![]() Bands rarely have lightning strike twice for them, and in many ways Demigod was Behemoth’s lightning strike. The Satanist also has ample opportunity to disappoint. High expectations are a double-edged sword, of course. The Satanist can set the stage for a new era in Behemoth’s storied career and, as one would expect, the attention of the metal world is firmly fixed on it. ![]() The long wait - 4.5 years between records is almost unheard of for a band on Behemoth’s level - has set the stage for what has the makings of a rebirth of sorts for Poland’s best-known extreme metal act. Indeed, it’s low hanging fruit: the best art arises from adversity. Nearly 5 years later, Anno Domine 2014, Nergal has been through a bout with cancer and a fight with the Polish legal system. Behemoth’s most recent release was in 2009 but felt overwrought and flat it had the form but little substance and the sound was loud but fatigued. ![]() ![]() It’s easy to understand how that could be. There is no way to dodge the issue, expectations for The Satanist are sky high. ![]()
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