Demonica
Box set by
Behemoth
Released 10 July 2006 (2006-07-10)
Recorded 19 December 1992
24 September 1993
December 1993
December 1994
May–July 2004
July 2005
Genre
  • Death metal
  • black metal
  • blackened death metal
Length 95:29
Label Regain
Producer Self-released
Behemoth chronology
Slaves Shall Serve
(2005)		 Demonica
(2006)		 The Apostasy
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic StarStarStarHalf star[1]
Teraz Rock StarStarStarHalf star[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

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

Release history

Region Date Label
Sweden, Russia 10 July 2006 Regain Records, CD-Maximum
United States 22 November 2011 Metal Blade Records

References

  1. ^ "Behemoth - Demonica Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2023 – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Wewiór, Łukasz. "Behemoth "Demonica" review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  3. ^ "Horror | SYFY WIRE". Fearnet.com. 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Encyclopaedia Metallum - Behemoth (Pol) - Demonica". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2009-08-17.