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Album Review: Behemoth - Evangelion
Review by Danny Crombie - October 19, 2009
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Behemoth's new record Evangelion seems initially easy to get the idea of very quickly with fast d-beat thrash starting off in Alas. Lord is Upon Me but halfway through the song it turns into something totally different resembling a grindcore Dio solo which totally throws you off and this is something that happens a lot throughout the record.
He Who Breeds Pestilence is one of the heaviest tracks on the album and listening to it full blast will probably give you brain damage or at very least loss of hearing for a few days ago, tracks like this and the latter part of Lucifer are pure evil.
Final track Transmigrating Beyond the Realms of Ament is my personal favourite song on the record that sounds almost like a soundscape at times and is most certainly their most complex song on the record jumping from one style and bpm to another at any given moment.
The production of the record is excellent, although loud it sounds well levelled and extremely palatable for non-metal fans like myself. Like the music itself the production is extremely modern similar to that of Mastodon which should open up a whole new fan base for Behemoth.
This album is full of surprises and interesting little bits you'll notice each time you listen to it from it's thunderous drum blasting to its intense vocals this is surely one of the best metal albums this year.
© Danny Crombie
