{"id":71400,"date":"2018-10-05T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T00:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=71400"},"modified":"2020-05-14T16:53:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T16:53:20","slug":"news-behemoth-release-11th-studio-album-i-loved-you-at-your-darkest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-behemoth-release-11th-studio-album-i-loved-you-at-your-darkest\/","title":{"rendered":"BEHEMOTH Release 11th Studio Album \u2018I Loved You At Your Darkest\u2019 (October 5th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEHEMOTH Release 11th Studio Album \u2018I Loved You At Your Darkest\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nOctober 5th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Polish blackened death metal group Behemoth issued 11th full-length studio album I Loved You At Your Darkest<\/em> on October 5th, 2018 in Europe (excluding Europe) through Nuclear Blast Records. Handling release elsewhere were Metal Blade Records in North America, Mystic Productions in Poland, and Victor Entertainment in Japan.<\/p>\n

I Loved You At Your Darkest<\/em> takes its title from a religious source. \u201cIt\u2019s a verse from the Bible,\u201d frontman Adam \u2018Nergal\u2019 Darski revealed. \u201cIt\u2019s actually a quote from Jesus Christ himself. For Behemoth to use it as the basis of our record, it\u2019s sacrilege to the extreme.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI really wanted to redefine ourselves with this record,\u201d Nergal explained. \u201cI Loved You At Your Darkest<\/em> is a more dynamic record. It\u2019s extreme and radical on one hand, but it\u2019s also more rock-oriented than any other Behemoth record.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nergal doesn\u2019t view the heightened rock influence as a conscious creative decision so much as a renewed interest in the historical origins of the music he makes. \u201cWe don\u2019t give consideration to musical direction, we simply create what naturally comes to us,\u201d he said. \u201cBut 15 years ago, if you had asked me who I thought was the best band on the planet, I probably would have said Mayhem or Morbid Angel. Today if you asked me, I\u2019d say AC\/DC. That should give you a clear indication of why this album is more rock-based. It all comes down to the songwriting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lyrically, I Loved You At Your Darkest<\/em> revels in religious provocation. \u201cIt\u2019s very religion-driven, maybe more than anything we\u2019ve done before,\u201d Nergal offered. \u201cBut it\u2019s not just cheap goading. I believe this is some deeper metal language. It\u2019s art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unlike The Satanist<\/em>, which was primarily recorded in one studio, I Loved You At Your Darkest<\/em> saw its production spread across Poland and the United States. Production was handled by the band members themselves, with drum co-production by Daniel Bergstrand, mixing by Matt Hyde and mastering by Tom Baker. A 17-piece Polish orchestra was arranged by Jan Stoklosa, and engineered by Tomasz Budkiewicz. Nergal summarised: \u201cPretty much every instrument was recorded in a different studio, and a lot of amazing people were involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Solve\u2019
\n02. \u2018Wolves ov Siberia\u2019
\n03. \u2018God = Dog\u2019
\n04. \u2018Ecclesia Diabolica Catholica\u2019
\n05. \u2018Bartzabel\u2019
\n06. \u2018If Crucifixion Was Not Enough…\u2019
\n07. \u2018Angelvs XIII\u2019
\n08. \u2018Sabbath Mater\u2019
\n09. \u2018Havohej Pantocrator\u2019
\n10. \u2018Rom 5:8\u2019
\n11. \u2018We Are The Next 1000 Years\u2019
\n12. \u2018Coagvla\u2019<\/p>\n

Behemoth\u2019s line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

Adam \u2018Nergal\u2019 Darski (vocals and guitar)
\nTomasz \u2018Orion\u2019 Wr\u00f3blewski (bass)
\nZbigniew \u2018Inferno\u2019 Promi\u0144ski (drums)<\/p>\n

On January 24th, 2020 Behemoth released the I Loved You At Your Darkest Tour Edition<\/em>, which features the album\u2019s original track listing with brand new, alternate artwork by Nicola Samori. Also included is an exclusive BBC Radio 1 session and unreleased documentary Thou Darkest Art<\/em> taken from the band\u2019s career affirming art gallery exhibition in London, England during 2019.<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018God = Dog\u2019, \u2018Wolves ov Siberia\u2019, \u2018Bartzabel\u2019, \u2018Ecclesia Diabolica Catholica\u2019, \u2018Sabbath Mater\u2019 and \u2018Rom 5:8\u2019. All six clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Tenth studio record The Satanist<\/em><\/a> was released<\/a> in February 2014 via Nuclear Blast in the United Kingdom, Metal Blade Records in North America, Mystic Productions in Poland, and Victor Entertainment in Japan.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Grzegorz Go\u0142e\u0328biowski.<\/em><\/p>\n