Polish extreme metal heavyweights Behemoth just announced that they will release the first song off their new album titled The Satanist digitally and on vinyl only. The first single to be revealed will be "Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel". The Grupa 13 produced a video for the song which will be released on December 4th. You can watch a teaser now below.

The group's new album was produced by Behemoth, Wojtek and Slawek Wieslawscy and Daniel Bergstrand in Hertz Studio. The Satanist was mixed by Matt Hyde (Slayer) and mastered by Ted Jensen (Metallica, AC/DC) at Sterling Sound. The cover art, which will also be revealed on December 4th, is a painting by renowned Russian painter and occultist, Denis Forkas. For the cover, Nergal's own blood was included in the paint. Additional artwork was handled by Metastazis and Zbigniew Bielak.





The limited edition (2,000 copies: 1,000 white and 1,000 black, 180 gram vinyl) 12" EP of Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel will be released on December 4th, 2013 via Behemoth/New Aeon Musick in Europe and will be released as a gatefold with each copy hand numbered and signed by the band.

The 12" EP can be pre-ordered via Behemoth's webstore (white vinyl and black vinyl) and will contain the first single off of the new album, plus two non-album tracks: "If I Were Cain" and a cover from Polish post-punk new wave band Siekiera - "Ludzie Wschodu". Pre-orders will also be available through Metal Blade and Nuclear Blast.

Furthermore, the first single off of The Satanist, "Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel", will be available for purchase on iTunes starting early December. You can purchase it on December 4th in the US, December 6th in Europe and December 8th in the UK.

Please note that there will be no digital or CD release planned for the vinyl edition.

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