Behemoth have launched the brand new music and video “The Shadow Elite,” the second single from their new album The Sh*t Ov God, out Could ninth.
Being the infamous non secular provocateurs they’re, the Polish excessive steel pioneers purposefully dropped the brand new music on Ash Wednesday, unleashing their most barbarically old-school black steel monitor in a while. The smothering, violent blastiness evokes the second-wave black steel period from which Behemoth originates, and the music is coupled with a stunning efficiency video that can also be aesthetically classic.
The camcorder-style black-and-white clip purports to be filmed throughout an underground, invite-only gathering curated by Behemoth for his or her most devoted followers: the titular “Shadow Elite.” It’s laborious to find out the actual fact from the fiction once you watch the video after studying the band’s official press assertion on it:
“On an unique invite-only foundation, the band’s legionnaires gathered at a secret location for a uncooked, primal reside efficiency. Branded and tattooed with Behemoth’s sigils, the band’s most devoted followers, generally known as ‘The Shadow Elite,’ kind a chaotic scene because the band performs from inside a cage.”
As for the music itself, band mastermind Nergal declared it “a uncooked, high-energy anthem with a relentless drive — a banger constructed for the stage!”
He continued: “Lyrically, it’s a name to arms — a fearless battle cry for outcasts, anarchists, and free minds to rise. We is not going to be silenced. It’s about uniting and summoning the braveness to embrace and amplify the hearth of freedom that burns inside us!”
The Sh*t Ov God, Behemoth’s first album since 2022’s Opvs contra natvram, was recorded by veteran excessive steel producer Jens Bogren of Fascination Avenue Studios (Emperor, Enslaved, Kreator, Rotting Christ). For the visuals and art work, the band tapped long-time collaborator Bartek Rogalewicz (BLACK.LODGE.IS.NOW) in addition to Darkish Sigil Workshop.
You’ll be able to pre-order the brand new album on vinyl and CD through Nuclear Blast. Stream the video for “The Shadow Elite” beneath.