The Gates of Hell burst open for the black metal demon, BEHEMOTH’s triumphant return to Europe – presenting, ‘The Deathless Svmmer’. BEHEMOTH will perform across the biggest festivals, including Download Festival, Hellfest, Graspop, Sweden Rock and more, plus exclusive shows with a curated accompaniment, featuring HYPOCRISY, VENDED, IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT and GAEREA.
Singer Nergal states: ‘A European festival run is truly my favourite way to spend my Summer! We aim to make a lasting impression on these massive stages alongside the biggest names in metal. We’ve also put together some awesome club shows with a mix of legendary and contemporary artists. We can’t wait to be amongst you, Legions!”
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, find the tour dates below:
04.06. CZ Plzen – Metalfest 08.06. PL Gdansk – Mystic Festival 09.06. SE Sölvesborg – Sweden Rock 11.06. UK Donington, Download Festival 13.06. CH Pratteln – Z7 w/VENDED, GAEREA 15.06. FR Clisson – Hellfest 16.06. BE Dessel – Graspop 17.06. NL Utrecht – Tivoli Ronda w/HYPOCRISY, IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT 18.06. DE Hannover – Capitol w/HYPOCRISY, SPIRITWORLD 20.06. DE Karlsruhe – Substage w/HYPOCRISY, SPIRITWORLD 22.06. NO Oslo – Tons Of Rock 24.06. FI Nummijärvi – Nummirock 28.06. ES Viveiro – Ressurection 02.07. IT Bologna – The Return of the Gods Festival w/KREATOR, PANTERA
BEHEMOTH released their last album Opvs Contra Natvram on September 16th 2022 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band’s 12th studio album is a stark reminder of the rebellion, individuality and unflinching self-expression that BEHEMOTH’s phenomenal work inbues, shaped by a literary worldview. It also reflects a musical evolution, as there’s little doubt that Opvs Contra Natvram is BEHEMOTH’s strongest and most sophisticated musical collection to date.
The third release in the Slavonic Trilogy reissue series. Grom was originally released in 1996 and will be available on March 31, 2023, digitally, on CD, and Vinyl with pre-orders for physical copies starting today. The reissue is beautifully packaged and is available on the following formats: Digital, 2 CD media book, and a gatefold 2 LP. Physical formats include bonus audio material and booklets containing exclusive archival content. Bonus content contains these following rarities: cover versions, rehearsals, and live tracks.
Comments Nergal: “Twenty-seven years since its first release, it’s time to give GROM its time in the spotlight! Our second album now re-issued with plenty of archived, never before seen photos and liner notes. It’s a beautiful collector’s item. Grom remains a key piece of Behemoth history and I embrace it as much as any of our other albums. Behemoth would never be where it is now without it. Check it out and pre-order your copy now!“
Metal Blade will release Grom worldwide, excluding Poland.
GATEFOLD 2LP: – copper hotstamping – 24p booklet
Audio: Disc 1: Grom Disc 2: bonus vintage material
24 page BOOKLET EXCLUSIVE ARCHIVAL CONTENT: – lyrics – old photos – flyers – interviews with former and current Behemoth members Nergal, Baal, Les, Zbigniew “Inferno” Prominsky – interview with David Thierie, “Grom” cover artist – interview with Krzysztof Maszota (Warrior Studio, Poland) – interview with Carsten Molior of Solistitium Records – interview with Orjan “V’gandr” Nordvik (Helheim) – interview with Michal Kraszewski (Creator of the Behemoth 1992 logo, Editor of Euronymous zine, Amon Magazine, Vox Mortis Magazine, Novum Vox Mortis Magazine)
Audio: Disc 1: Grom Disc 2: bonus vintage material
