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Band Name: Behemoth
Album Name: Evangelion
Rating: 4 / 5 User Rating: 4.3 / 5
Label: Metal Blade
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Tracklist
01. Daimonos
02. Shemaforash
03. Ov Fire And The Void
04. Transmigrating Beyond Realms Ov Amenti
05. He Who Breeds Pestilence
06. The Seed Ov I
07. Alas, Lord Is Upon Me
08. Defiling Morality Ov Black God
09. Lucifer
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The winter months at Delphi belonged to Dionysus, and in a wine-induced frenzy the Athenians drank the fermented wine and celebrated dead souls. Death and the destruction of life were connected to life itself, and celebrated, as the ancient gods were appeased. If "Evangelion" means good news in Greek, then fans of Behemoth since Demigod will have it.
If there are enemies of metal that thought that Behemoth would soften its sound, and attempt to become more accessible due to their commercial success, Evangelion will leave them extremely disappointed. Standing at the helm of extreme music, Behemoth has only become more destructive, more focused, and more deeply rooted into history as masters of their craft. Every track becomes progressively violent, and Evangelion delivers no lack of bombast, and exemplifies the definition of blackened death metal with authority. Evangelion only gets faster and more brutal with every song; expect no forgiveness or rest except for a few fist-pumping breakdowns where epic riffs will undoubtedly be echoed over legions of metal worshippers on future tours. Lyrically, Evangelion has not denied the ancient wine that drowns the themes of its discography of landscapes from Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece, and continues to draw upon ancient mysticism and historical themes, both in scripture and in melody, utilizing traditional instrumentation in several passages, contrasted with razor sharp guitar tornados that sound like ritual sacrifice.
But as the ashes of Evangelion settle into dust, and the ambient texture of the final track finally comes to a close, it’s difficult to remember anything in particular. The musical ebb-and-flow of Evangelion is limited to destroy, destroy, destroy; there aren’t many musical interludes to distract from the main point, Behemoth is here to crush, and to dominate. The orchestration is perhaps lacking somewhat compared to albums like Demigod or Thelema 6, and much more on the “death” then “black” side of metal. Save for a few undeniably sick guitar riffage, there were no memorable moments on Evangelion, and the album lacks a distinctive characteristic to distinguish itself from being merely a “part II” of The Apostasy. When future generations look back upon Behemoth, they will say that though although Evangelion offered few new gifts or surprises, this album was by no means a disappointment; Behemoth continues to celebrate death and the ancient gods continued to be appeased with their signature brand of blackened death metal.
Review by: D-FLOx
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