Behemoth I Loved You At Your Darkest

Even more blasphemous is almost impossible" - explains BEHEMOTH's frontman Nergal as he talks about the title of the band's 11th and most recent studio album - "I Loved You At Your Darkest". The title seems unusual for a Black Metal band - especially BEHEMOTH, whose last album was titled "The Satanist" - and the origin of this title is even more surprising than the words themselves. "This is a verse from the Bible," explains Nergal. "In fact, Jesus said this personally. The fact that we at BEHEMOTH use it as the basis for our album is a sacrilege without equal.

As for the lyrics, "I Loved You At Your Darkest" indulges in exactly this kind of religious provocation that BEHEMOTH best master. "It already has a lot to do with religion, perhaps more than anything we've done before," Nergal comments, adding: "But these are not just cheap jokes. I think it's rather a deeper language within Metal. It's art