Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)

Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)
Studio album by Behemoth
Released 22 October 2002
Recorded June–September 2002
Hendrix Studios, Poland
Genre Blackened death metal
Length 44:40
Label Mystic, Avantgarde Music, Olympic/Century Media, Osmose
Producer Nergal
Behemoth chronology
Antichristian Phenomenon
(2000)		 Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)
(2002)		 Conjuration
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]
Chronicles of Chaos[3]

Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) is the sixth 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.

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 was included with the release.


Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Horns ov Baphomet"  NergalNergal6:34
2."Modern Iconoclasts"  NergalNergal4:24
3."Here and Beyond (Titanic Turn ov Time)"  Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal3:25
4."As Above So Below"  Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal4:59
5."Blackest ov the Black"  NergalNergal3:41
6."Hekau 718" (Instrumental)Krzysztof AzarewiczTrotzky, Nergal0:52
7."The Harlot ov the Saints"  Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal2:46
8."No Sympathy for Fools"  NergalNergal, Havok3:48
9."Zos Kia Cultus"  Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal5:32
10."Fornicatus Benefictus" (Instrumental)Austin Osman SpareRaven Moonshae, Nergal0:52
11."Typhonian Soul Zodiack"  Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal4:28
12."Heru Ra Ha: Let There Be Might"  Nergal, Krzysztof AzarewiczNergal3:03
South Korean bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Malice"  NergalNergal2:23
14."Sathanas" (Sarcófago cover)Wagner LamounierSarcófago2:05
15."Hello Spaceboy" (David Bowie cover)David BowieDavid Bowie3:26
16."From the Pagan Vastlands"  Tomasz KrajewskiNergal2:54

Personnel

Behemoth
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

Region Date 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

References

  1. ↑ Hinds, Andy. "Review: Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  2. ↑ J., Kalle. "Review: Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Azevedo, Pedro. "Behemoth - "Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
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