Demonica

2006 box set by Behemoth

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	^[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

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

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

Release history

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

References

^ "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.