Behemoth

blackened death metal · Gdańsk

Founded

1991

City

Gdańsk

Hub region

Poland

Status as of 5 September 2026

active; The Shit ov God (2025); spring 2026 North American tour with Deicide and Immolation

Connections

9 edges, 8 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.004 (rank 86 of 371) · people and production 0.000 (rank 250)

Confidence

High · sources: [W] [BBH] [HF6] [MA] (register)

Shifts from black metal to blackened death metal around Satanica (1999); The Satanist (2014). Tours North America with Deicide, Immolation and Rotting Christ in April and May 2026.

Connections

Influence

• influenced byMorbid AngelThe blackened death turn; Morbid Angel and Deicide as the black metal adjacent death bands in the reference account1999
• influenced byDeicide1999

Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations

• collaborationVaderThe Polish scene's two poles1990s
• collaborationImmolation2026
• collaborationDeicideNorth American tour, April to May 2026, with Immolation and Rotting Christ2026
• collaborationHate1990s
• labelMetal Blade Records2000s
• labelNuclear Blast2010s to present
• festival, venue or tourHellfest2026