Gargantuan plans for Behemoth: New DVD, Mayhem Festival tour, and new album on deck!

March 31, 11:11 PMHeavy Metal ExaminerMark Morton

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The skies grow ever darker as Poland extreme metallists Behemoth prepares to decimate American soil once again.

On May 5, Metal Mind Productions is releasing a special DVD/CD combo reissue of the long out-of-print live set LIVE EΣXHATON: The Art of Rebellion. Previously available in 2002, the live DVD was filmed on April 27, 2000 at Studio Leg in Krakow, Poland. Special features on the DVD include videos for “Decade of Therion” and “Chant for EΣXHATON 2000”, an interview with Behemoth’s mastermind Adam "Nergal" Darski, six rare audio tracks (“Cursed Angel of Doom”, “The Dark Triumph”, “Forgotten Empire of Dark Witchcraft”, “Forgotten Cult of Aldaron”, “Dragon’s Lair”, and “With Spell of Inferno”), and other interactive goodies. This is the first time a CD version of LIVE EΣXHATON has been made available.

The tracklisting (set list) contains:

1. Decade of Therion
2. LAM
3. Satan's Sword
4. From the Pagan Vastlands
5. Driven by the Five Winged Star
6. The Entrance to the Spheres of Mars
7. Starspawn
8. Carnage
9. Chant of EΣXHATON 2000
10. Pure Evil & Hate

Behemoth has recently announced that legendary knobsmith Colin Richardson is confirmed to mix their upcoming studio album, which is slated for a summer release through Metal Blade Records. Richardson is responsible (from both a mixing and producing side) for such career-defining albums as Bolt Thrower’s WARMASTER, Fear Factory’s SOUL OF A NEW MACHINE, Machine Head’s BURN MY EYES, Carcass’ HEARTWORK, and many, many others. He most recently mixed Kreator’s 2009 release, HORDES OF CHAOS.

Richardson expresses his excitement for working with Behemoth, “Nergal has sent me three songs which are guitars/bass/drums live from the rehearsal room and the material sounds fantastic already. I am really looking forward to mixing this album. It's going to be great mixing an extreme heavy band again, especially as it's the mighty Behemoth.”

Nergal, too, is thrilled to rub elbows with the studio maestro, “I'm beyond excited about this new album. It's not just the finest piece of music we've ever made, but it's also the most mature [set of] tunes we've created without compromising our sound. I'm stoked about Colin Richardson involvement in the mix of the record. I have absolutely no doubts that Colin will deliver, and I'm expecting new album to have the sound that's bigger than life!”

Check out these pre-production videos for the upcoming album:

Behemoth is also planning to spend its summer on board the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, alongside such notable acts as Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Cannibal Corpse, Trivium, God Forbid, and Job for a Cowboy. Tickets will become available on April 24 at www.mayhemfestival.com and www.livenation.com.

Tour dates include:

July 10 at Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Sacramento, CA
July 11 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in San Francisco, CA
July 12 at Glen Helen Pavilion in San Bernardino, CA
July 14 at White River Amphitheater in Seattle, WA
July 17 at Cricket Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ
July 18 at Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque, NM
July 19 at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Denver, CO
July 21 at Sandstone Amphitheater in Kansas City, MO
July 22 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis, MO
July 24 at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA
July 25 at Verizon Wireless Music Centre in Indianapolis, IN
July 26 at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Chicago, IL
July 28 at Molson Amphitheater in Toronto, ON, Can.
July 29 at Toyota Pavilion in Scranton, PA
July 31 at Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, OH
August 1 at Post Gazette Pavilion in Pittsburgh, PA
August 2 at DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI
August 4 at Tweeter Center in Boston, MA
August 6 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, VA
August 7 at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ
August 8 at New England Dodge Music Center in Hartford, CT
August 9 at Nissan Pavilion in Washington, DC
August 11 at Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa, FL
August 12 at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL
August 14 at Superpages.com Center in Dallas, TX
August 15 at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX
August 16 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in San Antonio, TX