Praise the Beast is the fourth studio album by Polish death metal band Azarath. It was released on 25 May 2009 by Agonia Records. It was also released on American label Deathgasm Records.

Praise the Beast
Studio album by
Released25 May 2009
RecordedSeptember 2008 at RG Studio, Gdańsk; October 2008 at Progresja Studio, Warsaw; January 2009 at Sounds Great Promotion Studio, Gdynia[1]
GenreDeath metal, blackened death metal
Length41:31
LabelAgonia, Deathgasm
ProducerAzarath
Azarath chronology
Diabolic Impious Evil
(2006)
Praise the Beast
(2009)
Blasphemers' Maledictions
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net[2]

The drums for the album were recorded at RG Studio in Gdańsk, Poland during September 2008.[3] The guitars and bass were recorded at Progresja Studio in Warsaw during October 2008.[4] The vocals and solos, as well as mixing and mastering for the album, were done at Sounds Great Promotion Studio in Gdynia, Poland between January and March 2009.

Track listing

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All music composed by Bart and Inferno. All lyrics written by Baal Ravenlock.

No.TitleLength
1."Summoning" (Instrumental)0:55
2."I Hate Your Kind"4:25
3."Sacrifice of Blood"4:05
4."Invocation"3:58
5."Praise the Beast"5:35
6."Queen of the Sabbath"5:21
7."Azazel"2:54
8."Unholy Trinity"4:16
9."Obey the Flesh"4:04
10."Throne of Skulls"3:30
11."From Beyond the Coldest Star" (Instrumental)2:33
Total length:41:31
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Ave Satanas" (Acheron cover)4:05

Credits

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Azarath
  • Bartłomiej "Bruno" Waruszewski – vocals, bass
  • Bartłomiej "Bart" Szudek – guitars
  • Mariusz "Trufel" Domaradzki – guitars
  • Zbigniew "Inferno" Promiński – drums
Additional musicians
  • Cezary Augustynowicz (Christ Agony) – vocals on "Ave Satanas"
Production
  • Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski – engineering, mixing
  • Monika Serafińska – photography
  • Kuba Mańkowski – mastering
  • Ataman Tolovy – cover concept, artwork, layout

References

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  1. ^ "Azarath - Praise the Beast". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  2. ^ "Praise the Beast - AZARATH". Blabbermouth.net. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "AZARATH: 'Praise The Beast' Artwork Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "AZARATH: New Album Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2021.