Behemoth – The Satanist

Releasedate: 2014; Label: Nuclear Blast
By: Oğulcan Çelik

Behemoth is a Polish Blackened Death Metal band from Gdańsk formed in 1991. The band is founded by Adam Michał Darski who is the lead guitarist, vocalist and the lyricist of the band. The band is one of the most significant extreme metal figures especially in Poland.

The Satanist is the tenth album of Behemoth. The album is released in 2014 and looked forward by many fans because Behemoth’s ninth album Evangelion is released in 2009. The band had to wait and cancel all its concerts because of Nergal’s cancer treatment. For those who want more darkness should check the album. It is obvious that The Satanist is harsher than the other albums of Behemoth in terms of melodies and lyrics. Nothing has changed for the band but their eternal wrath seems to be grown in their melodies and lyrics. As it can be understood from the name of the album, the main theme is heretical rebellion towards stereotyped divinity.
Comparing with the other albums, in terms of lyrics, Nergal (lyricist) used more allusions, metaphors to extend sarcastic portrayals. The album is briefly about Satan who rends Heaven and Earth and brings chaos to the world of living. He does belaud, dignify Satan and basically visualize the first sin and his beguilement and also the fall of Satan and eternal torment and despair that he is convicted by God (reference to Paradise Lost). The album is very rich in terms of lyrics and some names of the songs are in Latin instead of English to emphasize the ancient chaos among God, Satan and Mankind.
Riffs, solos and drums enrich the theme of wrath with its dark, gloomy and harsh ambience. Especially the brutal, harsh and semi-brutal vocals represent the eternal pain, misery and the dark ambience. Everything, from lyrics to drums, is well organized and shadows forth what the band tries to say. For those who like some dark ambience and ancient story should check “The Satanist”.

Line up:
Adam Michał Darski (Nergal) – Vocalist, Lead Guitarist, Lyricist
Tomasz Wróblewski (Orion) – Bassist, Backing Vocalist
Zbigniew Robert Promiński (Inferno) – Drummer
Patryk Dominik Sztyber (Seth) – Guitarist, Backing Vocalist (Live & Session Member)

Tracklist: 01. Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel 02. Furor Divinus 03. Messe Noire 04. Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer 05. Amen 06. The Satanist 07. Ben Sahar 08. In the Absence ov Light 09. O Father O Satan O Sun!

Links:
Behemoth Official