Great artwork.

Nergal started to appreciate more good artwork it seems.

Cannot wait to listen to new tracks !

The art's nice, but it kinda looks like a painter just put too much grey paint on the ceiling and seriously regrets it.

Preordered!

Can't wait. If it's anywhere near The Satanist I'll be very happy.

What's that writing on the album cover?

Written by Ace Frawley on 07.08.2018 at 13:11

What's that writing on the album cover?

ILYAYD as in I Loved You At Your Darkest

Written by Darkside Momo on 07.08.2018 at 17:20

Written by Ace Frawley on 07.08.2018 at 13:11

What's that writing on the album cover?

ILYAYD as in I Loved You At Your Darkest

Yeah, but what script or language is it written in?

Written by Ace Frawley on 08.08.2018 at 09:27

Yeah, but what script or language is it written in?

It's just a fancy font, that's all. The abbreviation of the title written in capital letters that are split along the middle.

Written by Daniell on 09.08.2018 at 09:54

Written by Ace Frawley on 08.08.2018 at 09:27

Yeah, but what script or language is it written in?

It's just a fancy font, that's all. The abbreviation of the title written in capital letters that are split along the middle.

Thanks for that, I can see it now.

I didn't hate it, but it's easily their worst album imo

Really weak offering, not that I had high expectations, but this is a new low for these guys.

Really boring, lacking massive in songwriting and weird crisp clean production. Even "The Satanist" with all the filler had more variety than this

Nice album, different but strong release.

Written by Rulatore on 05.10.2018 at 08:54

Really boring, lacking massive in songwriting and weird crisp clean production

In other words, what Behemoth have basically been doing from Demigod onward

I like it - I think there's a lot of cool ideas in here (the choirs in God = Dog for example are cool)

Written by Auntie Sahar on 05.10.2018 at 15:45

Written by Rulatore on 05.10.2018 at 08:54

Really boring, lacking massive in songwriting and weird crisp clean production

In other words, what Behemoth have basically been doing from Demigod onward

Well, I don't know what you think about "The Apostasy" or "Evangelion" but I think they were the last good ones.

The first is a lot more death metall than most of their albums (really good one at that) and the production were a lot different than Demigod, which was, in my opinion, really dull.

Evangelion was a lot different from Apostasy, both production and songwriting wise. Production was cleaner (but not taking too much from the music) and the songwriting had more things happening (whether it's good or not, it's subjective really) but to me a lot more inspired than these latest two

Written by Rulatore on 05.10.2018 at 18:25

Well, I don't know what you think about "The Apostasy" or "Evangelion" but I think they were the last good ones.

I massively prefer black metal Behemoth, and specifically their "middle period" (so let's say Satanica - Zos Kia Cultus) to what they're doing now. Demigod is good but forgettable, and a bit too derivative of Nile and Vader in my book. Everything they've done since that album has been pretty meh to me, not horrible, just nothing too mindblowing

This is surprisingly good, better than Satanist for sure. Varied, new, refined ideas, Nergal trying something new and daring. This is the Behemoth that I wanted.

Written by ManiacBlasphemer on 05.10.2018 at 18:41

This is surprisingly good, better than Satanist for sure. Varied, new, refined ideas, Nergal trying something new and daring. This is the Behemoth that I wanted.

Yes it's good but better than The Satanist? Never.

After first full listen, I'm disappointed. Strongest songs for me were Bartzabel, Ecclesia Diabolica Catholica, Havohej Pantocrator, and God=Dog. The rest sounded very similar to each other, or to previous Behemoth songs and very boring. I really wanted to love this album, the art is awesome, and the singles were good build-up I felt. Maybe it'll grow on me

Written by Jack_Torrance on 06.10.2018 at 01:17

Written by ManiacBlasphemer on 05.10.2018 at 18:41

This is surprisingly good, better than Satanist for sure. Varied, new, refined ideas, Nergal trying something new and daring. This is the Behemoth that I wanted.

Yes it's good but better than The Satanist? Never.

This is definitely a step up from "The Satanist".

This is truly Post-Behemoth album.

Meh, heard it all before
It was even annoying to liste to

Disappointing 😐

I think it's a solid release, however I never got into them until The Satanist. I'm still picking my way through their back catalogue, albeit slowly.

The Satanist introduced a change in Behemoth's sound. This album seems like a logical continuation. And it sounds quite good after 2 listens.

Written by Daniell on 08.10.2018 at 14:19

The Satanist introduced a change in Behemoth's sound. This album seems like a logical continuation. And it sounds quite good after 2 listens.

In talk with CGM Nergal said that "The Satanist" gaved them keys to open doors to other possibilities and ideas than they did.

I'm honestly enjoying it, there's less death metal and more black metal.

Written by lemme on 09.10.2018 at 10:45

Written by Daniell on 08.10.2018 at 14:19

The Satanist introduced a change in Behemoth's sound. This album seems like a logical continuation. And it sounds quite good after 2 listens.

In talk with CGM Nergal said that "The Satanist" gaved them keys to open doors to other possibilities and ideas than they did.

I hope he releases a lot more albums with a lot more ideas. He's not satisfied with rehashing his old albums, kudois to him. As is always the case with such famous bands, there will be many who will frown upon Behemoth's evolution. They have every right do to it. But I'd rather listen to an album that's adventurous, even if slightly weaker than their older output, than to be served another Demigod/Zos/Apostasy. Those albums were fantastic, but now Behemoth is somewhere else. Nergal's other band, Me and That Man also is a clear indication that my namesake isn't interested in playing the same shit over and over, he keeps looking for creative ways to realize his talent.

After 5-6 listens, I think that ILYaYD is very good. The Satanist was better, but this one's quality is also very high. I can't wait to see what else Nergal comes up with in the future.