido" | Baal | Nergal | ...From the Pagan Vastlands | 6:35 |
| 7. | "Deathcrush" (Mayhem cover) | Mayhem | Mayhem | ...From the Pagan Vastlands | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Moonspell Rites" (Previously unreleased, alternate version) | Nergal | Nergal | ...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production | 6:53 |
| 9. | "Blackvisions of the Almighty" (Previously unreleased, alternate version) | Nergal | Nergal | ...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production | 6:40 |
| 10. | "Pure Evil & Hate" (Previously unreleased, alternate version) | Nergal | Nergal | ...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production | 3:15 |
| 11. | "The Oak Between the Snows" (Instrumental, previously unreleased) | – | Nergal, Frost | ...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production | 2:29 |
| 12. | "Spellcraft & Heathendom" (Previously unreleased, re-recorded) | Nergal | Nergal | Demigod studio sessions | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 95:29 | ||||
Personnel
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CD 1
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CD 2
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Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label |
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| Sweden, Russia | 10 July 2006 | Regain Records, CD-Maximum |
| United States | 22 November 2011 | Metal Blade Records |
References
[edit]- ^ "Behemoth - Demonica Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2023 – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Wewiór, Łukasz. "Behemoth "Demonica" review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ "Horror | SYFY WIRE". Fearnet.com. 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Encyclopaedia Metallum - Behemoth (Pol) - Demonica". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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