The Apostasy is the eighth studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth.

The Apostasy was recorded at the Radio Gdańsk Studios from November 2006 to March 2007.

The record was then mixed by Daniel Bergstrand in the Dug Out Studio in Uppsala, Sweden in March 2007.

Then it was mastered by Bjorn Engelmann in the Cutting Room Studios in Stockholm, Sweden also in March 2007.

The album cover artwork is a depiction of the Hindu goddess Kali.