48 page BOOKLET EXCLUSIVE ARCHIVAL CONTENT: – lyrics – old photos – flyers – interviews with former and current Behemoth members Nergal, Baal, Les, Zbigniew “Inferno” Prominsky – interview with David Thierie, “Grom” cover artist – interview with Krzysztof Maszota (Warrior Studio, Poland) – interview with Carsten Molior of Solistitium Records – interview with Orjan “V’gandr” Nordvik (Helheim) – interview with Michal Kraszewski (Creator of the Behemoth 1992 logo, Editor of Euronymous zine, Amon Magazine, Vox Mortis Magazine, Novum Vox Mortis Magazine)
Track list: 01. Intro 02. The Dark Forest (Cast Me Your Spell) 03. Spellcraft and Heathendom 04. Dragon’s Lair (Cosmic Flames And Four Barbaric Seasons) 05. Lasy Pomorza 06. Rising Proudly Towards the Sky 07. Thou Shalt Forever Win 08 .Grom Bonus Material 01. Freezing Moon (Mayhem Cover 1995/1996) 02. Total Desaster (Destruction Cover 1995/1996) 03. Ostatni tabor (Kat Cover 1996) 04. Rising Proudly Towards the Sky (Rehearsal 1995) 05. Dragon’s Lair (Cosmic Flames And Four Barbaric Seasons) (Rehearsal 1995) 06. The Dark Forest (Cast Me Your Spell) (Live in Maastricht, Pagan Triumph Tour 1996) 07. Spellcraft and Heathendom (Live in Maastricht, Pagan Triumph Tour 1996) 08 .Lasy Pomorza (Live in Krakòw, XXX Years Ov Blasphemy 2021)
Vinyl Variants:
EU: 180g Black Stone Gray Marbled (500) Gold w/ Black Dust (300) Dust Gray Marbled (200 of 500) Picture Disc -band exclusive- (666)
Last Friday, Polish extreme metal overlords BEHEMOTH celebrated the release of their new album Opvs Contra Natvram – receiving critical acclaim from critics, fans and tastemakers all over the world.
Today, the band crowns the release of their career’s most recent milestone with a new visual firework that perfectly pictures the dark and menacing atmosphere created by ‘Versvs Christvs’ – a riveting extended track featuring piano and clean vocals, destined to turn heads.
Frontman and BEHEMOTH visionary, Adam “Nergal” Darski, comments on the track: “Legions! Thank you for the amazing response to the new record! Wow! It feels extremely validating and liberating to have you with us. And now we present the crown jewel, ‘Versvs Christvs’. This video was our first time working the amazing director Agata Alexander, an LA dwelling Pole whose vision and execution created this spectacular result. A special shout-out to our friends at Grupa 13 who assisted on the production. Feast your eyes on this, Legions!”
The band’s 12th studio album is a stark reminder of the rebellion, individuality and unflinching self-expression that BEHEMOTH’s phenomenal work inbues, shaped by a literary worldview. It also reflects a musical evolution, as there’s little doubt that Opvs Contra Natvram is BEHEMOTH’s strongest and most sophisticated musical collection to date.
Alongside the album release, BEHEMOTH dropped a wretched yet addictive pocket game together with Spotify, operable on mobile or desktop, that you can explore here: game.behemoth.pl
Users must endeavour to keep the virtual cross balanced for as long as possible. Take your eyes off the game for a second – and it’s game over. Top scoring participants have the chance to win a pair of tickets for BEHEMOTH’s upcoming The European Siege tour together with ARCH ENEMY, CARCASS and UNTO OTHERS in a city of choice.
BEHEMOTH are not only the creators of Poland’s extreme metal scene, but they are masters of their vision and showcasing what a band can achieve when hard work is put in. With Opvs Contra Natvram they have created 10 fresh chapters, created at a very strange time for the world. Their goal to create something new, something that doesn’t sound like anything that has gone before, is an ambitious one.
