I, Scvlptor – Deluxe Digibook CD by Behemoth (Gold Metalisation, Signed, Ltd. 500)

I, Scvlptor – deluxe digibook CD, signed, limited to 500

I, Scvlptor is a standalone Behemoth release – eight previously unreleased songs, seven cut in the studio and one captured live. This isn't an odds-and-ends collection. It's a self-contained body of work that ties the band's earliest roots to the fire driving them now, carrying the full weight and intensity of Behemoth on stage straight onto record.

Two of the tracks reach back to the very beginning. Rise of the Blackstorm of Evil first surfaced on the 1992 demo The Return of the Northern Moon, and In Thy Pandemaeternum dates to 1998's Pandemonic Incantations. Both have been re-recorded from the ground up – rebuilt with the band's modern sound and playing, the raw spirit of the originals left intact. In Nergal's hands they come out sounding like present-day Behemoth, not archive material.

Two more are tributes to the bands that shaped Behemoth in the first place. In League With Satan – the Venom classic that also lends its name to the band's 2026 European tour – features Shagrath of Dimmu Borgir on guest vocals, tracked on seven-string guitars for extra weight. The record then closes live: Bathory's The Return of Darkness and Evil, caught on stage in Athens with Sakis Tolis of Rotting Christ stepping up to the mic.

Around it, the title track sits in the lineage of Behemoth's most monumental songs while taking a turn of its own, and Begotten – a catchier, post-gothic-leaning piece that didn't fit The Shit Ov God – finally lands where it belongs. Roughly 40 minutes, start to finish.

Track by track

1. I, Scvlptor – The title track stands alongside Behemoth's most monumental moments – think O Father O Satan O Sun!, Lucifer or Nieboga Czarny Xiądz – but it opens a new chapter rather than repeating them. The same epic weight, then an unexpected turn. Lyrically it's about the endless work of shaping yourself: an uneven fight against matter and your own limits. The paradox is that we're set toward death from the moment we're born, so maybe it isn't about winning, but about the act of sculpting who you are.

2. Lord ov the Horizons – Behemoth's Luciferian thread returns. A father casts out his son and leaves him with nothing after the fall, forcing him to rebuild or vanish. Musically it's one of the band's more experimental pieces – quasi-sung, leaning on a rock backbone – and it splits clearly in two: one half lyrical, the other direct and militant. Held back on purpose for an occasion like this.

3. Rise of the Blackstorm of Evil – One of the oldest Behemoth songs, written in 1992 as a nod to Samael, Celtic Frost and Hellhammer – primitive, slow, raw. For 2026 the structure stays, but the rhythm and guitars were reworked into two interlocking layers and the old lyrics got a clean-up. The result sounds like present-day Behemoth: heavy and sharpened.

4. In Thy Pandemaeternum – From 1998's Pandemonic Incantations. Strong riffs were always there, but buried under a chaotic mix; here they're rebuilt with the band's current sound and playing. It still grows from the original, yet ends up feeling almost like a brand-new song.

5. Begotten – Written around The Shit Ov God but left off because it didn't fit – catchy, with a strong new-wave pull and post-gothic edges. Still heavy, just a different beast, and it finally has a home on I, Scvlptor.

6. In League With Satan – The Venom classic, chosen as the band was naming its 2026 tour with Dimmu Borgir. Re-cut on seven-string guitars with Shagrath of Dimmu Borgir guesting on vocals, it takes on serious weight and a new dimension – built to be played live.

7. The Return of Darkness and Evil (Live) – Asked by Mystic Festival for an anthem, Behemoth answered with a cover instead – a Bathory song Nergal has loved for years. Played at every US show to a huge response, it appears here as the very first live performance, captured in Athens with Sakis Tolis of Rotting Christ on guest vocals.

8. Lord ov the Horizons (Studio Rough Mix) – The record signs off with a raw, unpolished studio take of the track – a look under the hood, before the layers and the final mix.

What's in the package

• I, Scvlptor on CD, in a deluxe digibook with a gold-metallised disc – limited to 500 copies
• 12-page booklet
• Beautifully printed packaging with hot stamping
• Personally signed by the band – signatures of Nergal, Inferno & Orion on the front cover
• Hand-numbered certificate – printed on a vintage manual letterpress on handmade paper, numbered in gold ink (edition of 500)
• Released by New Aeon Musick
• Cover art, sigils and design by Bartek Rogalewicz / LODGE.BLACK
• Catalogue: AEON029CD

Tracklist

1. I, Scvlptor
2. Lord ov the Horizons
3. Rise of the Blackstorm of Evil
4. In Thy Pandemaeternum
5. Begotten
6. In League With Satan
7. The Return of Darkness and Evil (Live)
8. Lord ov the Horizons (Studio Rough Mix)

I, Scvlptor – Behemoth · deluxe digibook CD (gold metalisation, signed, ltd. 500)
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