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.
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.
Track listing
Personnel
Behemoth Adam "Nergal" Darski – guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński – drums, percussion Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski – bass
Additional musicians Patryk Dominik "Seth" Sztyber – session 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 Region Date 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 Chart (2004)Peakposition Polish Albums Chart15
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