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.
A vital, crushing monster of an album, it feels as though the band is digging deep here, tapping into hidden reserves of infernal power to deliver an album of profane and powerful sonic destruction.
The album is disarming at first, with opening track "Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel" lulling the listener into a trance with its plodding, doomy riffs before turning on a dime at the halfway point and opening up into a frenzied blast of fractured guitars and explosive blastbeats.
From there, the band continues the assault, attacking the listener with track after track of furious death metal.
It would have been easy for Behemoth to phone this one in, especially given the health issues faced by frontman Nergal, and an album sounding like the band phoned it in would almost be expected.
Instead, Behemoth sound revitalized and ready to destroy everything that stands in their path, and fans should be ready to either go along for the ride or be crushed.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blow Your Trumpets GabrielNergal | Behemoth | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Furor DivinusNergal | Behemoth | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Messe NoireKrzysztof Azarewicz, Nergal | Behemoth | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Ora Pro Nobis LuciferKrzysztof Azarewicz, Nergal | Behemoth | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | AmenNergal | Behemoth | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The SatanistNergal | Behemoth | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Ben SaharNergal | Behemoth | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | In the Absence ov LightNergal | Behemoth | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | O Father O Satan O Sun!Krzysztof Azarewicz, Nergal | Behemoth | Play | 07:13 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Ludzie Wschodu | Behemoth | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Chant For Ezkaton 2000 E.V. | Behemoth | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Qadosh | Behemoth | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 58 mins | 134 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Composer |
| 2 | Behemoth | Arranger, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Daniel Bergstrand | Producer |
| 4 | Zbyszek Bielak | Cover Art Concept, Logo |
| 5 | Denis Forkas | Artwork, Calligraphy |
| 6 | Jan Galbas | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Gurpa 13 | Producer |
| 8 | Pawel Hulisz | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 9 | Matt Hyde | Mixing |
| 10 | Marcin Janek | Saxophone |
| 11 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 12 | Artur Jurek | Orchestration |
| 13 | Aga Krysiuk | Filmmaker |
| 14 | Bogdan Kwiatek | Trombone |
| 15 | Lukasz Lacny | French Horn |
| 16 | Michal Lapaj | Organ (Hammond) |
| 17 | Iwo Ledwozyw | Filmmaker |
| 18 | Alicja Leoniuk-Kit | Cello |
| 19 | Arkadiusz Malczewski | Mastering, Mixing |
| 20 | Metastazis | Layout |
| 21 | Grazyna Michalec | Cello |
| 22 | Michael Mieczkowski | Trombone (Bass) |
| 23 | Magda Miotke-Bajerska | Cello |
| 24 | Urban Näsvall | Drum Technician |
| 25 | Nergal | Composer, Lyricist |
| 26 | Krzysztof Olos | Sampling |
| 27 | Michal Szczerba | French Horn |
| 28 | Slawek Wieslawscy | Engineer, Producer |
| 29 | Wojtek Wieslawscy | Engineer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |