Ezkaton | ||||
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Released | 11 November 2008 | |||
Recorded | November 2006 – April 2007 October 2007 | |||
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Length | 27:53 | |||
Label | Metal Blade, Regain, Mystic Production | |||
Producer | Behemoth | |||
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Ezkaton is the sixth EP by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. It was released in North America through Metal Blade Records on 11 November 2008, and in Europe through Regain Records on 20 November 2008. The EP features seven tracks, including one new song titled "Qadosh", a live recording and new studio version to "Chant for Ezkaton 2000 e.v.", live versions of "From the Pagan Vastlands" and "Decade ov Therion", along with covers of Master's Hammer's "Jáma pekel" (lead vocal BigBoss-Root) and Ramones' "I'm Not Jesus".
The first four tracks were recorded during The Apostasy studio sessions at the Radio Gdańsk Studios from November 2006 till March 2007. The other three live tracks were recorded in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands in October 2007 the during the European Apostasy tour.
Ezkaton has also been released as a limited edition box set, that includes four 7-inch picture discs. The set also comes with a bonus track, "Devilock" (Misfits cover) on the third picture disc. Each picture disc has one track on each side.
In 2014, the EP (including the "Devilock" bonus track and several live tracks) was included in a re-release of The Apostasy by Peaceville Records.
The limited edition box set also has two manufacturing mistakes: the CD title for track 3 "Jamal Pekel" is written as "Jamal Piekiel". And the back of the box misses the "live" mention for "Decade Ov Therion".
Track listing
[edit]- Regular CD and digipak
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Chant for Ezkaton 2000 e.v." | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 5:11 |
2. | "Qadosh" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 4:58 |
3. | "Jáma pekel" (Master's Hammer cover) | František Štorm | Milan Fibiger, Necrocock, Štorm | 3:59 |
4. | "I'm Not Jesus" (Ramones cover) | Richie Ramone | Richie Ramone | 2:41 |
5. | "From the Pagan Vastlands" (live) | Tomasz Krajewski | Nergal | 3:01 |
6. | "Decade ov Therion" (live) | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 2:56 |
7. | "Chant for Ezkaton 2000 e.v." (live) | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 5:07 |
Total length: | 27:53 |
Personnel
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Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Label |
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Poland | 10 November 2008 | Mystic Production |
USA | 11 November 2008 | Metal Blade Records |
Sweden | 20 November 2008 | Regain Records |
Chart performance
[edit]Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Heatseekers | 26 |
References
[edit]- ^ Prato, Greg. "Review: Ezkaton". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ Zhu, Yulon. "Review: Ezkaton". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 22 August 2009.