Antichristian Phenomenon

Antichristian Phenomenon
EP by Behemoth
Released	December 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Blackened death metal
Length	21:31
Label	Avantgarde Music
Producer	Self-produced
Behemoth chronology
Thelema.6 (2000) Antichristian Phenomenon (2000) Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Chronicles of Chaos	favorable[1]

Antichristian Phenomenon is the third EP by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The first five tracks were recorded in July and August 2000 at the Hendrix Studios in Poland during the Thelema.6 studio session. "Day of Suffering" was recorded in November 2000, also in the Hendrix Studios. "Carnage" was recorded in April 1999 at the Starcraft Stimulation Studios.

A limited tour edition, which was packed in a black jewel case, was released during the European "Act of Rebellion" tour; 1000 copies exist of this edition.^[2] There was also a 7-inch picture disc released, which was limited to 500 copies,^[3] containing only three songs.

The EP also contains a multimedia track: a live video of the song "Christians To The Lions", featured on Thelema.6. It was filmed at Proxima Club in Warsaw, Poland, on June 15, 2001.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Antichristian Phenomenon"	Nergal	Nergal	4:37
2.	"Malice"	Nergal	Nergal	2:23
3.	"From the Pagan Vastlands 2000"	Tomasz Krajewski	Nergal	2:54
4.	"Sathanas" (Sarcófago cover)	Wagner Lamounier	Sarcófago	2:05
5.	"Hello Spaceboy" (David Bowie cover)	David Bowie	David Bowie	3:26
6.	"Day of Suffering" (Morbid Angel cover)	David Vincent	Trey Azagthoth	2:14
7.	"Carnage" (Mayhem cover)			4:03

Personnel

Behemoth Adam "Nergal" Darski – guitars, vocals, lyrics, mixing Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński – drums and percussions, mixing Mateusz "Havok" Smierzchalski – guitars (tracks 1-6) Leszek "Les Chaos" Dziegielewski – bass guitar (track 7) Additional musicians Marcin "Novy" Nowak – bass guitar (on tracks 1–6) Maciej Niedzielski (Artrosis) – synthesizers Adam Sierżęga (Lost Soul) – drums on "Day Of Suffering" Łukasz "Bony" Luboń (Dvilyn) – guitars on "Day Of Suffering"

Production Sharon E. Wennekers – grammatical and poetical consultation Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski – sound engineering, mixing Grzegorz Piwkowski – audio mastering Note Tracks 1 to 5 recorded during "Thelema.6" studio session, Hendrix Studios, July 2000. Track 6 recorded November 2000, Hendrix Studios. Track 7 recorded April 1999, Starcraft Stimulation Studios. Track Video filmed at Proxima Club, Warsaw, 15.06.2001.

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Italy	December 2000	Avantgarde Music

References

1. Hoose, Xander. "Behemoth - "Antichristian Phenomenon" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
2. "Behemoth (3) - Antichristian Phenomenon (CD, Enh, EP, Ltd) at Discogs". Retrieved 2009-08-12.
3. "Behemoth (3) - Antichristian Phenomenon (7", Pic, EP, Ltd) at Discogs". Retrieved 2009-08-12.