Behemoth - Ceremony Of Shiva

Pivotal in the establishment of the Polish extreme metal underground, Behemoth is both a popular and controversial band in their native Poland and around the world. Until the late 1990s, the band played traditional black metal with heathen lyrical content. However with the 1999 release of their fourth studio album Satanica, the band showed their presence in the blackened death metal scene by mixing their own signature style characterized by the drum work of Zbigniew Robert Prominski, multi-layered vocals and Nile-style Middle-Eastern influences with occult and thelemic themes. While the band has been categorized into many sub-genres the band's vocalist, Adam Michal Darski, has expressed displeasure in people trying to label the band. Behemoth formed in 1991 as a trio, starting with raw black metal rehearsal tapes with the most significant one being From the Pagan Vastlands showing the growing potential of the then teenage Adam Darski. From the Pagan Vastlands was released by Pagan Records in 1993 and lead to the composition and recording of Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) the first studio album by Behemoth in 1995 by Pagan Records. Their second studio album Grom has been the most discussed release thus far, due to its many different influences and musical styles, using female vocals as well as acoustic guitars and synthesizers. Two years later, the band recorded a third album, titled Pandemonic Incantations. The reactions of their ever-increasing fanbase and metal media set a new standard for them which lead to the successful album Satanica, on which their black metal sound had evolved into blackened death metal. Following albums releases have proven to be high successful and greatly increased their popularity. Behemoth however may at some point become banned from playing in their native country, Poland. In July 2007 the All-Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects distributed a list of bands that allegedly promote Satanism and murder that should be banned to many Polish officials which Behemoth is on. As of present, the list has not gone into effect, and Behemoth is still allowed to play in Poland freely. However in February 2008 the committee, which cited a bible-tearing incident at a concert in September 2007, had registered an official complaint.

[@ShaunTheNorseMan]

this is my favorite behemoth song

[@AlexxanderrII]

Great track. One of the Behemoth songs I like the best.

[@Faze390]

the intro's double bass! holy crap!

[@DiscoFinalBoss]

Epic Epicness

[@xxxdiabloxxx1]

holy shit, the drumming is beast xD

[@angelforfreedom]

@NRRRDLemur14 Shiva is archaeologically proven to be the single oldest archetypical male deity worshiped on earth. Shiva represents everything and it's opposite, and yet reconciles all dualities unto Him/Herself anyhow. I understand how the Abrahamic icon of "Satan" got many anthropomorphic imagery sourced from other religions attributed to his character during the Roman Empire (and later)...To even think that there can be a malevolent force able to stand against a High Being is illogical.

[@BlackStar-hy1iy]

Please elaborate

[@vedicmetalhead1029]

@@BlackStar-hy1iy Thats why Shiv(male) and Shakti(female) ....are mentioned together in Hinduism...Shiva is one of the Trimurty(3 God's)...Brahma creator....Vishnu maintainer.....Shiva the destroyer.....when sin increases and Shiva is enraged....he performs Tandava....Dance of death....and pralay(destruction) occurs....

[@metallica69]

Feel the double bass intro!!

[@AxemanMessiah]

my name is shiva. AWSOMESAUCE

[@TheAlasLord]

genialny numer!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@edhammerface]

SHIVAKAMINISOMABANDARKRAM!!!!!

[@slim0221]

This is probably Behemoth's least brutal song... and one of the sweetest!

[@Jayvenomoid]

beautiful song frm Behemoth

[@keylllogdark]

holy shit...this is fucking awesome...

[@goshish666]

satanica is one of the best behemoth albums

[@imsonoobify]

Am i the only one, or the opening is really like Morbid Angels drum check? :D

[@deathrealms]

actually my name is shiva and im indian and actually lord shiva is actually the destroyer and creater...so actually what u said is quite true.......

[@Raachard]

Behemoth i luv you

[@marduk284]

yeahhhhhhhhhh

[@lexmafia]

The intro sounds like the intro of decapitated-invisible control

[@samanthabeard749]

Cool band!!!!!!!

[@user-co5ij4nj5b]

Poland rules!

[@isayevalmaz348]

Очень круто "качают".

[@stolarz95]

i love it

[@gasyfgba]

Sam słuchając już od dawna Behemotha, nie czułem ich starszych albumów. Ważne jest to aby się wsłuchać, istotne jest również aby nie podchodzić do tego z negatywnym nastawieniem, obiektywnie ocenić każde partie gitarowe, basowe oraz perkusją nabiera więcej sensu. :)

[@br5ooksrwally]

@MetallicStevie She must be refering to the mighty Nergalsaurus Rex, a feirce creature indeed.

[@anubiscainerosu]

FUCKING EPIC SONG!!!

