Demigod (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Demigod

| type = studio

| artist = Behemoth

| cover = Behemoth - Demigod 2004.png

| alt =

| released = 25th October 2004

| recorded = May–June 2004
Hendrix Studios, Poland

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Blackened death metal

| length = 41:02

| label = Mystic, Regain, Century Media, Victor Entertainment

| producer = Nergal

| prev_title = Crush.Fukk.Create: Requiem for Generation Armageddon

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Slaves Shall Serve

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Behemoth studio album

| type = studio

| prev_title = Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)

| prev_year = 2002

| title = Demigod

| year = 2004

| next_title = The Apostasy

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = studio

| cover = BehemothDemigodalternative.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = 2010 re-release cover art

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Rivadavia|first= Eduardo |title=Behemoth - "Demigod" review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/demigod-mw0000708352#review|publisher=www.allmusic.com|accessdate=3 February 2014}}

| rev2 = PopMatters

| rev2Score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|last=Begrand|first=Adrien |title=Behemoth - "Demigod" review|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/behemoth-demigod/|publisher=www.popmatters.com|accessdate=3 February 2014}}

| rev3 = Chronicles of Chaos

| rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|last=Smit|first=Jackie |title=Behemoth - "Demigod" review|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-2951|publisher=www.chroniclesofchaos.com|accessdate=3 February 2014}}

| rev4 = Teraz Rock

| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|last=Wewiór|first=Łukasz|title=Behemoth "Demigod" review|url=http://www.terazrock.pl/recenzje/czytaj/behemoth-demigod.html#more|publisher=Teraz Rock|accessdate=3 February 2014|language=Polish}}

}}

Demigod is the seventh studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The album was recorded during May and July in 2004 at the Hendrix Studios and was released in October 2004. Daniel Bergstrand mixed the record at the Dug out Studios in Uppsala, Sweden during July and August in 2004. The record was then mastered at the Cutting Room in Stockholm, Sweden in August 2004.{{cite web | title = Behemoth (3) - Demigod (CD, Enh, Album) at Discogs | url = http://www.discogs.com/Behemoth-Demigod/release/408311 | accessdate = 16 August 2009 }}

The track "XUL" included a guest guitar solo by Karl Sanders of Nile.

The track "Before the Æons Came" is an adaptation of a poem by British poet Algernon Charles Swinburne.

The track "Conquer All" was featured as DLC in the rhythm game Rock Band 2, and has continued to be featured in subsequent games.

Along with being Behemoth's breakthrough album, Demigod is now considered a landmark album within the Polish death metal scene, with Decibel Magazine notably including it in their Hall of Fame.{{cite web |last1=Dick |first1=Chris |title=Behemoth – "Demigod" |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2019/12/21/behemoth-demigod/ |website=Decibel |accessdate=31 December 2019}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| title1 = Sculpting the Throne ov Seth

| lyrics1 = Nergal

| music1 = Nergal

| length1 = 4:43

| title2 = Demigod

| lyrics2 = Nergal

| music2 = Nergal

| length2 = 3:33

| title3 = Conquer All

| lyrics3 = Nergal

| music3 = Nergal

| length3 = 3:31

| title4 = The Nephilim Rising

| lyrics4 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music4 = Nergal

| length4 = 4:22

| title5 = Towards Babylon

| lyrics5 = Nergal

| music5 = Nergal

| length5 = 3:24

| title6 = Before the Æons Came

| lyrics6 = Algernon Charles Swinburne

| music6 = Nergal

| length6 = 3:00

| title7 = Mysterium Coniunctionis (Hermanubis)

| lyrics7 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music7 = Nergal

| length7 = 3:42

| title8 = XUL

| lyrics8 = Nergal

| music8 = Nergal

| length8 = 3:13

| title9 = Slaves Shall Serve

| lyrics9 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music9 = Nergal

| length9 = 3:06

| title10 = The Reign ov Shemsu-Hor

| lyrics10 = Nergal

| music10 = Nergal

| length10 = 8:28

| total_length = 41:02

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Conjuration ov sleep Daemons

| lyrics11 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music11 = Nergal

| length11 = 3:25

| title12 = Welcome to Hell

| note12 = Venom cover

| lyrics12 = Abaddon, Cronos, Mantas

| music12 = Abaddon, Cronos, Mantas

| length12=3:15

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Special edition DVD (Live Leeuwarden, Holland 10 December 2007)

| title1 = Antichristian Phenomenon

| lyrics1 = Nergal

| music1 = Nergal

| length1 =

| title2 = Demigod

| lyrics2 = Nergal

| music2 = Nergal

| length2 =

| title3 = From The Pagan Vastlands

| lyrics3 = Nergal

| music3 = Nergal

| length3 =

| title4 = Prometherion

| lyrics4 = Nergal

| music4 = Nergal

| length4 =

| title5 = Conquer All

| lyrics5 = Nergal

| music5 = Nergal

| length5 =

| title6 = Christ Grinder Avenue

| lyrics6 = Nergal

| music6 = Nergal

| length6 =

| title7 = As Above As Below

| lyrics7 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music7 = Nergal

| length7 =

| title8 = Decade Ov Therion

| lyrics8 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music8 = Nergal

| length8 =

| title9 = Chant For Ezkaton 2000

| lyrics9 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music9 = Nergal

| length9 =

| title10 = I Got Erection

| lyrics10 =

| music10 =

| length10 =

| note10 = Turbonegro cover

}}

Personnel

; Behemoth

Adam "Nergal" Darski – lead guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar
Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński – drums, percussion
Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski – bass

; Additional musicians

Patryk Dominik "Seth" Sztyber – session rhythm guitar
Karl Sanders – guitar solo on "XUL"
Piotr Bańka – synthesizers, arrangements
Academic Male Choir From Lublin – choir

; Production

Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski – sound engineering
Tomasz "Graal" Daniłowicz – cover design, artwork
Adam "Nergal" Darski – lyrics
Krzysztof Azarewicz – lyrics
Zenon Darski – weaponry, armour
Thomas Eberger – mastering
Sharon E. Wennekers – grammatical consultations
Dominik Kulaszewicz – photography
Krzysztof Sadowski – photography
Tomasz Daniłowicz – The Core Ov Hell mask design
Zenon Darski – The Core Ov Hell mask finishing
Norbert Grabianowski – The Core Ov Hell mask forging

; Note

Recorded at Hendrix Studios, Lublin; May–July 2004
Mixed at Dug Out Studio, Upsala; July–August 2004
Mastered at Cutting Room, Stockholm; August 2004

Release history

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scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Label
Poland \| 11 October 2004 \| Mystic Production
Europe \| 8 November 2004 \| Regain Records
USA \| 25 January 2005 \| Century Media Records
Japan \| 19 November 2009 \| Victor Entertainment

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scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Label

Poland

| 11 October 2004

| Mystic Production

Europe

| 8 November 2004

| Regain Records

USA

| 25 January 2005

| Century Media Records

Japan

| 19 November 2009

| Victor Entertainment

Charts

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Chart (2004) !Peak position
Polish Albums Chart{{cite web\|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=227&lang=en\|title=OLiS - sales for the period 11.10.2004 - 17.10.2004\|publisher=olis.onyx.pl\|accessdate=26 October 2011}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|15

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Chart (2004)

!Peak
position

Polish Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=227&lang=en|title=OLiS - sales for the period 11.10.2004 - 17.10.2004|publisher=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=26 October 2011}}

| style="text-align:center;"|15

References

Category:2004 albums

Category:Behemoth (band) albums

Category:Century Media Records albums

Category:Regain Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Adam Darski