Review by ZeroSymbolic7188 for Behemoth - The Satanist (2014)

I saw Behemoth open for Anthrax, Lamb of God, and Slayer. 

It was somewhere around mid July if I remember right. They looked incredibly goofy trying to be edgy satanists in the middle of the day, and all I remember about the music was being bored as hell. I truly do not understand what people see in this to consider it to be one of the best albums in recent memory. My personal theory is that the title of the Album has some kind of shock appeal, but I feel the same way about Deicide and the endless list of black metal bands that make "we don't like Jesus very much" the focal point of their work. It's not exactly a new or exciting take on anything. Waitan does it in ways that are more sonically pleasing, Gorgoroth did it in ways that were more shocking, etc. Maybe I am simply missing the big idea that makes this special to people, but I don't see it. Boredom is the descriptor I would use, and the worst thing a piece of art can be is boring.