[@ChaosInsanist]

something classic, a traditional style for a change, simply DEATH >:D

[@ArteDelDiablo]

yes

[@dorsiareservation900]

The verse riff is fucking sweet

[@mat20321]

SIento EL poderrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@eray2219]

he still freak'n GUN

[@LazaBehemoth]

Inferno is crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@darukh1]

bro u have some grt knowledge would love to sit down and just listen to you to get a greater understanding of all this

[@goshish666]

@LordOFThisWorld19 ,well,i have heard all their albums,but my fav. is demigod

[@miffification]

are they really 3 guys in the band or what?

[@Infin1tas]

legato from 0:31 is fucking epic

[@rolly555raw]

Shiva's Tandav!!!

[@horriblequin]

@DarkvirethaLilith NO DEBERIAS HABERLE PERDIDO EL PASO A BEHEMOTH SON MUY CHINGONES :D

[@OpressionOffical]

@joobaby69 I never said anything about Behemoth being satanic or anything about Nergal's voice, but its fine that we have different opinions..

[@AlexxanderrII]

@orochimaru203654 I did not write that, it was "SnitchesonHitlist". I like Poland very much.

[@angelforfreedom]

@AuberonSierra Heaven and hell are both illusory and contrived conflagrations of the anthakarana. At least that's what I get from reading the tantric shastras.

[@LordOFThisWorld19]

@goshish666 it IS the best Behemoth album.

[@SuperNintendoChalmers]

This is delicious.

[@MultiCaliffa]

cazzo si!

[@AlexxanderrII]

@SnitchesonHitlist Why?

[@RockerDude008]

@AnnaAnarchyx3 thank you :D haha

[@MasterOffTenshi]

@AnnaAnarchyx3 Wszystko daje polsce dobre imię ; ) Tylko trzeba na to dobrze spojrzeć : D

[@FriskMeister392]

det finns syra som heter shiva... mmm... good stuff... precis som den här låten

[@OpressionOffical]

@joobaby69 How can you call Behemoth weak!?!?! If you can ever find something heavier, better and more godly than behemoth tell me, but you cant, cuz this is as good as it gets (:

[@lanjieke]

Can anyone else hear similar vocals to Mikael Akerfeldt?

[@OpressionOffical]

@metalmusicrocks13 Hahah i get what your saying.

[@Kingantichrist]

@MetallicStevie about a week ago i was singing along with towards babylon and my girlfriend, through skype: Her: "hey, is that you, singing?" Me: "yep" Her: "jesus christ, please stop it! you sound like you're possessed or something!" Me:"i'm not possessed by satan, satan is possessed by me! mwahahahaha"

[@OpressionOffical]

@MrDustock What?

[@Sawik94]

może kiedyś wyrośniesz z takiego toku rozumowania, że jeśli cała klasa czegoś nie lubi to jest to wielkim gównem

[@OpressionOffical]

@joobaby69 I never said anything about Behemoth being satanic or anything about Nergals voice, so stop making things up.

[@horriblequin]

@DarkvirethaLilith em Behemoth es Blackened DEATH metal y en sus ultimos albunes se ha tirado mas por el lado del DEATH extremo, Behemoth ya no tiene nada que ver con el black, ni siquiera sus tematicas ya que todas son de indole pagana, no luciferiana

[@jaaguor1]

Big Rotting Christ influence

[@keylllogdark]

@BabiiaJoelaa177 yes I want...give me your email...

[@Stevoukos]

@whitechapel313 Vader Decapitated just to get you started..

[@deathrealms]

also creater...........

[@AlexxanderrII]

@SnitchesonHitlist What's your problem?

[@ArteDelDiablo]

Satanica

[@LuKi7s]

What Prague has to do with Poland? It's Czech Republic;)

[@metalmusicrocks13]

@OpressionOffical more godly? lol u mean non-godly, i dont think a 'godly'' band would name themselves behemoth, but anyways behemoth still kicks ass =)

[@fbrdj]

@Kingantichrist LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@krakhaid]

No, you're thinking of Kali

[@griggs227]

disney channel add on behemoth....yeah good try

[@darrene2002]

@NRRRDLemur14 Wow you have no idea what your talking about when it comes to mythology. NONE of the deities you mentioned have anything to do with satan.

[@fbrdj]

lol

[@darrene2002]

@NRRRDLemur14 You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. And Ive been to that website it is not scholarly in the least. I do study symbolism and philosophy and everything you have stated on here is incorrect. GO READ A BOOK written by someone who actually studies anthropology.

[@fbrdj]

Ehh, I prefer pantheism and secularism

[@milenafilus9334]

to jest wielkie gówno -,- nikt z mojej klasy nie lubi metalu, i ja się z nimi zgadzam... (przepraszam fani tej muzyki, po prostu do mnie to nie pasuje...)

[@RockerDude008]

@AnnaAnarchyx3 thank you :D haha

[@Stevoukos]

Satanica