Behemoth is an influential Polish death metal band. They are considered to have played one of the most important roles in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside Vader and Sacrilegium. Until the early 2000's, the band played rather classic black metal with heathen lyrical content, but soon changed to occult and thelemic themes written by their leader, Nergal and the occultist and poet Krzysztof Azarewicz, first seen on their 1999 album, "Satanica," regarded by some fans as a classic blackened death metal album

This coincided with an increase in musical craftsmanship that allowed them to move beyond the black metal underground and made them gain international recognition. With the 2004 release of Demigod, they had fully embraced modern death metal while retaining their own signature style characterized by the staggering drumwork of Inferno, multi-layered vocals and Nile-style middle-eastern influence.

Their transition from black to death metal has made them "traitors," and "sell-outs" in the eyes of some of their old fans, but they have become popular of the modern death metal scene; Behemoth is often likened to other rising stars, such as Nile (with whom they have collaborated and toured with).


Current Line-up:
Nergal: Vocals, Guitars
Orion: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Inferno: Drums
Seth: Studio/Session Guitars