BEHEMOTH on CAPITAL CHAOS TV 2005 live from The Pound SF 05/07/2005 http://behemoth.pl/...also on the bill were KING DIAMOND, NILE & THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER..Behemoth (pronunciation (help
·info)) is an influential Polish blackened death metal band. They are considered to have played one of the most important roles in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, along-side the bands Vader, Graveland, and Sacrilegium. Until the early 2000s, the band played classic black metal wi
th heathen lyrical contents, but soon changed to that of an occult and thelemic themes written by their lead vocalist Nergal and Krzysztof Azarewicz. This coincided with an increase in musical craftsmanship that allowed them to expand out of the black metal underground and consequently garnered them
with some international recognition. With the 2004 release of Demigod, they fully embraced brutal technical death metal, while retaining their own signature style characterized by the drumwork of Inferno, multi-layered vocals and Nile-style Middle-Eastern influence. They have become respected in th
e modern death metal scene, often mentioned along-side other bands such as Nile (with whom they have collaborated and toured). Behemoth is a creature mentioned in the Book of Job, 40:15-24. In Hebrew it can be rendered as בהמות, Bəhēmôth, Behemot, B'hemot; in Arabic بهيموث (Bahīmūth)
or بهموت (Bahamūt) . http://myspace.com/behemothofficial The word is most likely a plural form of בהמה (bəhēmāh ("animal")). It may be an example of pluralis excellentiae, a Hebrew method of expressing greatness by pluralizing a noun; it thus indicates that Behemoth is the largest a
nd most powerful animal. Metaphorically, the name has come to be used for any extremely large or powerful entity. Behemoth started with raw and primitive rehearsal tapes ("Endless Damnation") and demos ("The Return of the northern moon"), the most significant of which was the second one - "From the
pagan vastlands" (1993), showing the growing potential of the then 14 year old Nergal. This tape was released by Polish label Pagan Records and later on by the American Wild Rags. Signing with a little-known Italian company Entropy Records, the band had the opportunity to record their debut release
, an EP album entitled "And the forests dream eternally" (1994), followed by the full length "Sventevith (storming near the Baltic)" that gained extremely positive responses worldwide and eventually saw the band moving on to a new record deal with German label Solistitium Records. The latter record
established Behemoth as one of the very few black metal bands from mid-eastern Europe with enormous potential. Consequently, stepping forward, the band (as the three piece - Nergal, Baal, Les) recorded their second album "Grom". This has been the most controversial release so far, due to its many d
ifferent influences and musical styles, using female vocals as well as acoustic guitars and synthesizers. At the same time, Behemoth finally got a chance to play live shows in their native country and finally tour around Europe, gaining stage experience as well as positive feedback from the crowds.
Two years later, the band recorded a third album, titled "Pandemonic Incantations" which was a "breakthrough moment" in Behemoth's short career. Reactions of their ever-increasing fanbase and metal medias set the new quality standards for them. However, due to a lack of promotion, the album's recept
ion was not very well received. After another extensive tour, Behemoth signed a two-album-deal with Italian Avantgarde Music in the fall of 1998. The first output of this new collaboration was the highly successful album "Satanica", on which their black metal sound had evolved into blackened death m
etal. The label also secured the band with two European tours in support to Deicide and Satyricon. During that period, Behemoth had to go through some line up changes and problems with their ex-polish label. The new members then were Novy (formerly known from Devilyn, now in Vader, Dies Irae) who h
andled the bass duties and Havok who became the band's guitarist. The new line-up resulted in Behemoth signing with Mystic, a well-known label. The next follow-up release to Satanica was Thelema.6. Massive guitar parts and precise drumming, with influences from different sources, showed that Behemot
h were there to offer something really varied and innovative once again, complete with characteristic fierce brutality and speed. Arrangements and technical invention on individual compositions made the album an ultimate one for the blackened death metal genre. Lyrically, Nergal and his partner Krzy
sztof Azarewicz offered something of a very sophisticated, intimate and profound obscurity. Thelema.6 has been massively supported in the press and media all over the world, including having their album being officially released in Russia and Brazil for the first time in their career. Continuing th
e support for 'Thelema.6', Behemoth appeared in several prestigious live events like Wacken Open Air, With Full Force, Inferno Festival, Mystic Festival, Mind Over Matter Autumn. They started first headlining tour alongside with Carpathian Forest and Khold, followed by festival tour in Poland (Thras
h em all fest. with Vader and Krisiun, among others). In 2001, Behemoth focused on writing new material for their sixth studio album. Meantime, they did their second headlining tour in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Having completed the recording of their new songs, Behemoth entered Hendrix Studio for
the second time, with help of their long time friend and sound engineer Arkadiusz Malczewski, and produced Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond). The result was impressively massive and overwhelming for their detractors who thought that the band couldn't heighten since Thelema.6. In February 2003, the
band started their first tour in Norway, playing in cities as Bergen, Oslo and Stavanger. On March 11th 2003, the American premiere, scheduled by Century Media Records, headlined Behemoth's first appearance in the US continent. The tour started on the 9th of March at the New Jersey's Metalfest and c
ontinued with decent amount of shows across America and Canada, with the company of Deicide, Revenge and Amon Amarth. Shortly after doing their first US tour the band was invited to join "Blackest of the Black Festival" by Glenn Danzig himself. The already legendary festival included acts like Danzi
g, Superjoint Ritual, Nile, Opeth. In the fall of 2003, Behemoth flew over to US to complete their third tour with Six Feet Under and Skinless. The band did their Finnish debut appearance on the famous Tuska Festival with Ministry, Soulfly, among others. At that time, due to some line up difficultie
s, Nergal parted his ways with Havok and Novy, who decided to focus on activities with their own bands. Their eighth studio album, The Apostasy will be released in July 2007. Behemoth will play on the second stage for Ozzfest 2007, as one of the three non-US bands playing this year. Current members
* Adam "Nergal" Darski - vocals, guitars, synth, programming * Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski - bass, backing vocals * Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński - drums & percussion
* Patryk "Seth" Sztyber - rhythm, lead and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
[edit] Former members * Leszek "Les L.Kaos" Dziegielwski - guitar, bass * Adam "Desecrator" Malinowski - guitar, bass * Rafał "Frost / Browar" Brauer - bass * "Mafisto" - bass * "Orcus" - bass * Marcin "Novy" Nowak - bass * Mateusz Maurycy "Havok" Śmierzchalski - gui
tar * Adam "Baal Ravenlock" Muraszko - drums [edit] Discography [edit] Albums * Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) (1995) * Grom (1996) * Pandemonic Incantations (1998) * Satanica (1999) * Thelema.6 (2000) * Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) (2002) * Demigod (200
4) * Demonica (compilation boxset) (2006) * The Apostasy (2007) [edit] EPs * And the Forests Dream Eternally (1993) * Bewitching the Pomerania (1997) * Antichristian Phenomenon (2001) * Conjuration (2003) * Slaves Shall Serve (2006) [edit] Demos * Endless Damnatio
n (1992) * The Return of the Northern Moon (1992) * ...From the Pagan Vastlands (1993) [edit] Videos * As Above So Below * Conquer All * Decade of Therion * Slaves Shall Serve * Christians To the Lions [edit] DVDs * Live Eschaton: The Art of Rebellion (2002) *
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