The Satanist
Behemoth's tenth album, The Satanist, is not only the first album by the Polish firebrands in five years, but also their first since frontman Nergal was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010. The collection's vividly rendered, with bright moments that shine outward from the prevailing doom and themes that wind into dense knots and unravel into electrifying leads.
Ten albums into their career, Polish death metal stalwarts Behemoth might not have anything to prove, but that certainly isn't stopping them from trying, as evidenced by The Satanist.
Polish extreme metal band Behemoth, along with their tenth studio album The Satanist, are intimately tied to vocalist, guitarist and bandleader Nergal Darski's harrowing last few years.
A review of Behemoth - The Satanist, which is out worldwide on the 7th of February from Nuclear Blast in Europe and Metal Blade in the USA.
Poland's extreme metal heroes return with an album that cements their reputation as one of the genre's strongest forces, writes <strong>Dom Lawson</strong>