Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)

Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)
Studio album by Behemoth
Released	22 October 2002
Recorded	June–September 2002 Hendrix Studios, Poland
Genre	Death metal, blackened 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

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	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

References

1. Hinds, Andy. "Review: Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
2. J., Kalle. "Review: Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
3. Azevedo, Pedro. "Behemoth - "Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.