Xiądz

Xiądz is the eighth EP by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. It was released on November 1, 2014, through New Aeon Musick[1] in a limited edition of 2000 copies; all copies were hand numbered by the band. The EP features three tracks, including "Nieboga Czarny Xiądz" from The Satanist recording session, "Towards the Dying Sun We March" from Evangelion recording session, along with re-recorded "Moonspell Rites", originally released in 1994 on And the Forests Dream Eternally EP.[2] The title is of the old Polish language that translates to 'Priest'.

Xiądz
EP by Behemoth
Released	November 1, 2014
Recorded	February – May 2009 @ Radio Gdańsk in Gdańsk; Poland, February - June 2013 @ Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland, RG Studio in Gdańsk, Poland
Genre	Black metal, death metal
Language	English, Polish
Label	New Aeon Musick
Producer	Behemoth, Wojciech & Sławomir Wiesławscy, Daniel Bergstrand
Behemoth chronology
Live Barbarossa (2014) Xiądz (2014) Live at the BBC (2015)

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Nieboga Czarny Xiądz"	Nergal	Nergal	6:05
2.	"Moonspell Rites"	Nergal	Nergal	7:02
3.	"Towards the Dying Sun We March"	Nergal	Nergal	6:58

Personnel

Behemoth Adam "Nergal" Darski – vocals, guitars Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski – bass guitar Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński – drums and percussion Production Ted Jensen – mastering (1-3) Daniel Bergstrand – producer (1, 2), drums producing (3) Matt Hyde – audio mixing (1, 2) Colin Richardson – audio mixing (3) Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski – sound engineering (3) Kuba Mańkowski – sound engineering (3) Jan Bryt – solos and vocals tracking (3) Wojciech Wiesławski – engineering, producer (1, 2), guitars co-producing (3) Sławomir Wiesławski – engineering, producer (1, 2), guitars co-producing (3) Denis Forkas – cover design and artwork

Additional musicians Patryk Dominik "Seth" Sztyber – guitars Michał Łapaj (Riverside) – keyboards, hammond organ on "Nieboga Czarny Xiądz" Note Recorded at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland, Feb-June 2013 (1, 2) Mixed at Hydeaway Studio, Los Angeles, Aug-Sept 2013 (1, 2) Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City, Sept-Oct 2013 (1, 2) Recorded at RG Studios, Jan-May 2009 (3) Mixed at Musikbox, Miloco Studios, London, May 2009 (3) Mastered in Sterling Studio, New York, May 2009 (3)

References

1. http://www.terazrock.pl/aktualnosci/czytaj/Behemoth-zapowiada-EP_ke-pt_-_XIADZ_.html
2. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/behemoth-to-release-xiadz-limited-edition-vinyl-ep/