Behemoth Official Biography Due February 24


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A 490-page, hard cover book titled Behemoth: Devil’s Conquistadors by Lukasz Dunaj will be released by Metal Blade Records on February 24, 2015.

Behemoth: Devil’s Conquistadors by Łukasz Dunaj serves as the definitive BEHEMOTH biography. The book, officially blessed, or rather damned, by BEHEMOTH, serves as an in-depth look at the history of the events that materially influenced the band. As Dunaj points out in the intro, this isn’t, “Poland’s response to Motley Crüe’s biography The Dirt.” Simply put, Behemoth: Devil’s Conquistadors is the story of BEHEMOTH, their music, their ultimate rise to the upper echelon of metal and becoming a household name in their native homeland, Poland.

The book includes quotes and anecdotes from current and former members that provide context and details in addition to the author’s narrative, plus interviews with Tomas Krajewski, Rob Darken, Graal, Havok, and more. The artistically presented pages are splattered with old photos of the band, flyers, lyric sheets etc.

From the foreword by Krzysztof Azarewicz:

“If, as a cultural anthropologist, I were to point to a single cosmic force which BEHEMOTH’s music expresses, I would name it not Satan but Dionysus. A deity that represents not only the intoxicating influence of cosmic energies and earthly benefits, but also their benevolent healing properties. A deity of strength and pride. A deity of creative might.”

The band is currently on a North American co-headlining tour with Cannibal Corpse.


Behemoth Frontman Issues English Version Of Confession Of A Heretic Book


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The English version of Behemoth frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski’s book Confessions Of A Heretic: the Sacred And The Profane: Behemoth And Beyond, premiering March 19, 2015 and pre-orders in the webstore starts in January 2015.

The book was originally written in Polish by Darski, Krzysztof Azarewicz and Piotr Weltrowski, now will be available in English thanks to Mark Eglinton (Official Truth: 101 Proof – The Inside Story Of Pantera with Rex Brown), a bestselling author and ghostwriter. Foreword by D. Randall Blythe of Lamb Of God

Confessions Of A Heretic is the forthright and erudite memoir of the front man and driving force behind the Polish heavy-metal group Behemoth, currently at the top of their game following the success of The Satanist.

Presented as a series of interrogations by friends and associates, the book reveals a complex man of great contrast—a health-conscious, highly personable intellectual known for his extreme views and even more extreme music—lifting the lid on everything from his clashes with the Polish Catholic church to appearing as a judge on the Polish edition of The Voice to his recent battle with leukaemia.

The book will be issued by Jawbone Press, but in the meantime get details here.