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) .
Pandemonic Incantations Released 2 March 1998 Recorded August– September 1997 Genre Blackened death metal Length 37 :30 Language English, Polish Label Solistitium, Novum Vox Mortis/Koch International Producer Behemoth
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]
All tracks are written by Nergal , except where noted.
Regular CD Title 1. "Diableria (The Great Introduction)" (instrumental) 0:49 2. "The Thousand Plagues I Witness" 5:15 3. "Satan's Sword (I Have Become)" 4:17 4. "In Thy Pandemæternum" 4:49 5. "Driven by the Five-Winged Star" 5:03 6. "The Past Is Like a Funeral" 6:40 7. "The Entrance to the Spheres of Mars" 4:44 8. "Chwała mordercom Wojciecha (997–1997 dziesięć wieków hańby)" 4:48 66. "Outro" 0:59 Total length: 37:30
Remastered edition Title Lyrics 1. "Diableria (The Great Introduction)" 0:49 2. "The Thousand Plagues I Witness" 5:15 3. "Satan's Sword (I Have Become)" 4:17 4. "In Thy Pandemaeternum" 4:49 5. "Driven by the Five-Winged Star" 5:03 6. "The Past is Like a Funeral" 6:40 7. "The Entrance to the Spheres of Mars" 4:44 8. "With Spell of Inferno (Mefisto)" (Bonus track) 4:38 9. "Chwała Mordercom Wojciecha (997-1997 Dziesięć Wieków Hańby)" 4:48 10. "Diableria (The Great Introduction)" (Bonus track, live) 0:29 11. "The Thousand Plagues I Witness" (Bonus track, live) 5:23 12. "Satan's Sword (I Have Become)" (Bonus track, live) 4:35 13. "From the Pagan Vastlands" (Bonus track, live) Tomasz Krajewski 3:40 14. "Driven by the Five-Winged Star" (Bonus track, live) 5:08
2025 Metal Blade Records reissue bonus tracks CD 2 Title 1. "With Spell Of Inferno (Mefisto)" 4:39 2. "Hidden In A Fog" (1997 version) 5:13 3. "Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic)" (1997 version) 5:17 4. "The Thovsand Plagves I Witness" (Rough mix) 5:22 5. "Satan's Sword (I Have Become)" (Rough mix) 4:23 6. "The Entrance To The Spheres Of Mars" (Rough mix) 4:55 7. "Driven By The Five-Winged Star" (Rough mix) 5:09
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.