BEHEMOTH, ARCH ENEMY + CARCASS + UNTO OTHERS The European Siege Tour 27.09. UK Dublin – 3Olympia Theatre (just a few tickets left) 29.09. UK Glasgow – O2 Academy 30.09. UK Manchester – O2 Apollo 01.10. UK Birmingham – O2 Academy 02.10. UK London – O2 Academy Brixton 04.10. FR Paris – Zenith 05.10. FR Ramonville-st-agne, Le Bikini 07.10. PT Lisboa – Coliseu dos Recreios 08.10. ES Madrid – Palacio Vistalegre 09.10. ES Barcelona – Palau Sant Jordi 11.10. FR Caluire-et-cuire – Radiant-Bellevue 12.10. IT Milan – Alcatraz 14.10. DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 15.10 CZ Pardubice – Tipsport Arena 16.10. HU Budapest – Barba Negra 18.10. AT Wien – Gasometer 19.10. PL Katowice – Spodek 21.10. D Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena 22.10. NL ‘s-herogemnosch – Mainstage Brabanthallen 24.10. DE Saarbrücken – Saarlandhalle 25.10. CH Zürich – Samsung Hall 26.10. DE Frankfurt am Main – Jahrhunderthalle 28.10. DE Munich – Zenith 29.10. DE Düsseldorf – Mitsubishi Electric Halle 30.10. DE Hamburg – edel-optics.de Arena 31.10. SE Partille – Partille Arena 02.11. FI Helsinki – Helsinki Ice Hall 04.11. SE Stockholm – Annexet 05.11. DK Frederiksberg – Forum Black Box 06.11. NO Oslo – Spetrum Scene (just a few tickets left)
Ever the creative innovators, Poland’s extreme metal overlords BEHEMOTH have revealed their latest visual feast, Opvs Contra Cvltvram, a streaming event shot on the roof of Warsaw’s renowned Palace of Culture & Science and premiering at 18.00 CET, Thursday 15th September on the band’s YouTube channel. This landmark event heralds the arrival this Friday 16th September of the band’s epic 12th studio album, Opvs Contra Natvram.
BEHEMOTH‘s leader and artistic alchemist, Adam ‘Nergal’ Darski, informs:
“Legions! We have gathered atop Poland’s infamous Palace of Culture to perform four brand new tracks from our record Opvs Contra Natvram, released this Friday! For a long time, BEHEMOTH have been censored and pursued by the Catholic Church at the behest of our fascist government. This performance, with the backdrop of this building, represents a monumentous middle finger to those pigs and another for Joseph Stalin and his Soviet circle-jerk. Viva Freedom!”
The band’s upcoming 12th studio album is a stark reminder of the rebellion, individuality and unflinching self-expression that BEHEMOTH‘s phenomenal work inbues, shaped by a literary worldview. It also reflects a musical evolution, as there’s little doubt that Opvs Contra Natvram is BEHEMOTH‘s strongest and most sophisticated musical collection to date.
Pre-order or pre-save the album Opvs Contra NatvramHERE, and set your reminder for the groundbreaking live stream Opvs Contra CvltvramHERE.
BEHEMOTH are not only the creators of Poland’s extreme metal scene, but they are masters of their vision and showcase what a band can achieve when the brakes are off. With Opvs Contra Natvram they have created 10 fresh chapters, created at a very strange time for the world. Their goal to create something new, something that doesn’t sound like anything that has gone before, was an ambitious one.
As with previous studio outings, Opvs… was produced by BEHEMOTH, with mixing by studio legend Joe Barresi (Nine Inch Nails, Tool, QOTSA, Alice in Chains).
Album artwork: Anton ‘Strss893’ Pavsyuk
Opvs Contra Natvram tracklist:
POST-GOD NIRVANA
MALARIA VVLGATA
THE DEATHLESS SUN
OV MY HERCULEAN EXILE
NEO-SPARTACVS
DISINHERITANCE
OFF TO WAR!
ONCE UPON A PALE HORSE
THY BECOMING ETERNAL
VERSVS CHRISTVS
BEHEMOTH‘s North American Siege tour, with touring mates Arch Enemy, Carcass, and Unto Others recently thundered across the USA to huge acclaim. The band then decimated the Ronnie James Dio main stage last month in their headlining slot at Bloodstock Festival. The European Seige rolls into Dublin, Ireland on September 27th, ready to set the continent ablaze and culminates at Oslo, Norway’s Sentrum Scene on November 6th. Tickets for both ‘bookend’ shows are close to sell out with many others moving fast. Full itinerary and tour trailer below.
