Satanica

...if he heard this one.

Satanica. The Behemoth album that really turned them into the crushing machine they are today. The alienated a lot of their old fans with this one, since there's not much black metal left in it. Pandemonic Incantation already showed some hints of this new sound, but this is the album where it really started.

Decade of Therion is a monster of a song. Boy, it must have been a shock for Behemoth fans! The song is ultrafast, ultraviolent and still damn catchy. "ANO NANTOZ KAKODAIMONOZ!" You can't sit or stand still when you hear this. You just have to scream along with Nergal, it's that catchy.

Oh my god, then comes L.A.M. Yes, it ie EVEN FASTER than Decade of Therion and the part where Nergal sings "Kaos Keraunos Kybernetos" is one of the best moments on the whole album.

The album is totally unpredictable, brutal, well-structured. From the first two ultrafast songs to the strangely progressive sounding "Ceremony of Shiva"(clean vocals in the background!) this is beauty. Yet, Behemoth managed to top this album with their following releases.

This is a piece of art, that turned Behemoth into one of THE bands you recognize by the first few seconds of a song.

The only problem this album has is it's length. Sadly, it's only about 35 minutes long, though the songs never get old. GET IT!

Best songs: Decade of Therion, L.A.M, Ceremony Of Shiva, Chant for Eschaton 2000