Behemoth - The Shit Ov God (2025)

Arriving like a freight train without any breaks, today we have Behemoth and their latest opus “The Shit Ov God”. Nergal and company never shy from controversy and unleash the most powerful music they can, and with this release, the band unleashes nearly 40 minutes of their most potent and yet highly polished songs. For a band that has been around for 34 years, these guys sound like no one else, without any signs of slowing down or just doing more of the same.

Opening with the fierce “The Shadow Elite”, the band unleashes mystery and chaos at the same time with hellish atmospherics that lead to pummeling riffing onslaughts by Nergal and Seth. The drumming is massive, as it is always expected from Inferno, ripping through tracks like “Sowing Salt”, and the eerily atmospheric album title track. With a more ravaging Black Metal edge, “Lvciferaeon” is a crafty track that changes the tempo of the release a bit, while still unleashing the aggression and magick that the band always delivers.

Orion’s bass guitar exploits are piercing and intense in pieces like “To Drown The Svn In Wine”, which showcase the band’s sinister and polished unrivaled aggression. Having a certain sinister and epic vibe, songs like “Nomen Barbarvm” and “O, Venvs Come!” perfectly blend dramatic vocal arrangements with crafty tempo changes and masterful instrumentation to create very heavy and pummeling songs that only a few outfits can pull off. Nergal and company have gotten this type of songwriting to a science and masterfully deliver it in most of their more recent tracks.

Closing with the raw and a bit old-school sounding “Avgvr (The Dread Vvltvre)”, the band leaves the listener with one last brutal onslaught. Never backing down or coasting easily, Behemoth continues to be one of the premiere extreme Metal bands in the world. Their music continues to be refined and always manages to create uneasy vibes, thanks to sinister atmospherics and crushing execution. Do not miss out one of the best releases of 2025 with this one.

Label: Nuclear Blast Records

Release: May 9th, 2025

Genre: Black/Death Metal

Country: Poland