Nergal informs the band’s ‘Legions’; “BEHEMOTH are coming with new music and new stage shenanigans…a spectacle worth waiting for. We’ll see you there!”
BEHEMOTH with ARCH ENEMY + CARCASS + UNTO OTHERS The European Siege Tour
27.09. UK Dublin – 3 Olympia Theatre – LAST FEW TICKETS 29.09. UK Glasgow – O2 Academy 30.09. UK Manchester – O2 Apollo 01.10. UK Birmingham – O2 Academy 02.10. UK London – O2 Academy Brixton 04.10. FR Paris – Zenith 05.10. FR Ramonville-St-Agne, Le Bikini 07.10. PT Lisboa – Coliseu dos Recreios 08.10. ES Madrid – Palacio Vistalegre 09.10. ES Barcelona – Palau Sant Jordi 11.10. FR Caluire-Et-Cuire – Radiant-Bellevue 12.10. IT Milan – Alcatraz 14.10. DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 15.10. CZ Prague – Tipsport Arena 16.10. HU Budapest – Barba Negra 18.10. AT Wien – Gasometer 19.10. PL Katowice – Spodek 21.10. DE Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena 22.10. NL Den Bosch – Mainstage Brabanthallen 24.10. DE Saarbrücken – Saarlandhalle 25.10. CH Zürich – Samsung Hall 26.10. DE Frankfurt am Main – Jahrhunderthalle 28.10. DE Munich – Zenith 29.10. DE Düsseldorf – Mitsubishi Electric Halle 30.10. DE Hamburg – edel-optics.de Arena 31.10. SE Partille – Partille Arena 02.11. FI Helsinki – Helsinki Ice Hall 04.11. SE Stockholm – Annexet 05.11. DK Frederiksberg – Forum Black Box 06.11. NO Oslo – Sentrum Scene – LAST FEW TICKETS
UK tour tickets are available here, with Dublin tickets here.
With three weeks to go before the release of BEHEMOTH’s 12th studio album, Opvs Contra Natvram, the black metal messiahs unleash one of their most fierce and menacing singles yet. ‘Thy Becoming Eternal‘ tells a story of finding strength in times of misfortune and is encapsulated in an epic animated video, produced by animator Ruben Fro.
Frontman and BEHEMOTH visionary, Adam “Nergal” Darski, comments on the track:
“Legions! Our new offering from Opvs Contra Natvram…Thy Becoming Eternal. As always, we’re trying to keep things fresh! The video was produced by talented Japanese animator, Ruben Fro, who created this epic, aeonic CG landscape for our stoic warrior to journey through. The song itself is a fast and furious beast with a bombastic ending, definitely one of the most intense songs in Behemoth’s catalogue. Let us know if you agree!”
Opvs Contra Natvram is the sheer embodiment of rebellion, individuality and unflinching self-expression, shaped by a literary worldview. It also reflects a musical evolution, there’s little doubt that Opvs Contra Natvram is BEHEMOTH’s strongest and most sophisticated musical collection to date.
Pre-order or pre-save the album here, and check out the video for ‘Thy Becoming Eternal‘ below.
BEHEMOTH are not only the creators of Poland’s extreme metal scene, but they are masters of their vision and showcasing what a band can achieve when hard work is put in. With Opvs Contra Natvram they have created 10 fresh chapters, created at a very strange time for the world. Their goal to create something new, something that doesn’t sound like anything that has gone before, is an ambitious one.
Renowned for his meticulous attention to detail and absolute creative control of BEHEMOTH’s world, frontman and band visionary, Adam ‘Nergal’ Darski revelled in the depressurised environment afforded by the pandemic. It meant that for nearly the first time since the band’s inception over 30 years ago, there was no deadline to observe, allowing for a nearly unprecedented level of attention to the process of writing and recording. Beyond any confines of genre, BEHEMOTH have grown to become nothing less than the personification of rebellion, individuality and unflinching self-expression informed by a literate worldview and worldliness that’s resulted in a locking of horns with everything from the mainstream press to the Polish Catholic church – most notably manifesting in Nergal’s trial for blasphemy in 2010 that only served to expose the deep-seated hypocrisies that his music seeks to challenge.
