Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)

{{Infobox album

| name = Zos Kia Cultus

| type = studio

| artist = Behemoth

| cover = Zos Kia Cultus.jpg

| alt =

| released = 28th October 2002

| recorded = June–September 2002
Hendrix Studios, Poland

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Blackened death metal

| length = 44:58

| label = Mystic, Avantgarde Music, Olympic/Century Media, Osmose

| producer = Nergal

| prev_title = Antichristian Phenomenon

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Conjuration

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Behemoth studio album

| type = studio

| prev_title = Thelema.6

| prev_year = 2000

| title = Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)

| year = 2002

| next_title = Demigod

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Andy |last=Hinds |title=Review: Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r625166|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=30 August 2009}}

| rev3 = Chronicles of Chaos

| rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|last=Azevedo|first=Pedro |title=Behemoth - "Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)" review|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-2951|publisher=www.chroniclesofchaos.com|access-date=3 February 2014}}

}}

Zos Kia Cultus is the sixth studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. It was recorded at the Hendrix Studios in June–September 2002 and mastered at the High End Studio in Warsaw in September 2002.

The title refers to Zos Kia Cultus, a form of magic developed by Austin Osman Spare. At the end of the track "Horns ov Baphomet", the person speaking is Aleister Crowley. It is from the track At Sea from the CD The Great Beast Speaks, which contains audio files from the only known recording of his voice. {{Citation needed|date=February 2009}}

The album was re-released through Peaceville Records as a limited edition digipak. It contained an enhanced audio disc with a video of As Above So Below included with the release.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| title1 = Horns ov Baphomet

| lyrics1 = Nergal

| music1 = Nergal

| length1 = 6:37

| title2 = Modern Iconoclasts

| lyrics2 = Nergal

| music2 = Nergal

| length2 = 4:28

| title3 = Here and Beyond (Titanic Turn ov Time)

| lyrics3 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music3 = Nergal

| length3 = 3:26

| title4 = As Above So Below

| lyrics4 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music4 = Nergal

| length4 = 5:01

| title5 = Blackest ov the Black

| lyrics5 = Nergal

| music5 = Nergal

| length5 = 3:44

| title6 = Hekau 718

| lyrics6 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music6 = Trotzky, Nergal

| length6 = 0:52

| note6 = instrumental

| title7 = The Harlot ov the Saints

| lyrics7 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music7 = Nergal

| length7 = 2:48

| title8 = No Sympathy for Fools

| lyrics8 = Nergal

| music8 = Nergal, Havok

| length8 = 3:49

| title9 = Zos Kia Cultus

| lyrics9 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music9 = Nergal

| length9 = 5:32

| title10 = Fornicatus Benefictus

| lyrics10 = Austin Osman Spare

| music10 = Raven Moonshae, Nergal

| length10 = 0:52

| note10 = instrumental

| title11 = Typhonian Soul Zodiack

| lyrics11 = Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music11 = Nergal

| length11 = 4:30

| title12 = Heru Ra Ha: Let There Be Might

| lyrics12 = Nergal, Krzysztof Azarewicz

| music12 = Nergal

| length12 = 3:03

| total_length = 44:58

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = South Korean edition bonus tracks

| title13 = Malice

| lyrics13 = Nergal

| music13 = Nergal

| length13 = 2:23

| title14 = Sathanas

| note14 = Sarcófago cover

| lyrics14 = Wagner Lamounier

| music14 = Sarcófago

| length14 = 2:05

| title15 = Hallo Spaceboy

| note15 = David Bowie cover

| lyrics15 = David Bowie

| music15 = David Bowie

| length15 = 3:26

| title16 = From the Pagan Vastlands

| lyrics16 = Tomasz Krajewski

| music16 = Nergal

| length16 = 2:54

}}

Personnel

; Behemoth

Adam "Nergal" Darski – lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars, vocals, mixing, lyrics
Mateusz Maurycy "Havok" Śmierzchalski – lead and rhythm guitar
Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński – drums and percussion

; Additional musicians

Marcin "Novy" Nowak – bass guitar
Jerzy "U.Reck" Głód (Lux Occulta) – synthesizers
Raven Moonshae – sound effects
Piotr "Trozky" Weltrowski – sound effects

; Production

Krzysztof Azarewicz – all mantras and spells, lyrics
Sharon E. Wennekers – grammatical and poetical consultation
Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski – sound engineering, mixing
Maurycy Śmierzchalski – photography
Tomasz "Graal" Daniłowicz – cover design and artwork
Grzegorz Piwkowski – audio mastering

; Note

Produced at Hendrix Studios, June–September 2002.
Mastered at High End Studio, Warsaw, September 2002.

Release history

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scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Label
Poland, USA \| 22 October 2002 \| Mystic Production, Olympic Recordings/Century Media Records
Italy \| 28 October 2002 \| Avantgarde Music
Russia \| December 2002 \| Irond Records
France \| 2002 \| Osmose Productions
South Korea \| 2003 \| Plyzen

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Label

Poland, USA

| 22 October 2002

| Mystic Production, Olympic Recordings/Century Media Records

Italy

| 28 October 2002

| Avantgarde Music

Russia

| December 2002