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Evangelion is the ninth full-length album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The album was released on 7 August 2009 through Nuclear Blast Records, and on 11 August 2009 through Metal Blade Records in the United States.

Evangelion
Studio album by Behemoth
Released	7 August 2009
Recorded	16 February – May 2009
Studio	Radio Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
Genre	Blackened death metal
Length	41:54
Language	English Polish
Label	Metal Blade Nuclear Blast Mystic Production Victor Demonstealer
Producer	Daniel Bergstrand Wojciech Wiesławski Sławomir Wiesławski
Behemoth chronology
Ezkaton (2008) Evangelion (2009) Abyssus Abyssum Invocat (2011)
Singles from Evangelion
"Ov Fire and the Void" Released: 28 July 2009[1] "Alas, Lord Is Upon Me" Released: 11 August 2010 "Lucifer" Released: 4 October 2011[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[3]
AllMusic	[4]
Kerrang!	[5]
Terrorizer	[6]
Teraz Rock	[7]
Sputnikmusic	[8]
Interia	[9]
Onet	[10]
Fearnet	favorable[11]
Exclaim!	favorable[12]
Loudwire	[13]

Background

The album title refers to the Good News in Christianity; the message of Jesus Christ.

Evangelion comes from a Greek word 'Spreading the word of God' or 'spreading the good news'…oh well, you already know that we love to play with the meanings and symbolism. We're here to show you our interpretation of what Evangelion really is.

— Nergal[14]

The album's cover artwork is a depiction of The Great Harlot of Babylon, the figures of evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Bible.

The picture is of The Great Harlot of Babylon riding the seven-headed beast. Saints bow before her in worship whilst the tablets of the Ten Commandments lie broken at her feet. It represents our vision and the interpretation of the New Testament parable where the "Whore of Babylon" is a symbol of rebellion and resistance against God.

— Nergal[15]

Recording and production

In January 2009, the band was in the final stages of the songwriting and rehearsal process for the album. Behemoth entered Radio Gdańsk studio in Poland to begin work on the album on 16 February 2009. The band managed to tap Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, In Flames, Dark Funeral) to produce drums on the record. Bergstrand used some unconventional techniques—a big room for the drums to create ambience and 22-channel recording for a more "organic and natural" sound.[16][17]

In March they were close to finish recording the guitars, with help from Wojciech and Sławomir Wiesławski from Studio Hertz. Within five days they completed three songs and laid down three rhythm guitars on each side, after which they worked on the bass, solos and vocals simultaneously.[18][19]

The band also managed to tap Colin Richardson to mix the album. The band had tried to book him before for their previous album, The Apostasy, but he wasn't available then.[20]

In early May, tracking was completed and on 12 May Nergal flew to the United Kingdom to join Colin Richardson to mix the record at Miloco Studios, London.[21] Also in May, Metal Hammer was given the opportunity to listen to three fully completed songs in Miloco Studios.[22] Nergal stated that this was the most relaxing and at the same time the most creative studio session he had ever been a part of.[18]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Nergal, except where noted. All music composed by Nergal.

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[23]

Personnel

Studios

• RG Studios, January 2009 E.V. - May 2009 – recording
• Musikbox, Miloco Studios, London, May 2009 – mixing
• Mastered in Sterling Studio, New York, May 2009 – mastering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24]	45
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[25]	17
French Albums (SNEP)[26]	111
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27]	59
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[28]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29]	88
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[30]	25
US Billboard 200[31]	55
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[32]	5
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[33]	5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[34]	17
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[35]	7

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Europe Poland Australia	7 August 2009	Nuclear Blast Mystic Production Riot Entertainment
United States	11 August 2009	Metal Blade
Japan	19 August 2009	Victor
South Korea	24 September 2009	Dope Entertainment
India	25 September 2009	Demonstealer Records
Russia	10 January 2010	Mazzar Records

References

На других языках

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- [en] Evangelion (album)

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[es] Evangelion (álbum)

Evangelion es el noveno álbum de estudio de la banda polaca de blackened death metal Behemoth. Fue publicado el 7 de agosto de 2009 en Europa por Nuclear Blast y el 11 de agosto de 2009 por Metal Blade Records en los Estados Unidos.

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[ru] Evangelion (альбом)

Evangelion (в переводе с греческого «Распространение слова Божьего» или «Распространение благой вести») — девятый студийный альбом польской блэк-дэт-метал группы Behemoth, выпущен 7 августа 2009 в Европе на лейбле Nuclear Blast Records и 11 августа 2009 в США на лейбле Metal Blade Records.[11] Альбом Evangelion дебютировал на #56 месте в Billboard 200. В США альбом Evangelion в первую неделю релиза был распродан в количестве 8 500 тысяч экземпляров. Это третий альбом группы Behemoth, который включает песню на польском языке, песня называется «Lucifer».[12].

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