Pandemonic Incantations

it is my understanding this cd is a re-release. it is according to my research this is slo their second album. i love this album concurrently mostly for the music, the album is a great mystery to me, though in a good way..has replaced my love of for modern deicide!nergal has NEVER sold out, watered down, nor gone in different "philosophical" directions just to remain in "business"!

Although this album is not my favorite of Behemoth, it is also not my least favorite of all the albums I have. The album itself is good and I would definitely recommend it for any Behemoth fan.

Great Cd, almost as good as Demigod!! Buy it

The disc came with a free CD. The free CD had mold in it.more words more words more words more freakin words.

Behemoth truly live up to their name. Throughout the years they have been consistently releasing albums under the guidance of Nergal without ever giving into trends and buckling under their own popularity. Of course many of you know that they have progressed from a raw black metal metal band to a pagan metal outfit to eventually arrive at their current spot i.e. Thelema inspired death metal with obvious Morbid Angel influences. Pandemonic Incantaions marks their step away from the black/pagan scene into the death metal battlegrounds. They do not entirely forsake their roots on this record yet. The familiar sound of old is still present as are the black metal themed lyrics and song titles. Slowly but surely, though this record unveils what is to come in future (now already past) years and Behemoth's transition into one of the most formidable forces on the metal scene today.The record opens up with an amazing intro. I am not much of a fan of long intros in general, unless it's an epic/pagan release where the intro plays an integral part of the record, this one however sets a chaotic and dark atmosphere which really draws you into the record without ever becoming boring. Almost seamlessly the intro flows in the opening track ` The Thousand Plagues I Witness'. After you have picked yourself up from the floor after receiving a sledgehammer spot on in the centre of your face, you should start enjoying the brutal, aggressive and at the same time intricate and highly technical compositions of the band. What this record lacks compared to the later releases like Zos Kia Cvltvs in terms of technical proficiency it more than makes up for in the brutality department.Since I am a bit of a sucker for good production I must gladly state that this record is surprisingly crisp and sharply produced, especially if you consider that Behemoth were not quite as `big' six years ago. The sharp production manages to project the musical ideas of Nergal and co. much clearer than on some of their earlier, somewhat muddy records. The songs also seem more focused and less chaotic than previously. Whereas before they often tried to squeeze a little bit to much into one song in terms of riffs and compositions they now limit themselves to the central idea and work around it without straying to far. This provides for significantly more coherence and `recognition' to the songs.As I have said before they have not entirely abandoned their black metal roots and this (at least thematically) culminates in the final track (excluding live bonus tracks) `Chwala Mordercom Wojciecha'. St.Wojciech was the first Christian Bishop in Poland who was murdered by the followers of ancient Slavic faiths. The song obviously pays homage to his murderers. It is the highlight of the album just as the other Polish song `Lasy Pomorza' is the highlight of their earlier release `Grom'.All in all this a great record, which should appeal to both the fans of Behemoth's early work as well as their later more death metal oriented output.9/10

You'll definately enjoy this CD if you like the older, BM Behemoth. If you have only heard recent songs from them, this CD may not be what you're looking for; the production is a little more raw and "darker", so to speak.

geiles album...

another great album from the mighty Behemoth ....at first there was VADER...then the mighty BEHEMOTH...

ポーランド出身ブラックメタル・バンドBehemothが、1998年に出した3rdアルバムです。前2作に比べ暴虐度が格段にアップ。現在の彼らに通じるブラック／デス・スタイルの片鱗が見え始めており、ちょうど過渡期にあたる作品と言えるでしょう。ネルガルのヴォーカルも3作目にしてようやくスタイルが定まってきたようで、この邪悪な咆哮ヴォーカルは、現在に至るまで彼の定番となっています。音楽性としてはまだまだブラックメタル色が強く、しかしケダモノじみた凶暴性もこれでもかってぐらい炸裂しており、漆黒の中を吹き荒れる嵐のような、非常に強烈なブルータル・ブラックです。荘厳なイントロの1曲目を経て、#2 "The Thousand Plagues I Witness" から早速全開で飛ばしてます。攻撃性と荘厳さを併せ持った凄まじい曲で、基本的にはブラックメタルなんですが、デスメタル的な緊張感と突進力が、前2作との明らかな雰囲気の違いを感じます。前の曲から間髪入れずに始まる#3 "Satan's Sword" も怒涛の攻撃性が炸裂。この曲の繋ぎが悶絶級のかっこよさ。聴き手に休める暇を与えず、このまま無酸素状態に追い込んで死に至らしめるかのようなラッシュが続きます。この曲は比較的シンプルな構成で一気に駆け抜けます。#4 "In Thy Pandemaeternvm" は三拍子ブラストが炸裂する邪悪極まりない曲。中盤のスローパートは音使いに若干中東色がああり、現在に至るスタイルが感じられます。前2作とは明らかに作風の異なる、非常に攻撃性の高いアルバムです。現在のスタイルがここで確立された…とまでは言えませんが、彼らが世界に進出する重要な足がかりとなったことは確かでしょう。攻撃性の中にも荘厳さやドラマ性もたっぷり含まれており、初期の名盤としても重要な作品です。