Album artwork: Anton ‘Strss893’ Pavsyuk.
BEHEMOTH EU Summer Festivals 21.08. FR Saint Nolff – Motorcultor
BEHEMOTH, ARCH ENEMY + CARCASS + UNTO OTHERS The European Siege Tour
27.09. UK Dublin – 3Olympia Theatre (just a few tickets left) 29.09. UK Glasgow – O2 Academy 30.09. UK Manchester – O2 Apollo 01.10. UK Birmingham – O2 Academy 02.10. UK London – O2 Academy Brixton 04.10. FR Paris – Zenith 05.10. FR Ramonville-st-agne, Le Bikini 07.10. PT Lisboa – Coliseu dos Recreios 08.10. ES Madrid – Palacio Vistalegre 09.10. ES Barcelona – Palau Sant Jordi 11.10. FR Caluire-et-cuire – Radiant-Bellevue 12.10. IT Milan – Alcatraz 14.10. DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 15.10 CZ Pardubice – Tipsport Arena 16.10. HU Budapest – Barba Negra 18.10. AT Wien – Gasometer 19.10. PL Katowice – Spodek 21.10. D Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena 22.10. NL ‘s-herogemnosch – Mainstage Brabanthallen 24.10. DE Saarbrücken – Saarlandhalle 25.10. CH Zürich – Samsung Hall 26.10. DE Frankfurt am Main – Jahrhunderthalle 28.10. DE Munich – Zenith 29.10. DE Düsseldorf – Mitsubishi Electric Halle 30.10. DE Hamburg – edel-optics.de Arena 31.10. SE Partille – Partille Arena 02.11. FI Helsinki – Helsinki Ice Hall 04.11. SE Stockholm – Annexet 05.11. DK Frederiksberg – Forum Black Box 06.11. NO Oslo – Spetrum Scene
BEHEMOTH, the high priests of extreme metal, have announced their 12th studio album, Opvs Contra Natvram, their most thought-provoking and arresting collection to date. The album is set for release on September 16 via Nuclear Blast. Pre-order or pre-save the album here: https://behemoth.bfan.link/opvs-contra-natvram
The video for Ov My Herculean Exile has been directed by Zuzanna Plisz. You can watch it here:
The ten chapters of fury that make up Opvs Contra Natvram were written and recorded over the course of a very strange year for the globe — a situation which only heightened the level of craft seen in these 43 minutes and 15 seconds of searing wrath. As with previous studio outings, Opvs… was produced by BEHEMOTH, with mixing handled by acclaimed studio legend Joe Barresi (Nine Inch Nails, Tool, QOTSA, Alice in Chains).
Renowned for his meticulous attention to detail and absolute creative control of BEHEMOTH‘s world, frontman and band visionary, Adam “Nergal” Darski reveled in the depressurized environment afforded by the pandemic. It meant that for nearly the first time since the band’s inception over 30 years ago, there was no deadline to observe, allowing for a nearly unprecedented level of attention to the process of writing and recording.
Beyond any confines of genre, BEHEMOTH have grown to become nothing less than the personification of rebellion, individuality, and unflinching self-expression informed by a literate worldview and worldliness that’s resulted in a locking of horns with everything from the mainstream press to the Polish Catholic church — most notably manifesting in Nergal’s trial for blasphemy in 2010 that only served to expose the deep-seated hypocrisies that his music seeks to challenge.
“The album title means going against the current,”Nergal states. “It’s the negative of the values and morals and ethics that I stand against. I’ve seriously been wrestling with destructive tendencies in pop culture — cancel culture, social media, and tools which I feel are very dangerous weapons in the hands of people who are not competent to judge others. That’s something which I find very destructive and disturbing — and extremely limiting coming from an artists’ perspective. This is my middle finger to that. There’s a song on the record called ‘Neo-Spartacvs.’ Spartacus was one of the most iconic rebels in history who went against the most powerful empire of all time. In the end, it’s me screaming, ‘I Am Spartacus, and so are you!’ I want to spark that flame of rebellion. If something seems wrong then stand up to it!”
