Artist: Behemoth
Album: Evangelion
Year: 2009
Rel. Date: 2009-07-21
Genre: Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast
Source: CD
Type: Album
Encoder: LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo
BEHEMOTH have set Evangelion as the title of
their ninth hell breaking opus. A Greek word
meaning spreading the good news or spreading
the words of God, its use is often related to
biblical stories of the salvation of mankind, the
sacrificial death of Jesua and his later
resurrection. BEHEMOTH choose to use the word in
its purest, etymological context, without any
Christian connotations - the time of spreading
good news has come indeed. This is the Evangelion
Of The New Eon.
Representing a whole new spectrum of strength,
creativity and determination, Evangelion is the
album to undoubtedly lead this Polish mob to the
peak of the extreme metal genre. Always a band for
disrespecting the boundaries of self-limitation
(indeed, evil has no boundaries), these metal
luminaries have returned with fury and vengeance.
Recorded in the bands hometown Radio Gdansk
studio with Wieslawscy Brothers and Daniel
Bergstrand (drums) in the producers chair, and a
stunning mix courtesy of the legendary Colin
Richardson (Machine Head, Slipknot, Carcass), the
final result is a beast of an album, and one that
will tear any competition to shreds.
Expectations are high for BEHEMOTH with what many
are citing as their breakthrough album. Indeed,
the band have already stolen a Golden God at this
years Metal Hammer Awards for Best Underground
Band, as well as securing first place in
Terrorizers readers polls (Best Live Band,
Best Vocalist, Best Drummer). But this is not
an overnight success story. BEHEMOTH have been
together for close to 19 years now. Formed by a
teenage Nergal in 1991, BEHEMOTH quickly made a
name for themselves in black metal circuits with
early cult releases Sventevith (Storming Near the
Baltic), And The Forests Dream Eternally mini
CD, and Grom. Third full length Pandemonic
Incantations saw the addition of drum monster
Inferno, at which point the band started to
realise their full potential. Slowly evolving with
increasingly impressive musicianship and
songwriting, as well as ever-imporoving production
values, the band amassed a solid and dedicated
fanbase with such highly acclaimed albums as The
Apostasy and Demigod, as well as some very high
profile tours, including runs with acts such as
Dimmu Borgir, Deicide, Amon Amarth, Opeth, In
Flames, Trivium, Morbid Angel, Chimaira, and, most
notably, 2007s Ozzfest where the bands
unrelenting energy, savage brutality and
uncompromising vision made them the breakthrough
artist of the tour.
In support of their 9th full-length, BEHEMOTH will
be hitting the road with Slayer and Marilyn Manson
as part of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival
tour, the hottest US tour of the summer, and one
that is bound to see them increase their dedicated
fanbase even further. Out to consistently push the
envelope and top previous efforts, BEHEMOTH have
with Evangelion delivered an extreme metal
masterpiece set to drop the jaws of all who hear
it. Stay tuned and beware - Evangelion is here!
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1. Daimonos 5:16
2. Shemhamforash 3:58
3. Ov Fire and the Void 4:29
4. Transmigrating Beyond Realms Ov Amenti 3:28
5. He Who Breeds Pestilence 5:43
6. The Seed Ov I 4:59
7. Alas, Lord Is Upon Me 3:16
8. Defiling Morality Ov Black God 2:50
9. Lucifer 8:09
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