Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)

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Sventevith
(Storming Near the Baltic)
Sventevith.jpg
Studio album by
Behemoth
ReleasedApril 1995
RecordedDecember 1994
GenreBlack metal
Length45:28
LabelPagan
ProducerBehemoth
Behemoth chronology
...From the Pagan Vastlands
(1994) 		Sventevith
(Storming Near the Baltic)
(1995) 		Grom
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) is the debut studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. It was released in April 1995 by Pagan Records. It has since been re-released through numerous other labels.[citation needed]

The album inside cover artwork shows The Temple of Swarog by Stanisław Jakubowski.

Track listing[]

All music is composed by Nergal, except "Ancient" and "Hell Dwells in Ice" which were written and performed by Swiss zine writer Demonius.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Chant of the Eastern Lands"Nergal5:43
2."The Touch of Nya" (Instrumental)–0:57
3."From the Pagan Vastlands"Tomasz Krajewski4:30
4."Hidden in a Fog"Tomasz Krajewski6:49
5."Ancient" (Instrumental)–2:01
6."Entering the Faustian Soul"Nergal5:35
7."Forgotten Cult of Aldaron"Nergal4:35
8."Wolves Guard My Coffin"Nergal4:29
9."Hell Dwells in Ice"Demonious5:50
10."Transylvanian Forest" (Originally on And the Forests Dream Eternally EP)Nergal4:53
Total length:45:28
Reissue bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)" (Originally on And the Forests Dream Eternally EP)5:59
Total length:51:17

Personnel[]

Behemoth
Additional musicians
  • Cezary "Cezar" Augustynowicz (Christ Agony) – keyboards
  • Sascha "Demonius" Falquet - keyboards & songwriting (tracks 5, 9)
Production
  • DarkArts (David Thiérrée) – cover design and artwork
  • Tomasz Daniłowicz – cover concept and layout
  • Krzysztof Maszota – engineering
  • Tomasz Krajewski – executive producer, lyrics
Note
  • Recorded in December 1994 at Eight Studio.

Release history[]

Region Date Label
Germany, Poland, Brazil April 1995 Last Epitaph, Pagan Records, Hellion Records
Russia 2005 CD-Maximum

References[]

  1. ^ "Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) - Behemoth : Songs, Credits, Reviews, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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