Zos Kia Cultus 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 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 included with the release.
Track listing
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
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| Poland, USA
| 22 October 2002
| Mystic Production, Olympic Recordings/Century Media Records
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| Italy
| 28 October 2002
| Avantgarde Music
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| Russia
| December 2002
| Irond Records
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| France
| 2002
| Osmose Productions
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| South Korea
| 2003
| Plyzen
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