BEHEMOTH The Satanist Vinyl (2014)

Some records arrive and immediately change what the conversation is about. The Satanist is one of them, and nothing Nergal has done before or since has quite matched it for sheer density of purpose.

Released in 2014 after Nergal's well-documented battle with leukaemia, The Satanist is the sound of a man who stared down death and came back with something to say about it. The black and death metal fusion that Behemoth had been building toward since the mid-90s finally arrived at its logical and most devastating conclusion here, a record that is as much about atmosphere and ritual as it is about blast beats and tremolo. It won Album of the Year from pretty much every metal publication that mattered and it deserved every single one. This limited edition pressing on clear double gatefold vinyl is the version to own.

Full length album on limited edition 2 LP gatefold, clear vinyl. Released 2014. Artist origin: Poland. Genre: Black/Death Metal.

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