Ezkaton
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EP by Behemoth | ||||
Released | November 11, 2008 | |||
Recorded | November, 2006 – April, 2007 October 2007 |
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Genre | Death metal, blackened death metal | |||
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 November 11, 2008, and in Europe through Regain Records on November 20, 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 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
- 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) | Storm | Fibiger, Necrocock, Storm | 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 |
Personnel
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Release history
Region | Date | Label |
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Poland | November 10, 2008 | Mystic Production |
USA | November 11, 2008 | Metal Blade Records |
Sweden | November 20, 2008 | Regain Records |
Chart performance
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Heatseekers | 26 |