PHOTO CREDIT: Sylwia Makris and Christian Martin Weiss
Behemoth have unleashed a Zuzanna Plisz-directed video for their brand new single “Ov My Herculean Exile.” The track is taken from these Polish blackened death metal giants’ upcoming twelfth full-length effort, Opvs Contra Natvram, which is scheduled to arrive on September 16th via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2018’s I Loved You at Your Darkest, was produced by the band, with mixing handled by Joe Barresi (Nine Inch Nails, Tool, etc). The group had more time to reflect and work on the album due to the state of the world over the last two years with the COVID-19 pandemic as the band’s mastermind Adam “Nergal” Darski explains:
“The album title means going against the current. It’s the negative of the values and morals and ethics that I stand against. I’ve seriously been wrestling with destructive tendencies in pop culture — cancel culture, social media, and tools which I feel are very dangerous weapons in the hands of people who are not competent to judge others. That’s something which I find very destructive and disturbing — and extremely limiting coming from an artists’ perspective. This is my middle finger to that. There’s a song on the record called ‘Neo-Spartacvs.’ Spartacus was one of the most iconic rebels in history who went against the most powerful empire of all time. In the end, it’s me screaming, ‘I Am Spartacus, and so are you!’ I want to spark that flame of rebellion. If something seems wrong then stand up to it!”
Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:
Track List:
01) “Post-God Nirvana”
02) “Malaria Vvlgata”
03) “The Deathless Sun”
04) “Ov My Herculean Exile”
05) “Neo-Spartacvs”
06) “Disinheritance”
07) “Off to War!”
08) “Once Upon a Pale Horse”
09) “Thy Becoming Eternal”
10) “Versvs Christvs”
Opvs Contra Natvram will be available in both black and white cover artwork with the below physical formats designed by Bartek Rogalewicz (Lodge.Black):
Jewelcase CD (Black Cover)
Digibook (Black Cover) [limited to 8500 pieces]
Digibook (White Cover) [limited to 8500 pieces]
Earbook Black/Gold Inkspot Vinyl (White Cover) [limited to 500 pieces]
Earbook Gold/Black Corona Vinyl (White Cover) [limited to 500 pieces]
Black Vinyl (Black Cover)
Picture Vinyl (Black Cover) [limited to 3500 pieces]
White/Gold Split Vinyl (White Cover) [limited to 650 pieces]
Vinylbox Mailorder Edition (White Cover) [limited to 1000 pieces]
Earbook (Black Cover) [band exclusive, limited to 1167 pieces]
Gold Vinyl (Black Cover) [US Indie exclusive, limited to 350 pieces]
Crystal Clear/Silver/Gold Inkspot Vinyl (White Cover) [band exclusive, limited to 666 pieces]
White/Black/Gold Splatter Vinyl (White Cover) [band exclusive, limited to 1167 pieces]
Transparent Red Vinyl (Black Cover) [EMP exclusive, limited to 300 pieces]
White Vinyl (White Cover) [Nordics exclusive, limited to 300 pieces]
Clear/Black Splatter Vinyl (Black Cover) [Kings Road Management exclusive, limited to 500 pieces]
Gold/Black Marbled Vinyl (Black Cover) [UK Eyesore exclusive, limited to 300 pieces]
White/Gold Marbled Vinyl (White Cover) [UK Recordstore exclusive, limited to 300 pieces]
Clear/Black Marbled Vinyl (Black Cover) [HMV exclusive, limited to 450 exclusive]
