New Behemoth

[far_beyond_sane]

Every album, they get more and more death metal. A lot of the symphonic elements are toned down in this one, and more emphasis is placed on tearing the skin off the listener - Zos Kia Cultus on steroids with a debilitating brain injury. I will be listening to this a lot when I am in a bad mood.

[timedragon]

so their old stuff is symphonic? how much so?

[Cloaca]

Every album, they get more and more death metal. A lot of the symphonic elements are toned down in this one, and more emphasis is placed on tearing the skin off the listener - Zos Kia Cultus on steroids with a debilitating brain injury. I will be listening to this a lot when I am in a bad mood.
Demigod, I presume?

[Rapture]

i like the new album quite a bit. cant say too much, cuz i havnt given it the time it seems to deserve, but i like it

[The Execrator]

Ive heard one song off the album and it was pretty good. I should look more into them

[johnmansley]

Yeah, Demigod is pretty good. Obvious comparisons with Nile will be drawn due to the middle eastern feel to Demigod but I feel that Nergal has got some nice ideas of his own that can stand up to any criticism levelled at them. His style of playing is a little more refined than Karl's and isn't as chaotic so even though the album is influenced by Egypt and its indigenous music, it is still very much set aside from Nile. When listening to the album I get images of regal grandeur as opposed to the struggle for power amongst the Gods that I envisage while listening to Nile. It's a very worthy album and I wouldn't have any problem recommending it to both death and black metal fans.

[Lord.Worm]

The only thing I have to criticize about Behemoth is the voice...it sounds tooo much pitched (I know it isnt but sometimes it sounds like two voices).
But although behemoth is a very nice band ((and inferno a really good drummer)

[Zionist]

Obviously you guys didn't enjoy Demigod as much as I did.

[timedragon]

so their old stuff is symphonic? how much so?
so yeah, anyone care to answer? believe me, id rather download something and find out for myself but i have dial up, and if you dont understand after ive stated that then you're just dumb.

[Zionist]

Screw the symphonic bullshit, listen to their newer stuff, way better imo.

[far_beyond_sane]

so their old stuff is symphonic? how much so?

Probably not in the way you're thinking. It just is in comparison to the newer stuff. The harmonic BM elements are significantly toned down in the last two albums, and especially in this last one. This is not Nightwish.

Whoever said Nile is thinking in the right direction - I think these guys sit in "frozen pagan wasteland" listening to Catacombs wondering how they can be less gay.

Oh, and the drumlines in Demigod are really impressive.

[DeathCS]

I really dig Behemoths new stuff.

[fatdanny]

Behemoth are rally good, I bought Zos Kia Cultus in Austria, and I DLed satanica and demigod, which I am planning to buy when I have some money

[BEHEMOTH]

BEHEMOTH------->>> :love: :beer:



Awesome

[BlackRoseImmortal]

Though as John said there are differences with Nile and Behemoth, I think Demigod is very similar to, and as good as In their Darkened Shrines. I really hope the improvement of their music continues onto their next release.

[Transient]

zos is really mediocre in my opinion. some great parts..but for the most part it doesnt do anything for me. ill be seeing them live on the 19th though

[Zionist]

I'm seeing them in 13 days with Suffocation! Its gonna be a sweet show.

[MorbidGuitar]

Behemoth was one of my favorite bands, but then the new cd came out.... what the hell happened to the singing?? He sounds like a fuckin static robot yelling too close into the mic. The new music on the other hand is really good as usual

[SixfeetUnder420]

I just recently got the new cd and I think it kicks ass.

[Kalmahswamp]

i only have and have heard Thelema 6...its really good...what else would people recommend buying in addition to this :)

[far_beyond_sane]

Definitely this most recent one, and I sincerely doubt you'll be disappointed. Thelema was one of my favourite discs from 2000.

[blizzard_beast]

Where have you been man? I got the cd in October, and it isn't exactly old.
Demigod is fucking great.

[far_beyond_sane]

One word: Australia. European releases of European bands are notorious for this sort of thing.

[Cattlefan#1]

behemoth is bad ass!!! i saw them last night at the galaxy theater and they tore that shit up. But wasnt behemoth originally a 3 piece? i saw them there with a bassist and from wut i remeber it only used to be Nergal, Havok, and Inferno. But the bassist was pretty good, and his bas looked bad ass, looked like a beast but the body ws a little bigger and the headstock was different too. I have Pandemonic Incantations, Thelema 666 and Zos Kia Cultus, so i didnt recognize most the songs they played cuz they were off of demigod, but it was all fuckin awesome. Inferno is an INCREDIBLE drummer. when he was warming up on the double pedals, i was in awe

[timedragon]

Screw the symphonic bullshit.
uh, no.
Ive heard new Behemoth, and it bores me quite terribly. I was hoping the old stuff would be more appealing to my taste, but Im now hearing otherwise. thanks, FBS. I was probably just over exaggerating, to myself, your use of the word "symphonic". oh well.

[Decrepify]

The old material is a bit variational. From the Pagan Vastlands is very raw and melodic Black Metal (which production blows) with some acoustic parts. Sventevith and Grom are bit different, those also got many melodic parts (actually all the songs are mostly just monotonically melodic with one or two riff(s) making it) but the music is much more simple and tighter, like in the way of Darkthrone's Transilvanian Hunger. You should try From the Pagan Vastlands, if bad production and very simple music doesn't bother you, the feeling and atmosphere of it makes it quite interesting and great release. The latter releases might also work but try some mp3s first.

[IlikeRiffseveryone]

Yeah, I just heard behemoth a couple days ago, they fucking rock! I think That the thelema stuff was some of the best, personally. And inferno is a really good drummer too.

[rapeandruin]

The only thing I have to criticize about Behemoth is the voice...it sounds tooo much pitched (I know it isnt but sometimes it sounds like two voices).
But although behemoth is a very nice band ((and inferno a really good drummer)

I think some parts are 2 voices like deep and then high. I think it sounds really nice on Conquer All.

Fuck everything about Demigod rules.

[Clutch]

I think some parts are 2 voices like deep and then high. I think it sounds really nice on Conquer All.

Fuck everything about Demigod rules.
They get three singers going at once live. Sounds awesome.

Oh, hi, Pandemonium told me to sign up.

[The Execrator]

Satanica is my favorite Behemoth album. Everything is so powerfull on it. The blast beats also sound very good.

[Transient]

demigod, like zos, grew on me from hate to love. i am always listening to behemoth constantly. i really cant get enough, im listening to demigod now.

[The Execrator]

Haha, i asked to borrow zos that one time and you loved them since.