the satanist was recorded between february and june 2013 in hertz studio in białystok, and rg studio in gdańsk, both in poland, produced by behemoth, daniel bergstrand, and the wiesławscy brothers. the album was mixed by matt hyde at hydeaway studios in los angeles, and mastered by ted jensen at sterling sound in new york city. colin richardson was the initial producer for the album, but stepped down after four weeks due to creative differences.