Zos Kia Cultus is the sixth studio 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 included with the release.
Track listing
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| 1. | "Horns ov Baphomet" | Nergal | Nergal | 6:37 |
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| 2. | "Modern Iconoclasts" | Nergal | Nergal | 4:28 |
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| 3. | "Here and Beyond (Titanic Turn ov Time)" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 3:26 |
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| 4. | "As Above So Below" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 5:01 |
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| 5. | "Blackest ov the Black" | Nergal | Nergal | 3:44 |
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| 6. | "Hekau 718" (instrumental) | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Trotzky, Nergal | 0:52 |
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| 7. | "The Harlot ov the Saints" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 2:48 |
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| 8. | "No Sympathy for Fools" | Nergal | Nergal, Havok | 3:49 |
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| 9. | "Zos Kia Cultus" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 5:32 |
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| 10. | "Fornicatus Benefictus" (instrumental) | Austin Osman Spare | Raven Moonshae, Nergal | 0:52 |
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| 11. | "Typhonian Soul Zodiack" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 4:30 |
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| 12. | "Heru Ra Ha: Let There Be Might" | Nergal, Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 3:03 |
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| Total length: | 44:58 |
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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
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- 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.
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Release history
References
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- Baal Ravenlock
- Desecrator
- Frost
- Orcus
- Les
- Mefisto
- Havoc
- Novy
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