MUSIC NEWS: Behemoth Announce Twelfth Studio Album & Release Video For New Single ‘Ov My Herculean Exile’
Photo Credit: Sylwia Makris & Christian Martin Weiss
Behemoth have announced their twelfth studio album Opvs Contra Natvram, due for release on 16th September 2022 via Nuclear Blast.
“The album title means going against the current,” Nergal explains. “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!”
The band have also released a video for their new single Ov My Herculean Exile.
Opvs Contra Natvram is available to pre-order in various formats HERE.
See Behemoth and Arch Enemy on The European Siege tour at one of the following dates:
September 2022
Tue 27th – DUBLIN, IE – Olympia Theatre
Thu 29th – GLASGOW, UK – O2 Academy
Fri 30th – MANCHESTER, UK – O2 Apollo
October 2022
Sat 1st – BIRMINGHAM, UK – O2 Academy
Sun 2nd – LONDON, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
Tue 4th – PARIS, FR – Le Zenith
Wed 5th – TOULOUSE, FR – Le Bikini
Fri 7th – LISBON, PT – Coliseu de Lisboa
Sat 8th – MADRID, ES – Palacio Vistalegre
Sun 9th – BARCELONA, ES – Palau Sant Jordi
Tue 11th – LYON, FR – Le Radiant
Wed 12th – MILANO, IT – Alcatraz
Fri 14th – BERLIN, DE – Columbiahalle
Sat 15th – PRAGUE, CZ – Tipsport Arena
Sun 16th – BUDAPEST, HU – Barba Negra
Tue 18th – VIENNA, AT – Gasometer
Wed 19th – KATOWICE, PL – Spodek
Fri 21st – LUDWIGSBURG, DE – MHP Arena
Sat 22nd – DEN BOSCH, NL – Mainstage Brabanthallen
Sun 23rd – BRUSSELS, BE – Forest National
Tue 25th – ZURICH, CH – Samsung Hall
Wed 26th – FRANKFURT, DE – Jahrhunderthalle
Fri 28th – MUNICH, DE – Zenith
Sat 29th – DÜSSELDORF, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Sun 30th – HAMBURG, DE – edel-optics.de Arena
Mon 31st – GOTHENBURG, SE – Partille Arena
November 2022
Wed 2nd – HELSINKI, FI – Ice Hall
Fri 4th – STOCKHOLM, SE – Annexet
Sat 5th – COPENHAGEN, DK – Forum
Sun 6th – OSLO, NO – Sentrum Scene