Opvs Contra Natvram features twin cover art available in both black and white and will be released in the following array of physical formats designed by Bartek Rogalewicz (Lodge.Black), certain to thrill collectors of limited editions:
Jewelcase CD (Black Cover) Digibook (Black Cover) [limited to 8500 pieces] Digibook (White Cover) [limited to 8500 pieces] Earbook Black/Gold Inkspot Vinyl (White Cover) [limited to 500 pieces] Earbook Gold/Black Corona Vinyl (White Cover) [limited to 500 pieces] Black Vinyl (Black Cover) Picture Vinyl (Black Cover) [limited to 3500 pieces] White/Gold Split Vinyl (White Cover) [limited to 650 pieces] Vinylbox Mailorder Edition (White Cover) [limited to 1000 pieces] Earbook (Black Cover) [band exclusive, limited to 1167 pieces] Gold Vinyl (Black Cover) [US Indie exclusive, limited to 350 pieces] Crystal Clear/Silver/Gold Inkspot Vinyl (White Cover) [band exclusive, limited to 666 pieces] White/Black/Gold Splatter Vinyl (White Cover) [band exclusive, limited to 1167 pieces] Transparent Red Vinyl (Black Cover) [EMP exclusive, limited to 300 pieces] White Vinyl (White Cover) [Nordics exclusive, limited to 300 pieces] Clear/Black Splatter Vinyl (Black Cover) [Kings Road Management exclusive, limited to 500 pieces] Gold/Black Marbled Vinyl (Black Cover) [UK Eyesore exclusive, limited to 300 pieces] White/Gold Marbled Vinyl (White Cover) [UK Recordstore exclusive, limited to 300 pieces] Clear/Black Marbled Vinyl (Black Cover) [HMV exclusive, limited to 450 exclusive]
The tracklist reads as follows: Post-God Nirvana Malaria Vvlgata The Deathless Sun Ov My Herculean Exile Neo-Spartacvs Disinheritance Off To War! Once Upon A Pale Horse Thy Becoming Eternal Versvs Christvs
BEHEMOTH EU Summer Festivals
24.06. DE Hockenheim – Hockenheimring – Download Germany 22.07. BU Plovdiv – Hills Of Rock 07.08. RO Rasnov – Rockstadt Extreme Fest 12.08. UK Walton on Trent – Bloodstock Open Air 13.08. BE Kortrijk – Alcatraz 21.08. FR Saint Nolff – Motorcultor
BEHEMOTH, ARCH ENEMY + CARCASS + UNTO OTHERS The European Siege Tour
27.09. UK Dublin – 3Olympia Theatre 29.09. UK Glasgow – O2 Academy 30.09. UK Manchester – O2 Apollo 01.10. UK Birmingham – O2 Academy 02.10. UK London – O2 Academy Brixton 04.10. FR Paris – Zenith 05.10. FR Ramonville-st-agne, Le Bikini 07.10. PT Lisboa – Coliseu dos Recreios 08.10. ES Madrid – Palacio Vistalegre 09.10. ES Barcelona – Palau Sant Jordi 11.10. FR Caluire-et-cuire – Radiant-Bellevue 12.10. IT Milan – Alcatraz 14.10. DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 15.10 CZ Pardubice – Tipsport Arena 16.10. HU Budapest – Barba Negra 18.10. AT Wien – Gasometer 19.10. PL Katowice – Spodek 21.10. D Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena 22.10. NL ‘s-herogemnosch – Mainstage Brabanthallen 23.10. BE Brussels – Forest National 25.10. CH Zürich – Samsung Hall 26.10. DE Frankfurt am Main – Jahrhunderthalle 28.10. DE Munich – Zenith 29.10. DE Düsseldorf – Mitsubishi Electric Halle 30.10. DE Hamburg – edel-optics.de Arena 31.10. SE Partille – Partille Arena 02.11. FI Helsinki – Helsinki Ice Hall 04.11. SE Stockholm – Annexet 05.11. DK Frederiksberg – Forum Black Box 06.11. NO Oslo – Spetrum Scene
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