Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)

Studio album by Behemoth

Released

October 22, 2002

Recorded

June–September 2002
Hendrix Studios, Poland

Genre

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
Source	Rating
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.

This album marks the band's sound transition to more straightforward death metal.

Track listing 1
Personnel 2
Release history 3
References 4

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Horns ov Baphomet"	Nergal	Nergal	6:34
2.	"Modern Iconoclasts"	Nergal	Nergal	4:24
3.	"Here and Beyond (Titanic Turn ov Time)"	Krzysztof Azarewicz	Nergal	3:25
4.	"As Above So Below"	Krzysztof Azarewicz	Nergal	4:59
5.	"Blackest ov the Black"	Nergal	Nergal	3:41
6.	"Hekau 718" (Instrumental)	Krzysztof Azarewicz	Trotzky, Nergal	0:52
7.	"The Harlot ov the Saints"	Krzysztof Azarewicz	Nergal	2:46
8.	"No Sympathy for Fools"	Nergal	Nergal, Havok	3:48
9.	"Zos Kia Cultus"	Krzysztof Azarewicz	Nergal	5:32
10.	"Fornicatus Benefictus" (Instrumental)	Austin Osman Spare	Raven Moonshae, Nergal	0:52
11.	"Typhonian Soul Zodiack"	Krzysztof Azarewicz	Nergal	4:28
12.	"Heru Ra Ha: Let There Be Might"	Nergal, Krzysztof Azarewicz	Nergal	3:03

South Korean bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
13.	"Malice"	Nergal	Nergal	2:23
14.	"Sathanas" (Sarcófago cover)	Wagner Lamounier	Sarcófago	2:05
15.	"Hello Spaceboy" (David Bowie cover)	David Bowie	David Bowie	3:26
16.	"From the Pagan Vastlands"	Tomasz Krajewski	Nergal	2:54

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	October 22, 2002	Mystic Production, Olympic Recordings/Century Media Records
Italy	October 28, 2002	Avantgarde Music
Russia	December 2002	Irond Records
France	2002	Osmose Productions
South Korea	2003	Plyzen

References

^ Hinds, Andy. "Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)"Review: .
^ J., Kalle. "Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)"Review: .
^ Azevedo, Pedro. "Behemoth - "Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.

Behemoth

Nergal Inferno Orion Seth Desecrator Baal Ravenlock Frost L. Kaos Mefisto Havoc Marduk

Studio albums	Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) Grom Pandemonic Incantations Satanica Thelema.6 Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) Demigod The Apostasy Evangelion The Satanist

Live albums	At the Arena ov Aion – Live Apostasy Live Barbarossa

EPs	And the Forests Dream Eternally Bewitching the Pomerania Antichristian Phenomenon Conjuration Slaves Shall Serve Ezkaton Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel Xiądz

Demos	Endless Damnation The Return of the Northern Moon ...From the Pagan Vastlands

Compilation albums	Demonica Abyssus Abyssum Invocat

Split albums	And the Forests Dream Eternally/Forbidden Spaces

Video albums	Live Eschaton Crush.Fukk.Create: Requiem for Generation Armageddon Evangelia Heretika

Related articles	Discography Blindead Vader Vesania Azarath

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