Behemoth - XXX Years ov Blasphemy (2024)

If there is something that Nergal and company know how to do is to put out an intense live show. Now preserved for eternity, the band unleashes “XXX Years ov Blasphemy” an audio/video release capturing their 30th anniversary celebratory livestream. Covering all of the band’s large and illustrious career is tricky, but the band managed to capture most of their iconic tracks in this devastating package. This is definitely the best live release of 2024, so do not miss out.

Split into three different acts, the band nicely sets up a nearly chronological approach to playing songs from their back catalog. Opening with “The Scorched Forest” act, the band delivers more refined and updated renditions of tracks like “Chant of the Eastern Lands”, which was on their debut release “Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)”. It is quite interesting to hear songs like “Pure Evil and Hate”, which have a more old-school Punk-infused Black Metal sound, showing how far the band has come over the years.

On the second act, “The Path Ov Via Dolorosa”, we get some songs from “Satanica”, “Thelema.6”, and “Zos Kia Cultus”, some of our favorite albums from the band. As the reader might notice, there have already been around 12 tracks dedicated to the band’s first 10-12 years, keeping this release quite balanced and playing a good homage to their past. On the third act, “The Desecrated Temple”, the band’s more mature, but equally devastating, work comes to surface, perfectly rounding up a killer live release.

As a whole, “XXX Years ov Blasphemy” shows Behemoth as a true force of nature with their perfectly dialed-in execution and masterful delivery of some of the highlights of their long career. While we haven’t seen the Bluray video part of this release, from the single video we can only imagine it is as devastating as all their live shows. We have been lucky to see and photograph the band over the years and this release gives listeners a glimpse of their raw power.

Label: Nuclear Blast

Release: October 25th, 2024

Genre: Black/Death Metal

Country: Poland