Two of Europe’s extreme-metal influencers, Poland’s Behemoth and Sweden’s At the Gates, represent a relative rarity in heavy music: beloved 90s veterans who are churning out some of their best work nearly 30 years after they formed. With its 11th album, I Loved You at Your Darkest (released in October on Metal Blade), Behemoth continues imbuing its blazing-fast blackened death metal with a sharp sense of dynamics and symphonic accompaniment.…
Two of Europe’s extreme-metal influencers, Poland’s Behemoth and Sweden’s At the Gates, represent a relative rarity in heavy music: beloved 90s veterans who are churning out some of their best work nearly 30 years after they formed. With its 11th album, I Loved You at Your Darkest (released in October on Metal Blade), Behemoth continues imbuing its blazing-fast blackened death metal with a sharp sense of dynamics and symphonic accompaniment.…