Yo just sharing some photos with the group that I took at the Charlotte show at the Fillmore back on May 9th! Show was fucking great -- wish Rotting Christ and Behemoth had more time!
Also -- what's up with the merch line at the Fillmore now? It feels like it's a maze now. Anyone else have this experience?
Angelvs XIII is a song from eleventh “I Loved You At Your Darkest” (2018). And honestly – it’s one of those that I can’t remember at all what they were about without giving it another listen, and also easily one of the major weak points of ILYAYD album, it’s just a really uninteresting song, a total filler of a track. And while I wouldn’t say it’s horrible, there are some short, decent ideas, but for Behemoth level – unapologetically weak; the track as a whole doesn’t click. I don’t even remember when was the last time I’ve heard it, and I probably wouldn’t listen to it again any time soon if it wasn’t for this post. Even song title kinda feels like low effort.
Legions! New Behemoth release, new music coming soon!
As usual in the Webstore, we will have very special, exclusive releases signed by the band and not available anywhere else. Preorders starting soon, have your eyes open!!
Here is what Nergal has to say about this release:
"I, Scvlptor" is the latest full-length release from Behemoth — a standalone work that bridges our past with what is new and fresh. Here you will find brand new, never-before-released tracks that capture the full essence of our live energy, intensity, and the power that has fueled this band for decades. We have also reached back to our earliest works, giving them a new dimension and a modern sound. "I, Sculptor" is also a tribute to the artists without whom Behemoth would never have existed. Prepare yourselves for a 40-minute sonic journey of the highest caliber!
Blackest Ov The Black is a song from sixth album “Zos Kia Cultus (Here And Beyond)” (2002). I’ve noticed it tends to be one of the more popular songs of the album, even though it’s not a single and was never played live. Stylistically though there isn’t anything stand-out’ish about this song at all, sounds like a very typical “Zos Kia Cultus” experience (with a bit of extra melody that you don’t really hear on other albums, not specifically like that), especially similar to songs like Here And Beyond and Modern Ïconoclasts… it’s a lot better than them, though. Personally, I’m not crazy about it, it’s far from my most favorite songs of the record, but it’s definitely a very solid track nevertheless.
What do you think about this one?
In order to appease Nergal, I heard I have to sacrifice 3 virgins using a knife made from the spear the pierced Christ's side. I'm good on that but my only obstacle of finding 666 babies to dismember.
Maybe an orphanage? Any help would be appreciated.
See y'all in Dallas!!!!
Hi! I had VIP tickets to the behemoth concert on May 4th and was wondering where to access the photos we took with them on stage. Thanks!
Hello! For the people who got the M&G package, were you able to buy merch before they had you wait out side after the M&G? Thanks!
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They were fucking awesome!!
These are all new BEHEMOTH albums on YouTube Music. I'm going to just go ahead and assume not a single one has anything to do with Nergal and co, but are all just AI fucking bullshit that some cunt has put out under the name "Behemoth" to try and make a quick buck from fans like you and me streaming them.
I'm so sick of sites like YouTube and Spotify actually allowing this crap. Do they really think Behemoth released SIX new albums last year alone? All with generic AI art? Come on.
I noticed it first when it seemed Chuck Schuldiner had been resurrected and the mighty Death began releasing new albums again recently, at a rate of about one every fucking day. Now, I go to Death in YouTube Music and their REAL albums don't even show up on the page any more apart from Symbolic. That's it, all the rest are AI bullshit.
Honestly, I love streaming because it's so easy. I spend all day working on my laptop listening to YouTube Music, but things like this are going to destroy the platform. I still buy Behemoth albums so perhaps it'll be time soon to just get the CD player going again and bin streaming services that seem to happy to embrace AI slop for the sake of a few extra dollars.
Transmigrating Beyond Realms Ov Amenti is a song from ninth album “Evangelion” (2009). Amenti is the realm of the dead in Ancient Egypt mythology. This might be a bit of a fun one to discuss, since a lot of people highlight this song for its really intense technical death metal intro… and then that’s it, the rest of the song is not to be discussed) Personally, I would also add the very ending to the table, with angry Nergal yelling “Jerusalem is falling”, which I sometimes find slightly comical for some reason (especially with Nergal’s real name being Adam), but the rest of the song is just... ok, good. Ok, tech death moments around guitar solos are also a bit of a highlight. Absolutely nothing to complain here about, but I feel like most of this song kinda just exists, and it is good cos it’s heavy and brutal, but there really isn’t anything else to say. It’s classic 2000s Behemoth style track, and it sounds great while listening to the entire album as a whole, but it’s far from the most interesting ones, imho. Just good, with some occasional hype for it’s awesome instrumental intro. Good, and really angry and pissed-off, but not what makes “Evangelion” actually great.
Don’t get me wrong though – “Evangelion” is my third favorite Behemoth album, so I held almost all of it in high regard, and it was easily one of the very best metal albums of late 00s / early 10s. I'm just trying to be critical here.
Do you agree? Or is your take on this song completely different?
