Before unleashing their eagerly awaited new album, »I Loved You At Your Darkest« this Friday, BEHEMOTH have released the brand new single 'Bartzabel'.
Mastermind Nergal comments: "'Bartzabel' is a song that came in the midst of a BEHEMOTH rehearsal... We had no structure, no vision - but piece by piece, it came to be, and we were extremely excited by the result. To us, it's the eye of the 'ILYAYD' storm: sonically calmer and slower than anything else on the record, but definitely one of the darkest!
Lyrically, we (myself and Krzysztof Azarewicz) were inspired by Aleister Crowley's conjuration of the Spirit of Mars - which the video, by our trusted friends in Grupa 13, depicts beautifully...I may even go as far to say that it's my favourite BEHEMOTH video of all time! I hope you all enjoy it, and we look forward to 'ILYAYD''s launch this Friday!"
To pre-order the album in various physical formats (see below) - and to order the now available exclusive 'God = Dog' 7" picture disc - please visit: http://nblast.de/BehemothILYAY
»I Loved You at Your Darkest« tracklisting01. Solve
02. Wolves ov Siberia
03. God = Dog
04. Ecclesia Diabolica Catholica
05. Bartzabel
06. If Crucifixion Was Not Enough...
07. Angelvs XIII
08. Sabbath Mater
09. Havohej Pantocrator
10. Rom 5:8
11. We Are the Next 1000 Years
12. Coagvla
"It doesn't get more blasphemous than this," declares BEHEMOTH mastermind Nergal, about the band's upcoming album, »I Loved You At Your Darkest« - due out October 5th via Nuclear Blast (Europe) / Metal Blade Records (North America). While it certainly seems an unlikely title for a black metal band, its origin might surprise fans even more than the words themselves. "It's a verse from the Bible," Nergal reveals. "It's actually a quote from Jesus Christ himself. For BEHEMOTH to use it as the basis of our record, it's sacrilege to the extreme."
A crushing salvo of black metal majesty replete with hellish riffs, thundering drum cannonades and soaring liturgical choirs reminiscent of classic horror cinema, »I Loved You At Your Darkest« is the group's most dynamic record yet: extreme and radical on one hand, but also more rock-oriented than any other BEHEMOTH release.
This October/November, BEHEMOTH will hit the road across North America to headline the"Ecclesia Diabolica America 2018 e.v." tour, featuring special guests AT THE GATES and WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM. This must-see show will also make its way to Europe in January/February 2019, to follow-up the band's festival appearances this month. See below for all dates!
Tickets are available at www.nuclearblast.de
BEHEMOTH "Ecclesia Diabolica America 2018 e.v." tour dates
w/ AT THE GATES, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
- Oct. 20 - Phoenix, AZ - Van Buren
- Oct. 22 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
- Oct. 23 - San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theatre
- Oct. 24 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
- Oct. 26 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
- Oct. 27 - Tampa, FL - Jannus Landing
- Oct. 29 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
- Oct. 30 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore
- Nov. 1 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
- Nov. 2 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
- Nov. 3 - New York, NY - Playstation Theater
- Nov. 4 - Montreal, QC - M-Telus
- Nov. 6 - Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall
- Nov. 7 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
- Nov. 9 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
- Nov. 10 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze
- Nov. 11 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman
- Nov. 13 - Denver, CO - The Ogden Theatre
- Nov. 14 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
- Nov. 16 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Ballroom
- Nov. 17 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
- Nov. 19 - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore Ballroom
- Nov. 20 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Market
- Nov. 21 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
- Nov. 23 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
- Nov. 24 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern Theatre
BEHEMOTH "Ecclesia Diabolica Evropa 2019 e.v." tour dates
w/ AT THE GATES, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
- Jan. 10 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
- Jan. 11 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
- Jan. 13 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
- Jan. 15 - Zurich, Switzerland - Komplex 457
- Jan. 16 - Milano, Italy - Alcatraz
- Jan. 17 - Lyon, France - Le Transbordeur
- Jan. 18 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
- Jan. 19 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
- Jan. 21 - Toulouse, France - Le Bikini
- Jan. 22 - Paris, France - Bataclan
- Jan. 23 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
- Jan. 24 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys
- Jan. 25 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
- Jan. 26 - Stockholm, Sweden - Annexet
- Jan. 29 - Helsinki, Finland - The Circus
- Jan. 30 - Tampere, Finland - Pakkahuone
- Feb. 1 - Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit 36
- Feb. 4 - Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Rockhal
- Feb. 6 - Bristol, UK - Motion
- Feb. 7 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute
- Feb. 8 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town
- Feb. 9 - Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz
- Feb. 10 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
- Feb. 11 - Glasgow, UK - QM Union