Behemoth - The Satanist review
| Band: | Behemoth |
| Album: | The Satanist |
| Style: | Blackened death metal |
| Release date: | February 03, 2014 |
| A review by: | wormdrink414 |
Disc I
01. Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel
02. Furor Divinus
03. Messe Noire
04. Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer
05. Amen
06. The Satanist
07. Ben Sahar
08. In The Absence Ov Light
09. O Father O Satan O Sun!
10. Ludzie Wschodu [Siekiera cover] [Australian bonus]
Disc II [DVD] [deluxe box set version]
01. Live Barbarossa
1 - Intro
2 - Ov Fire And The Void
3 - Demigod
4 - Moonspell Rites
5 - Conquer All
6 - Christians To The Lions
7 - The Seed Ov I
8 - Alas, Lord Is Upon Me
9 - Decade Of ΘΕΡΙΟΝ
10 - At The Left Hand Ov God
11 - Slaves Shall Serve
12 - Chant For ΕΣΧΗΑΤΟΝ 2000
13 - 23 (The Youth Manifesto)
14 - Lucifer
02. The Satanist: Oblivion
Not too many bands could throw a spoken-word, Kenny G sax muzak thing into the middle of a song called "In The Absence Ov Light" and not get laughed away into obscurity. Behemoth can get away with shit like that. They're just too cool to be dismissed. They sound cool and, with a theatrical sense that rivals well over half a Lady Gaga, they LOOK cool. I mean, I'm not gay, but I'd let Nergal and Orion double team me if they still want to.
The Satanist hasn't changed any of that. The already slightly precarious balance between their style and the substance of their music has changed. Since Thelema they've been making some of the most vicious and furious blackened, anti-Christian death metal around, all with an extravagant dramatic flair. With Evangelion they started emphasizing the evil mood creation bits and the ambient bits of their tunes more than they had before. And that wasn't necessarily a bad thing when it came down to it, but the sheer testosterone of what they'd done on their earlier discs did feel a little watered down.
They did what they do and made it work on Evangelion. "Lucifer" is boring, but goddamn is "Shemhamforash" a neck breaker. That balance is almost completely gone here. The Satanist feels a lot like a bunch of "Lucifer"s. Sure, there's still some DM fury, but it seems to come secondary to all the build-ups. And while the build-ups can sound juicy, they never lead to any kind of exploding that's to be expected from the band that gave us The Apostasy not too long ago.
The extreme bits on this get boring quick. Every time you think, "shit, this is about to get good," songs will peter out and fall back into "just wait for it" mode. It either goes back to what feels a lot like filler, or the faster riffs are bland and melodramatic enough that you'll pine for any of their earlier albums, even the overrated ones like Demigod.
None of this is to say these guys are sounding bad necessarily. The mix is robust and the guys still play tightly; Inferno is still distractingly good at what he does and now the bass gets accented more, so Orion's chops are more audible, Nergal's voice is as powerful as ever, and so on. What they've put together here is tedious enough to surprise even their casual fans, in other words. It sounds like the kind of stuff made for expensive music videos, not the other way around.
Highlight: "Amen"
 | Written on 12.02.2014 by Wormdrink's real name is George and he's an American. |
Rating:
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Rating: 10 |
What's my favorite scary movie? The Shining. With its subtle, psychological terror and slow-build that only Kubrick can pull off, it's a masterpiece. Sure, I get down with the gore-ridden creature features too. Everything from Evil Dead to Friday the 13th is cool in my book. Why is this relevant? Aliens. Okay, now you are more confused. Let me elaborate further. I think a lot of long-time fans come to a Behemoth album expecting a certain level of violence. Demigod, Thelema.6, Zos Kia Cultus; these classics are the "Aliens" of the Behemoth discography. Explosions, flame-throwers, disembowelment, "Game over man, game over!" I'm right with you, popcorn ready. The Satanist, on the other hand, is "Alien." Swarms of xenomorphs are replaced with a single, lurking threat in the shadows. The emphasis is on tension as each innocent is picked off one by one and dragged to their grim (and unseen) demise. While both styles are equally valid, I find the imagination to be a far darker place than anything directly fed to my senses. Read more ›› |
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| Mad Arab666 Posts: 299  |
93 comments. What this all about then? 
