"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.
Produced by the band themselves, with drum co-production by Daniel Bergstrand(MESHUGGAH, IN FLAMES), mixing by Matt Hyde (SLAYER, CHILDREN OF BODOM) mastering by Tom Baker (NINE INCH NAILS, MARILYN MANSON), and a 17-piece Polish orchestra arranged by Jan Stoklosa, »I Loved You At Your Darkest« can be pre-ordered digitally now at: http://behemoth.lnk.to/ILYAYD - where the video for the first single, 'God = Dog' (directed by Grupa 13 / http://www.grupa13.com), can also be viewed.
To pre-order the album in various physical formats (see below) - and to pre-order an exclusive 'God = Dog' 7" picture disc - please visit: http://nblast.de/BehemothILYAYD
»I Loved You at Your Darkest« tracklisting
01. 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
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 will be available from August 6 at www.nuclearblast.de
BEHEMOTH tour dates
- Aug. 2 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air
- Aug. 9 - Grunerlokka, Norway - Oya Festivalen
- Aug. 10 - Prazske Predmesti, Czech Republic - Brutal Assault Festival
- Aug. 11 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Into the Grave Festival
- Aug. 12 - Kortrijk, Belgium - Alcatraz Metal Festival
- Aug. 15 - Dinkelsbuhl, Germany - Summer Breeze
- Aug. 18 - Sene, France - Motocultor Festival
- Sept. 9 - Lodz, Poland - Summer Dying Loud
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