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
Personnel
Behemoth Adam "Nergal" Darski – lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars, vocals, mixing, lyrics Mateusz Maurycy "Havok" Śmierzchalski – lead and rhythm guitar Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński – drums and percussion
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
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