Pandemonic Incantations
Studio album by
Behemoth
Released2 March 1998
RecordedAugust–September 1997
GenreBlackened death metal
Length37:30
LanguageEnglish, Polish
LabelSolistitium, Novum Vox Mortis/Koch International
ProducerBehemoth
Behemoth chronology
Bewitching the Pomerania
(1997) 		Pandemonic Incantations
(1998) 		Satanica
(1999)
Behemoth studio album chronology
Grom
(1996) 		Pandemonic Incantations
(1998) 		Satanica
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos[1]

Pandemonic Incantations is the third studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The album was recorded during August and September 1997, at Selani Studio and was mixed in October 1997. The album was then released in 1998 by Solistitium Records, whilst Behemoth were still in their period of transition from black metal to blackened death metal. A remastered digipak version was released by Metal Mind Records with six bonus tracks, including five live tracks recorded during the European tour in Toulouse, France, on 27 February 1999 and a studio version of With Spell of Inferno (Mefisto).

It is known that on the original version of the album, the eighth track is followed by 57 tracks of silence. The outro is on track number 66.[2]

Track listing

Regular CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Diableria (The Great Introduction)" (Instrumental)NergalNergal0:49
2."The Thousand Plagues I Witness"NergalNergal5:15
3."Satan's Sword (I Have Become)"NergalNergal4:17
4."In Thy Pandemæternum"NergalNergal4:49
5."Driven by the Five-Winged Star"NergalNergal5:03
6."The Past Is Like a Funeral"NergalNergal6:40
7."The Entrance to the Spheres of Mars"NergalNergal4:44
8."Chwała mordercom Wojciecha (997–1997 dziesięć wieków hańby)"NergalNergal4:48
66."Outro"NergalNergal0:59
Remastered edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Diableria (The Great Introduction)"NergalNergal0:49
2."The Thousand Plagues I Witness"NergalNergal5:15
3."Satan's Sword (I Have Become)"NergalNergal4:17
4."In Thy Pandemaeternum"NergalNergal4:49
5."Driven by the Five-Winged Star"NergalNergal5:03
6."The Past is Like a Funeral"NergalNergal6:40
7."The Entrance to the Spheres of Mars"NergalNergal4:44
8."With Spell of Inferno (Mefisto)" (Bonus track)NergalNergal4:38
9."Chwała Mordercom Wojciecha (997-1997 Dziesięć Wieków Hańby)"NergalNergal4:48
10."Diableria (The Great Introduction)" (Bonus track, live)NergalNergal0:29
11."The Thousand Plagues I Witness" (Bonus track, live)NergalNergal5:23
12."Satan's Sword (I Have Become)" (Bonus track, live)NergalNergal4:35
13."From the Pagan Vastlands" (Bonus track, live)Tomasz KrajewskiNergal3:40
14."Driven by the Five-Winged Star" (Bonus track, live)NergalNergal5:08

Personnel

Behemoth
Additional musicians
  • Piotr Weltowski (December's Fire) – synthesizers
Production
  • Starprint – photography
  • Jacek Gawlowski – mixing
  • Tomasz "Graal" Daniłowicz – cover design and artwork, logo
  • Marqvis – logo
  • Andrzej "Andy" Bomba – engineering
Note
  • Recorded during August/September 1997 at Selani Studio. Mixed in October 1997.

Release history

Region Date Label
Germany, Poland 2 March 1998 Solistitium Records, Novum Vox Mortis
Italy 1999 Avantgarde Music

References

  1. ^ McKay, Aaron. "Behemoth - "Pandemonic Incantations" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Encyclopaedia Metallum - Behemoth (Pol) - Pandemonic Incantations". Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b Łukasz Dunaj, Devil's Conquistadors, pp. 131.
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