''Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)'' 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

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in September 2002. The title refers to

Zos Kia Cultus Austin Osman Spare (30 December 1886 – 15 May 1956) was an English artist and occultist who worked as both a draughtsman and a painter. Influenced by symbolism and art nouveau his art was known for its clear use of line, and its depiction of ...

, a form of magic developed by

Austin Osman Spare Austin Osman Spare (30 December 1886 – 15 May 1956) was an English artist and occultist who worked as both a draughtsman and a painter. Influenced by symbolism and art nouveau his art was known for its clear use of line, and its depiction of ...

. At the end of the track "Horns ov Baphomet", the person speaking is

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. 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

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as a limited edition

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. 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 –

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& 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 Lux Occulta (which is Latin for "hidden light" or "the secrets of light") is a Polish avant-garde metal band, founded in late 1994. Their work, also strongly influenced by progressive metal and black metal, commonly incorporates elaborate arrange ...

) – 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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zos Kia Cultus (Here And Beyond) 2002 albums Behemoth (band) albums Avantgarde Music albums Albums produced by Adam Darski