I know it was a bit ago now but I’m still buzzing from the Toronto show, had a great time and thought it was an absolutely incredible show. Crowd was fucking insane too
Christgrinding Avenue is a final song of eighth album “The Apostasy” (2007). It’s easily one of the heaviest and angriest songs on the album and, in a way, is somewhat similar to how Behemoth closed “Zos Kia Cultus (Here And Beyond)” (2002) with Heru Ra Ha: Let There Be Mïght – just leave the heaviest thing for the very end. The band actively played Christgrinding Avenue live during “The Apostasy” era tours, but I don’t think they played it live ever since. The song also features an instrumental outro, which somewhat mirrors Rome 64 C.E. intro for opening track Slaying The Prophets Ov Isa, only slower, or maybe even can be compared to slower parts in non-album track Qadosh. This is also the song that ‘got the band into the court’, since Nergal was giving short speeches about bible before playing it live, including someone filming him tearing the bible, if I remember correctly. It was far from the last court cases for Behemoth, but I believe it was probably the first, and the best known one. You know, before Nergal decided he can do it for sport)
There isn’t that much to add, really – it’s just a really mean song. Way back I used to think it might be the best one on the album (or close to it), but I changed my opinion since then, kinda. So, what do you guys make of this one?
Starspawn is a song from fourth album “Satanica” (1999), and it’s the only song of the record with lyrics being written by Nergal… Which is especially curious, since lyrics of this song mention Solaris, and looks like Nergal might be referring to it as “Planet Satan”… You know, that Solaris that is a psychological sci-fi story by Polish writer, which was later adapted into a movie in USSR, and a few decades later was remade by Hollywood. That’s a very unexpected crossover from mister Nergal!
The song itself is quite fast-paced and intense. I would even say that there are some minor similarities to Christians To The Lions from the next album, or at least endings of these two songs are almost identical (ironically, they are also both track 6 on their albums). Behemoth used to play Starspawn live during “Satanica” era, but I don’t think they played it ever since.
So, what do you guys think of this one? I think it’s a bit underrated, especially considering how non-stop Christians To The Lions is being played live, while I don’t think Starspawn is much behind, if at all, maybe even the other way around.
And since the band has put Solaris on a table here, I would like to share my hot take: 1973 version by Tarkovsky is just not good, especially since first half of the movie (which is almost 3 hours long!) is completely pointless and 100% irrelevant to the plot, and the rest is just not as good as a more modern take, including in terms of acting skills, music (one of the very best soundtracks I’ve heard in a film for sure), lighting – just everything. I really liked his other film, Stalker (1979), but this one kinda sucks, at least comparing to 2002 version with George Clooney and Natascha McElhone (and was produced by James Cameron). I know that Stanisław Lem, author of the book (1961) utterly hated both movies. By the way, American remake was also very technologically advanced for its age – for example, visual representation of Solaris was the most technologically advanced use of CGI to that date. Also, overall atmosphere and feel of the movie is just completely unmatched, which is probably another reason why I wasn’t able to enjoy Soviet version. Anyway, I’m a big believer in 2002 version, it’s just great.
Hopefully you guys come back to Pittsburgh soon and I can see you live and talk to you again if we don't die before then. Thank you for every thing you've done for me. 🤘
Conquer All is a song from seventh album “Demigod” (2004). It’s one of the biggest Behemoth’s hits and also one of the fasters song to be ever done by them: according to Nergal, it was all a quick inspiration while already working in a studio – it took him one hour to compose the song, and another hour to fully record it with the band, so it literary took them two hours to get from absolutely nothing to having one of their main bangers fully ready.
And I would probably say it’s their very best song ever. There are just so many great aspects about it, and not a single second of filler or mediocracy. And the guitar solo! Absolutely amazing! And such a cornerstone track, even in terms of overall band mentality.
This was also their third (proper) music video ever, as well as first attempt at introducing some kind of temporary mask for Nergal.
Conquer All is one of two mandatory live songs from “Demigod” and, interestingly enough, they play live chorus slower than studio version. It’s probably also worth mentioning that drum beat during guitar solo – in studio version it sounds almost like a really fast stop-go type of thing, while in live versions it’s perfectly clear Inferno is just bashing those double floor bass drums non-stop, like throughout most of the song.
On a down side, I’m sure at least some of you have heard about one riff similarity with thrash band Anthrax, and their song Be All, End All… Obviously, there are some riff similarities, however that’s what it is – a similarity, and of a just single riff, the songs themselves have pretty much nothing in common, especially considering age (as in when) and genre difference, and even the vibe of the riff (in question) itself is so different. So yeah, taking into the account how Conquer All was done, it’s possible that Nergal unconsciously borrowed a motive for main verse riff, but saying anything like “Behemoth stole the song” is an extreme stretch to say the least) And it’s not like that riff is what makes the song so great – there are more than plenty of other reasons!
So yeah, best Behemoth song, imho, and personally for me – very close to my personal second favorite, Mysterium Coniunctionis (Hermanubis), from the same album.
Let us know what you think about this one! And what are your thoughts on that whole Anthrax business, if any?
I saw Behemoth live for the first time this past Thursday. The show was amazing. Bartzabel and Ov Fire And The Void were standout performancs! My GF had not really listened to Behemoth before, but she is now a new fan. Also, the mosh pit there was full of energetic but safe and polite Behemoth fans. My GF says this was her favorite of 4 days of Rockville. Behemoth was so fucking good!