Feb 3th 2014 - So... I'm pretty sure most metalheads out there have heard of Behemoth if they are not already a fan. Rising from the city of Gdaǹsk in Poland, the black/death metal titans are delivering their most satisfying experience to date.
I've never really been a huge Behemoth fan until now, actually. Don't get me wrong ; this band, consisting of Nergal (Adam Darski), Inferno (Zbigniew Prominski) and Orion (Tomasz Wroblewski) always appeared like a really talented band with an extremely dark lyrical imagery and music, but I just couldn't get into it as much as I get into other bands. Surely, if you want to enter the world of Behemoth, The Satanist is a great place to start with.
The Satanist starts with their critically-acclaimed single "Blow Your Trumpets, Gabriel!" ; a bang of atmospheric blackened-death metal which almost reminds me of a mixture of older Behemoth and Septic Flesh. Of course, I think it's a wonderful way to start the album. Although, let's keep in mind that this song is an intro to the album. Prepare yourself to get your face ripped off as soon as the track changes to number 2.
I won't spoil too much from the album, but I will say that my favorite songs off the album are Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer and In The Absence Ov Light. The album in whole is conceptual - treats the subject of Satanism. Even if that it isn't really something new to Behemoth, I felt like the lyrical power of this album was something they spent a lot of time on. It's not mindlessly bashing Christian religion - instead, The Satanist is a more objective point-of-view to the subject (unlike some older albums like Thelema.6 and The Apostasy, with song titles like Christians To The Lions and Christgrinding Avenue).
While we're on the subject, here is the tracklisting of the album :
1 - Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel (4:40)
2 - Furor Divinus (3:06)
3 - Messe Noire (4:04)
4 - Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer (5:35)
5 - Amen (3:49)
6 - The Satanist (5:33)
7 - Ben Sahar (5:35)
8 - In The Absence Ov Light (4:58)
9 - O Father O Satan O Sun! (7:13)
When listening to the album from start to finish, it doesn't feel like a task where you feel obligated to listen the album until the end. This is one of those albums that you start on track one and you actually don't want it to end. The production and the mixing of the album is beyond anything that the band released in the past. I think it's safe to say that the band is heading in the right direction ; an atmospheric voyage of darkness and terror.
If you're in any way a death metal or black metal fan, do not miss out on this album. It has been delayed a few times to cope with the lead vocalist/guitarist Nergal fighting Leukemia, but it was undoubtedly worth the wait and Nergal's illness doesn't show a single sign from his fantastic performance throughout the album.
Definitely a must buy. Also, don't get a downloaded version ; buy the physical copy instead. Both the CD and LP versions have terrific artwork that's worthy to own in anyone's music collection.
Genre(s) : Death metal, black metal
From : Gdansk, Poland
Release dates : February 3rd 2014 (Europe), February 4th 2014 (USA, Poland)
Listening format : MP3 (320kbps)
Production value : 9.5
Mixing : 8.5
Lyrics : 8.5
Music : 9.0
OVERALL : 9.2/10
[Not an average]
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