Behemoth | May 6, 2016 – Digital Diversion

Polish black metal band Behemoth is currently terrorizing North America on their Blasfemia Amerika 2016 Tour. Friday night found them in front of a packed (if not sold out) house at the Regency Ballroom for a mindbogglingly insane performance that had the room whipped into a frothy, sweaty frenzy from the moment frontman Nergal took the stage to the Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel from the band's 2014 release, The Satanist.

While the twisted cobra mic stands and stage production may have looked familiar to those that caught Behemoth when they came to town early last year, that’s where the similarities ended. A revamped setlist and a surprisingly-invigorated band sucked ever ounce of energy from the crowd at spat it right back out tenfold. By the time Nergal stepped out mid-set to offer unholy communion to the front row, the band, the crowd and the walls were all dripping sweat.

Between the visual spectacle, the fervent fans and the crushingly heavy music, it’s hard to adequately do justice to a Behemoth show in words. A thousand-headed monster in a pitched battle to destroy itself, Behemoth is a band that must be seen live to fully be appreciated.

Supporting act: Myrkur

Setlist:

Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel
Furor Divinus
Messe Noire
Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer
Amen
The Satanist
Ben Sahar
In the Absence ov Light
Ojcze Nasz

–Encore #1–

Pure Evil and Hate
Of Fire and the Void
Antichristian Phenomenon
Conquer All

–Encore #2–

At the Left Hand ov God
Slaves Shall Serve
Chant for Eschaton 2000

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