Behemoth
The Satanist
This is one hell of a record. It kicks off with one of the best riffs I've heard in some time, and continues in that vein for the next forty-four minutes. The Satanist is like some unholy union of Facebreaker and Burzum - the groove and high production values of up-market death metal mixed with the atmosphere and sheer aggression of black metal. Also, it features the first good metal lead guitarist since Tony Iommi. There are fast parts that will knock you on your arse; slow passages that sound like some ancient seige engine rolling up to your front door; a crunchy low end mixed with shrill (but never too abrasive) lead playing; and a vocalist who seems very serious about the whole Satanism thing. Because, at the end of the day, this music is every bit as religious as anything by Mahalia Jackson - it's just a different religion. And I can tell you, if churches played music as epic as this, maybe we would actually live in a Christian country.
Rating: 9/10
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