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Kerrang!Feb 12, 2014This is a very reflective record that refuses to exist only on one level, and though it's a cliche to say it, the more you put into it, the more you'll get out of it. [1 Feb 2014, p.52]
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Feb 3, 2014The Satanist is as untamed and direct as its title suggests: a flawless paean to free will and the human spirit.
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Feb 4, 2014You will be hard pressed to find another album that is as essential and equal parts human and inhuman as The Satanist, a world-beating return from near death for Behemoth’s enigmatic emperor.
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Feb 3, 2014Simply put: this is the artistic culmination of the last five years in the world of Adam 'Nergal' Darski and with integrity and quality like this, in combination with his uncanny ability to position his band on solely his terms, it's a match made in heaven. Or hell.
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Feb 3, 2014The Poles’ most infectious work as it bristles with the best songs they’ve ever written.
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Mar 5, 2014The Satanist is a terrific coil of most everything Behemoth have ever done well, a strangely hopeful vision of hell wrested away from its very grip.
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Feb 7, 2014They're career musicians active since the '90s, but here, they actually sound excited again.
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Feb 4, 2014Behemoth sound revitalized and ready to destroy everything that stands in their path, and fans should be ready to either go along for the ride or be crushed.
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Feb 3, 2014At the end of the day, there is little doubt that listeners will enjoy The Satanist, because it provides in copious quantities what has made Behemoth a staple in the extreme metal community for over twenty years, while keeping their shortcomings to a minimum.
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Feb 3, 2014Instead of cowering, Behemoth have triumphantly returned with characteristic ugliness and chaos, though this is skillfully juxtaposed with a newfound delicacy.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 120 out of 133
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Mixed: 4 out of 133
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Negative: 9 out of 133
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