Behemoth, Best To Worst

Behemoth, Best To Worst

List image
A list by
flightoficarus
Created
January 14, 2015
Entries
7
Endorsements
0
This is a big one in that opinions I have seen and heard vary greatly. This simply represents my own thoughts. I am loathe to ever put a band's most recent album at the top of the list, but in this case I absolutely feel it is warranted. Albums I have not listened to have been left off. I have not delved into their straight-black metal period.
7.
1.
Behemoth - The Satanist
I love every song on this album. They are extremely consistent while each working in their own right. Symphonic elements are dark and understated. My favorite album of 2014.
7.
2.
Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus (Here And Beyond)
As Above So Below is a great representation of the grimy hooks on this album. Definitely my favorite of their more classic works.
7.
3.
Behemoth - Evangelion
Tons of catchy melodies in the guitar work and increased focus on composition. This was an obvious step towards The Satanist.
7.
4.
Behemoth - Demigod
To be honest, I did not like this album teh first time I heard it. But it was a grower. What sounded like a wall of berating noise at first gave way to some subtle choices that work very well.
7.
5.
Behemoth - Satanica
Excellent work for such a young group. I am sure this paved the way for a lot of blackened death metal.
7.
6.
Behemoth - The Apostasy
I have love for this album, but the sound can also be a clangy, grating mess at times. Odd production choices and inconsistent song-writing keep this from reaching higher.
7.
7.
Behemoth - Thelema.6
Probably the album I argue about the most. There are some amazing cuts here like Christians to the Lions, but there is also plenty of filler (imo) surpassing that of other releases.
Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
[ More lists by flightoficarus ]

Comments

‹‹ Back to Lists
Comments: 29 Visited by 89 users
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp

Posts: 1127


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 19:17
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp

Posts: 1127


Side note, I don't think any of these albums are bad either. It's definitely a range from excellent to very good. Thelema.6 has some of my favorite tracks, but the most filler tracks as well. Apostacy suffers with it's production at times. I dig the melodies and hooks of the top three the most.
----
Daily underground metal recommendations at Metal Trenches.
Watch metal content on the Metal Trenches YouTube Channel.
Loading...
Lit.
Account deleted
Permalink
14.01.2015 - 20:40
Lit.
Account deleted
I think I'd be more accurate having every album at the bottom.
Loading...
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Permalink
14.01.2015 - 20:44
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Written by [user id=101272] on 14.01.2015 at 20:40

I think I'd be more accurate having every album at the bottom.

Have you not heard Zos Kia Cultus? By any standards it's a great album, and I'm not even a fan of Behemoth.
Loading...
Lit.
Account deleted
Permalink
14.01.2015 - 20:52
Lit.
Account deleted
Written by [user id=4365] on 14.01.2015 at 20:44

Have you not heard Zos Kia Cultus? By any standards it's a great album, and I'm not even a fan of Behemoth.

I've yet to hear anything by this band that held onto my interest for more than a day. That album was no exception. Totally overrated band, whether black, death or otherwise.
Loading...
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Permalink
14.01.2015 - 20:56
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Written by [user id=101272] on 14.01.2015 at 20:52

I've yet to hear anything by this band that held onto my interest for more than a day. That album was no exception. Totally overrated band, whether black, death or otherwise.

Virtually any other album I would agree with you, but Zos Kia Cultus justifies their existence.
Loading...
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 21:36
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Don't listen to the bitter old twats, Behemoth was great until they released The Apostasy. I'm just a half-bitter old twat.
Loading...
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Permalink
14.01.2015 - 21:39
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Written by Ilham on 14.01.2015 at 21:36

Don't listen to the bitter old twats, Behemoth was great until they released The Apostasy. I'm just a half-bitter old twat.

Hey, I like Zos, so I resent being called anything other than a 6/7th-bitter old twat.
Loading...
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 21:44
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Written by [user id=4365] on 14.01.2015 at 21:39

Hey, I like Zos, so I resent being called anything other than a 6/7th-bitter old twat.

ZKC and Demigod must be the only purely dm albums my mother likes, so when I was going to school, she let me put them on at like 7 am, full volume. Just for that memory I couldn't change my mind on those two.
Loading...
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Permalink
14.01.2015 - 21:48
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Written by Ilham on 14.01.2015 at 21:44

ZKC and Demigod must be the only purely dm albums my mother likes, so when I was going to school, she let me put them on at like 7 am full volume. Just for that memory I couldn't change my mind on those two.

That's weird, and not just because 7am is too early for Behemoth.
Loading...
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 21:53
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Written by [user id=4365] on 14.01.2015 at 21:48

That's weird, and not just because 7am is too early for Behemoth.

You should have seen the looks at the red stops. Two crazy females headbanging on infidel music.
Loading...
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp

Posts: 1127


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 21:53
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp

Posts: 1127


Written by Ilham on 14.01.2015 at 21:44

Written by [user id=4365] on 14.01.2015 at 21:39

Hey, I like Zos, so I resent being called anything other than a 6/7th-bitter old twat.

ZKC and Demigod must be the only purely dm albums my mother likes, so when I was going to school, she let me put them on at like 7 am, full volume. Just for that memory I couldn't change my mind on those two.

Love it.
----
Daily underground metal recommendations at Metal Trenches.
Watch metal content on the Metal Trenches YouTube Channel.
Loading...
Zap

Posts: 3653


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 21:58
Zap

Posts: 3653


Written by Ilham on 14.01.2015 at 21:44

ZKC and Demigod must be the only purely dm albums my mother likes, so when I was going to school, she let me put them on at like 7 am, full volume. Just for that memory I couldn't change my mind on those two.

