Behemoth (band)

Behemoth
Behemoth in 2024
Behemoth in 2024
Background information
OriginGdańsk, Poland
Genres
Years active1991–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Baal Ravenlock
  • Desecrator
  • Frost
  • Orcus
  • Les
  • Mefisto
  • Havoc
Websitewww.behemoth.pl

Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground.[2]

Until the late 1990s, the band played a traditional black metal style with secular lyrical content, but changed to that of occult and thelemic themes written by their lead vocalist Nergal and Krzysztof Azarewicz. With the 1999 release of Satanica, the band demonstrated their presence in the death metal scene, while retaining their own signature style characterized by the drum work of Inferno and multi-layered vocals. Despite Behemoth having been labeled as death metal or thrash metal-influenced, Nergal has mentioned that he does not like the band to be labeled as such.[3][4]

  1. ^ Barkan, Jonathan (15 September 2015). "Behemoth Release Official Video for "The Satanist"". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Biography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  3. ^ Guitar World. "BEHEMOTH: The Metal Kult Interview". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Interview with Nergal". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007.