Prepare for War is the debut full-length album of Demoniac

Demoniac

Demoniac were a heavy metal band from New Zealand formed in Wellington in 1993 by singer and bass player Lindsay Dawson, guitarist Sam Totman and Drummer Steve Francis. Three of the members went on to form DragonForce...

. The style of music on this album is raw, yet somewhat epic, black metal

Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....

. Prepare for War is also the name of a song by DragonForce

DragonForce

DragonForce are an English power metal band from London. Formed in 1999, the group is known for its long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-based lyrics, and electronic sounds in their music to add to their retro video game-influenced sound. Guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman are the only two...

 on their Sonic Firestorm

Sonic Firestorm

-Personnel:DragonForce*ZP Theart – lead and backing vocals*Herman Li – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars*Sam Totman – rhythm and acoustic guitars*Vadim Pruzhanov – keyboards, piano, additional acoustic guitars*Adrian Lambert – bass guitar...

 album, but the two have nothing to do with each other musically.

The symphonic intro to the album opener "Intro (Prologue of War) - Prepare for War" is actually the song "Riders of Doom" from the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack.

Line-up

• Behemoth - Bass & Vocals
• Adramolech - Drums & Vocals
• Heimdall
  Sam Totman
  Ian Samuel "Sam" Totman is a guitarist and main songwriter for the power metal band DragonForce. Totman was born in England, but moved to New Zealand at an early age...
  
   - Guitars
• The Magus - Keyboards

Track listing

1. Intro (Prologue Of War) - Prepare For War–9:53
2. The Birth Of Diabolic Blood–5:07
3. The Earth Calls Me–4:28
4. Missein Anthropos–3:22
5. Hammer Of Damnation–3:37
6. The Return Of The Darkness And Evil (Bathory
   Bathory (band)
   Bathory was a Swedish heavy metal band, formed by Quorthon in 1983. They are regarded as pioneers of both black metal and viking metal. Quorthon remained the main songwriter and member of Bathory for more than two decades. Bathory was permanently ended after Quorthon's death in 2004...
   
   cover)–4:09
7. Celtic Sword Of Iron–3:52
8. A. Narain–5:39
9. Evocation–3:13
10. Chaoist–2:28
11. So Bar Gar–1:36
12. Dormant Entity–5:43
13. Final (Epilogue Of War)–5:28