Your mom sounds awesome. Mine almost got a heart attack when I put Damnation by Opeth on in the car because she kept expecting shit to go down.
----
I hate bonus tracks
Loading...

Posts: 242


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 22:15

Posts: 242


They should remaster Zos, some guitar tracks are nearly inaudible. Apart form that, where is the black metal era? Grom is a good album, should definitely be mentioned. And I have a weakness for Satanica. There's something in that sound that attracts me very much. (blush)
Loading...
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp

Posts: 1127


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 22:37
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp

Posts: 1127


I was sold on Zos the minute I heard As Above So Below. That riff is absolutely infectious.
----
Daily underground metal recommendations at Metal Trenches.
Watch metal content on the Metal Trenches YouTube Channel.
Loading...
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 23:00
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Written by Zap on 14.01.2015 at 21:58

Your mom sounds awesome. Mine almost got a heart attack when I put Damnation by Opeth on in the car because she kept expecting shit to go down.

Haha I understand the poor woman (never liked Opeth). My mom is actually your "average metalhead" that listens to a lot of melodeath, heavy, and some power. It sounds awesome for most of people but for me it's a nightmare . We still have quite a few bands in common, especially on the alternative and stoner side so it's okay. I must sound so ungrateful, sorry Zaph.

Sorry for the spam flightofwhatsitandarandomnumber.
Loading...

Posts: 3104


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 23:08

Posts: 3104


Written by Ilham on 14.01.2015 at 23:00

flightofwhatsitandarandomnumber.

Pretty sure the "86" is just his birth year. I should know since my previous username was E.Mols86.
Loading...
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 23:09
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Written by Erik M. on 14.01.2015 at 23:08

Pretty sure the "86" is just his birth year. I should know since my previous username was E.Mols86.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humour
Loading...

Posts: 3104


Permalink
14.01.2015 - 23:10

Posts: 3104


Written by Ilham on 14.01.2015 at 23:09

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humour

Loading...
Lit.
Account deleted
Permalink
15.01.2015 - 01:54
Lit.
Account deleted
Written by Ilham on 14.01.2015 at 21:36

Don't listen to the bitter old twats, Behemoth was great until they released The Apostasy. I'm just a half-bitter old twat.

I'm a bitter young twat, for your information.
Loading...
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Permalink
15.01.2015 - 02:09
Ilham
Giant robot

Posts: 5161


Written by [user id=101272] on 15.01.2015 at 01:54

I'm a bitter young twat, for your information.

I'm applying the Carlin principle: everyone younger than you is an insufferable brat, and everyone older than you is a bitter old cunt. But it's okay, I like you both.
Loading...
toxx
Supreme being

Posts: 390


Permalink
15.01.2015 - 14:13
toxx
Supreme being

Posts: 390


I think this list is pretty much spot on. According to my taste at least Great band, and even better live.
Loading...

Posts: 673


Permalink
15.01.2015 - 18:48

Posts: 673


I've always disliked best to worst lists , just looks boring and very uninteresting. Unless people give a bit of an explanation like why they like them or musical content. Also I didn't think The Satanist is as good as their previous albums IMO.
Loading...

Posts: 5827


Permalink
16.01.2015 - 03:22

Posts: 5827


Written by CyberSymphony on 15.01.2015 at 18:48

I've always disliked best to worst lists , just looks boring and very uninteresting. Unless people give a bit of an explanation like why they like them or musical content.

Agreed. Except when it's my list of Caladan Brood's best albums. That oneis a prime example of how such a list should be.
----
"Aah! The cat turned into a cat!"
- Reimu Hakurei
Loading...
Enemy of Reality
Account deleted
Permalink
21.01.2015 - 17:23
Enemy of Reality
Account deleted
For me it would be like this:

Satanica
Demigod
Thelema.6
The Satanist
Evangelion
Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond)
The Apostasy
Loading...

Posts: 3104


Permalink
21.01.2015 - 21:11

Posts: 3104


Written by CyberSymphony on 15.01.2015 at 18:48

I've always disliked best to worst lists , just looks boring and very uninteresting. Unless people give a bit of an explanation like why they like them or musical content. Also I didn't think The Satanist is as good as their previous albums IMO.

Most of them are indeed uninteresting. Not all of them are though.
Loading...

Posts: 3104


Permalink
21.01.2015 - 21:13

Posts: 3104


Written by Karlabos on 16.01.2015 at 03:22

Agreed. Except when it's my list of Caladan Brood's best albums. That oneis a prime example of how such a list should be.

This one is better though.
Loading...

Posts: 905


Permalink
21.01.2015 - 21:25

Posts: 905


Satanica and Thelema so low and the Satanist so high? flip them and this list is just about right id say.
Loading...
Hex_Omega
Gem Seeker

Posts: 1178
Permalink
25.01.2015 - 13:30
Hex_Omega
Gem Seeker

Posts: 1178
Zos Kia Cultus
Demigod
Satanica

Btw where are pre-Satanica albums?
Loading...
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp

Posts: 1127


Permalink
25.01.2015 - 18:59
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp

Posts: 1127


Written by Hex_Omega on 25.01.2015 at 13:30

Zos Kia Cultus
Demigod
Satanica

Btw where are pre-Satanica albums?

I haven't listened to them at this point. I hear Grom is decent.
----
Daily underground metal recommendations at Metal Trenches.
Watch metal content on the Metal Trenches YouTube Channel.
Loading...

Hits total: 9039 | This month: 21