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| Monolithic ♠♠♠ Posts: 669  |
Written by blackmamba on 13.02.2014 at 20:09 1 year from now and there will be people who would prefer to forget it and there will be people who prefer it over everything released this year so that won't be much of a change. I'm sorry but I fail to comprehend why all people should think the same about something OR take something too seriously without even knowing what it's all about. If you're going to let media, reviews, people or even the band decide for you to choose your music, you'd pretty much end up without a grip on what you really yearn for in music. I'm not implying it's wrong to follow external sources but it's clearly different from what the people or at least the reviewer thinks here. The principle of reviewing isn't just to wrap up an objective point of view and feed it into anyone's mind, but the presentation of a perspective which is more or less shared or opposed by fellow MSers, occasionally ending up in heated discussions and "u suck" chants to no avail. 
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| Schnabeltier 24 Posts: 87  |
Everyone (excepted blackmamba maybe) knows that a review is necessarily subjective... I mean, the reviewer doesn't have to write "in my opinion" at the end of each sentence ! That's the opinion of a person about an album, nobody will kill you if you don't have the same opinion 
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| mz Posts: 4830  |
Jup's review for My Dying Bride is happening all over again.
---- Giving my ears a rest from music.
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| Auntie Sahar Drone Empress Posts: 5989  |
Well this exploded
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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| Mattybu Posts: 2589  |
Written by blackmamba on 13.02.2014 at 20:08 Duh. What you are having trouble understanding is that (revelation here) different people like different things. Saying someone has "bad taste" is a subjective opinion on your own part, and an opinion which holds no merit because it is founded on you getting your panties in a bunch because someone else doesn't like your favourite album. Talking smack about an experienced reviewer on top just makes you look like a douchebag.
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| Auntie Sahar Drone Empress Posts: 5989 |
Written by Hex_Omega on 12.02.2014 at 21:40 Which is why I really don't understand why people are fellating it so much, but different strokes I guess.
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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| Himedal Posts: 162  |
For Satan's sake... 6? 
---- What goes by is life to be taken The doom calls upon the forsaken
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Neoxx07 Posts: 78  |
Some people like their black metal days, other the blackened days, and the actual days. i like the actual albums more, is far better and more interesting to hear. if i wanna listen blackened stuff, i have belphegor and his sadistic/evil works, that blows behemoth discography any day.
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| HumanSpirit Posts: 55  |
This is why I dont write reviews, I may end up looking like an idiot and pretencious to others. This album is awesome, in everyway. I dont think it deserves a mere "6" and lot of shit comments, I totally understand that everyone is entitled to their opinion but come on... On the other hand, they are Behemoth and they can (and will) be the target of mixed comments and manage to keep making awesome music.
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Written by Neoxx07 on 13.02.2014 at 23:37 Truth spoken. My favorite album is Pandemonic, so this one actually made me happy 
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| wormdrink414 Elite Posts: 1295  |
Written by HumanSpirit on 14.02.2014 at 07:24 Basically everyone is entitled to their opinions but, come on, no they aren't.
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| Big-Al Posts: 548  |
Written by HumanSpirit on 14.02.2014 at 07:24 ^yip. I rate it 10.
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| Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena Posts: 7584  |
Written by HumanSpirit on 14.02.2014 at 07:24 That's your hypocrisy, man. No one forcing you to write reviews and becoming an idiot. Matter of fact if you're an idiot, we welcome that. Anyway, you just one of flying-fuck blind fanboys who wants to escalates the score neglecting the level of drowsiness this record went in. Oh, that's my opinion. I'm entitled to do that.
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| Lethrokai Posts: 507  |
Written by Nick_3f on 14.02.2014 at 12:03 Wow... you're really something. How is it that so many people don't seem to get the idea that "subjectivity" is a thing? There is no such thing as an objectively rated album. Even "legendary" albums may not be for everyone; I definitely know a few that I largely dislike.
---- Sometimes you just need to roll the dice and look away.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Nick_3f on 14.02.2014 at 14:26 Justin Bieber and Britney SPears has topped many charts, so US chart positions, or position on any other chart form any other country doesn't say a thing. It doesn't say how good an album is, just how well it sold. That's it. And tbh I don't support this review for imo this review is way too positive about this Behemoth album.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena Posts: 7584 |
Please give some unadulterated milk to Nick to bring down his blood pressure.
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| Alex F Posts: 3519  |
Written by Nick_3f on 14.02.2014 at 14:26 If we use your methodology for rating albums then every Justin Bieber album should be getting a 10 on Metal Storm. Seriously, when are people going to learn that reviews are basically the equivalent of an opinion-based article. If you don't like the score, explain why and move on.
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