Demonica

Demonica
Box set by Behemoth
Released	July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10)
Recorded	December 19, 1992 September 24, 1993 December, 1993 December, 1994 May–July, 2004 July, 2005
Genre	Black metal, blackened death metal
Length	95:29
Label	Regain
Producer	Self-released
Behemoth chronology
Slaves Shall Serve (2005) Demonica (2006) The Apostasy (2007)

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Demonica is compilation box set released by Polish blackened death metal band Behemoth. The boxset includes demo's 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.^[1]

Track listing

CD 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"...Of My Worship" (Intro)	Nergal, Baal	Nergal	1:35
2.	"Summoning of the Ancient Gods"	Nergal, Baal	Nergal	6:07
3.	"The Arrival"	Nergal, Baal	Nergal	0:57
4.	"Dark Triumph"	Nergal, Baal	Nergal	5:24
5.	"Monumentum" (Instrumental)	–	Nergal	1:18
6.	"Rise of the Blackstorm of Evil"	Nergal, Baal	Nergal	7:02
7.	"Aggressor" (Hellhammer cover)	Martin Ain	Tom Warrior	3:33
8.	"Goat with a Thousand Young" (Instrumental)	–	Nergal	3:09
9.	"Bless Thee for Granting Me Pain" (Previously unreleased)	Nergal	Nergal	2:18
10.	"Cursed Angel of Doom" (Previously unreleased)	Nergal	Nergal	3:09
11.	"Transylvanian Forest" (Previously unreleased, re-recorded)	Nergal	Nergal	3:16

CD 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"From Hornedlands to Lindisfarne"	Nergal	Nergal	5:56
2.	"Thy Winter Kingdom"	Baal	Nergal	5:17
3.	"Summoning (of the Ancient Ones)"	Baal	Nergal	4:55
4.	"The Dance of the Pagan Flames"	Nergal	Nergal	3:59
5.	"Blackvisions of the Almighty"	Nergal	Nergal	4:49
6.	"Fields of Haar-Meggido"	Baal	Nergal	6:35
7.	"Deathcrush" (Mayhem cover)			3:20
8.	"Moonspell Rites" (Previously unreleased, alternate version)	Nergal	Nergal	6:53
9.	"Blackvisions of the Almighty" (Previously unreleased, alternate version)	Nergal	Nergal	6:40
10.	"Pure Evil & Hate" (Previously unreleased, alternate version)	Nergal	Nergal	3:15
11.	"The Oak Between the Snows" (Instrumental, previously unreleased)	–	Nergal, Frost	2:29
12.	"Spellcraft & Heathendom" (Previously unreleased, re-recorded)	Nergal	Nergal	3:33

Personnel

CD 1

• Tracks 1-8
  • Adam "Nergal" Darski – guitars, bass and vocals
  • Adam "Baal Ravenlock" Muraszko – drums and percussion
  • Additional effects and synth by Robert "Rob Darken" Fudali
• Tracks 9-10
  • Adam "Nergal" – rhythm & acoustic guitars, bass and vocals
  • Adam "Baal Ravenlock" Muraszko – drums and percussion
• Track 11
  • Adam "Nergal" – lead & rhythm guitars, all vocals
  • Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński – drums and percussion
  • Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski – bass

CD 2

• Tracks 1-11
  • Adam "Nergal" Darski – lead & rhythm guitars, all vocals
  • Adam "Baal Ravenlock" Muraszko – drums and percussion
  • Rafał "Frost / Browar" Brauer – lead & rhythm guitars
  • Orcus – session bass
• Track 12
  • Adam "Nergal" Darski – lead & rhythm guitars, all vocals
  • Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński – drums and percussion
  • Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski – bass

Information

• All tracks re-mastered by Grzegorz Piwkowski at High-End Studio, September 2005.

CD 1

• Tracks 1–8 originally appeared on The Return of the Northern Moon Demo.
• Tracks 9–10 recorded during Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) studio sessions.
• Tracks 9–11 are previously unreleased tracks.
• Tracks 10–11 are re-recorded tracks.
• Track 11 originally appeared on the And the Forests Dream Eternally EP.
• Track 11 recorded during Demigod studio sessions.

CD 2

• Tracks 1–7 originally appeared on the ...From the Pagan Vastlands demo.
• Tracks 8–10 are alternative version tracks.
• Tracks 8–11 originally from ...From the Pagan Vastlands pre-production.
• Tracks 8–12 are previously unreleased tracks.
• Track 12 originally appeared on Grom.
• Track 12 recorded during Demigod studio sessions.

References

1. ^ "Encyclopaedia Metallum - Behemoth (Pol) - Demonica". http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=121010. Retrieved 2009-08-17.