Behemoth

Behemoth — Evangelion

Behemoth have been on one hell of a roll in the past couple of years after two decades in the underground — "hell" being the operative word here. The Polish death metal band truly made their mark in North America in 2004 with a modern classic in Demigod and followed that up with 2007's The Apostasy. Although the riffs may not be as catchy as...
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Behemoth's Evangelion

Dimmu Borgir And Behemoth No Longer Underground

Black metal and death metal are two sub-genres whose extreme look and sound have pretty much restricted their associated bands to underground cult followings. So Wednesday night's show presented a paradox as Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth, the world's most mainstream black and death metal bands respectively, shared the stage for the second...
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Dimmu Borgir

Sounds Of The Underground A Logistical Nightmare

The inaugural Sounds Of The Underground stop in the Toronto area was held at Arrow Hall last summer. While the airplane hanger isn't the best place to see a show, it catered well to the tour's unique festival-like demands. The venue had enough space for merchandise booths for the 20-or-so bands and the unpredictably large crowd, that started out...
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Gwar

I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending June 30, 2011

Young Jeezy's being sued for allegedly pulling a no-show at a gig in the Virgin Islands. Seriously, who would NOT show up for a gig on a tropical island? It's like screwing yourself out of the best vacation ever after work's done!Lady Gaga's being sued for racketeering and corruption by the charity for which she sold "We Pray For Japan" bracelets...
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Young Jeezy

Video Of The Day: Behemoth's "Alas, Lord Is Upon Me"

If you haven't already guessed as much, Poland black metal band Behemoth aren't huge fans of religion. Frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski tore up a copy of the Bible on stage in Poland in 2007, and was charged for publicly denouncing religion earlier this year. Those charges were later dropped. Their latest video for Evangelion's "Alas, Lord Is Upon Me...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 8, 2010

Lily Allen is back in hospital and is being treated for blood poisoning. Allen miscarried her second baby last week and is said to be getting better with treatment. —Sky News Marilyn Manson's signed with Cooking Vinyl, which will release his upcoming new album on his own Hell, etc. imprint sometime next year. Bizarrely, it's supposed to be a punk...
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Lily Allen

I Read The News Today... For Aug. 10, 2010

Tegan And Sara are auctioning a signed Yamaha guitar and two tickets to see them in Toronto with City And Colour. The proceeds go to War Child Canada. —eBayLuke Doucet's new album, Steel City Trawler, is out Aug. 31 through Six Shooter. Protest The Hero have just released a guitar tabs book for their 2006 Kezia debut album. Now all you...
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Luke Doucet

Behemoth Frontman Charged With Insulting Catholics After Ripping Up Bible

In 2007, Behemoth frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski reportedly called the Catholic Church "the most murderous cult on the planet" during a show in Gdynia, Poland, and ripped a Bible up on stage. Although he was sued by the All-Polish Committee For Defense Against Sects for "promoting Satanism," the case was thrown out of...
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Behemoth Refuse To Be Too Fast Or Too Heavy

In 2007, Polish death metal band Behemoth released their eighth full-length record, The Apostasy. It was a success among critics and fans, but Behemoth mastermind Nergal was his harshest critic and wasn't entirely happy with the recording or the promotion of the album, which prompted the band's move from Century Media to Metal Blade Records....
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Are Behemoth The Most Dangerous Band In Metal Right Now?

Some of you may have heard the buzz on a blackened death metal band from Poland called Behemoth, who recently released their Metal Blade debut, Evangelion. For others, this buzz is more like a building roar that has been gradually growing louder for the last 18 years. Evangelion is actually Behemoth's ninth full-length album, and if you didn't...
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Behemoth

Behemoth Barred From Canada By The Man

Polish black metal band Behemoth have been forced to cancel their Edmonton and Calgary appearances on the Summer Slaughter tour with Necrophagist and Suffocation because immigration officers denied them entry into the country. According to a press release, the band were told the regulations regarding Polish citizens entering the country had...
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Behemoth

Pumping: Behemoth — Ezkaton

Sometimes we miss the days when Black Sabbath were considered extreme and evil heavy metal music. It takes too much energy to invest in some of these crazy-ass bands.
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Behemoth Releasing Ezkaton EP

Polish death metal/black metal crossover band Behemoth will release a special EP and limited edition box set on Nov. 11. The seven-track Ezkaton will will feature a new song called "Qadosh," new studio and live versions of "Chant For Ezkaton 2000 E.V.," two more live tracks and covers of the Ramones' "I'm Not Jesus"...
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 Behemoth (photo by Krzysztof 'Sado' Sadowski)
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