History Music / Behemoth

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: All of the members

* ShoutOut: The band's [[AwesomeMcCoolname nicknames]] are all references to mythology or literature. Nergal was an ancient [[Myth/MesopotamianMythology Babylonian]] deity, Inferno is a reference to the DivineComedy, Orion is a character in ClassicalMythology, and Seth is [[Literature/TheBible the brother of]] CainAndAbel

** It's also an alternate name for Set, the god of darkness and chaos in EgyptianMythology, which is probably where it came from.

* ShoutOut: The band's [[AwesomeMcCoolname nicknames]] are all references to mythology or literature. Nergal was an ancient [[MesopotamianMythology Babylonian]] deity, Inferno is a reference to the DivineComedy, Orion is a character in ClassicalMythology, and Seth is [[Literature/TheBible the brother of]] CainAndAbel

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: All of the members

* AuthorExistenceFailure: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] by Nergal, who was diagnosed with leukemia and was initially told that it was too advanced to fight. He eventually beat the disease. See CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming

* IndecipherableLyrics: Par for the course for [[Music/HeavyMetal extreme metal]]

*** ''Blow your Trumpets Gabriel'' starts with "I saw the virgin's cunt, spawning forth the snake."

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Their pre-''Satanica'' albums suffer from this big time.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Solid 10 throughout the discography

* RockMeAsmodeus: "Be Without Fear," "Shemhamforash," and "Lucifer" are just three examples. This is a common lyrical trope for Behemoth.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Their pre-''Satanica'' albums suffer from this.

* NewSoundAlbum: Behemoth introduced DeathMetal influences starting with ''Satanica'' and increased them over time to the point where very little BlackMetal sound is present. Starting with ''Zos Kia Cultus'', they had evolved into full-on death metal, though they still kept the black metal outfits, which contrasts with their sound somewhat.

* ''The Satanist'' - 2013 (coming fall)

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Behemoth provides examples of the following tropes

* {{Narm}}: While not universal, some find the facepaint and body amour too over-the-top

* SignatureSong: Pre-''Evangelion'' probably "Conquer All," but post-''Evangelion'' it's "Ov Fire and the Void"
** There's also "Chant for Ezchaton 2000," which they often end their sets with.

* AllDrummersAreAnimals - [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Inferno. Though incredibly fast and precise on the drums, he is one of the most low key members of the group
* AuthorExistenceFailure - [[AvertedTrope Averted]] by Nergal, who was diagnosed with leukemia and was initially told that it was too advanced to fight. He eventually beat the disease. See CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming
* AwesomeMcCoolname - All the members have one for a nickname
* EpicRocking - "The Reign of Shemsu-Hor" and "Lucifer" both clock in at over eight minutes each
* FourTemperamentEnsemble - Nergal is Choleric, Inferno is Melancholic, Orion is Plegmatic, and Seth is Sanguine

* IndecipherableLyrics - Par for the course for [[Music/HeavyMetal extreme metal]]
* MeanCharacterNiceActor - All of the members
* MetalScream - Constantly
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness - Solid 10 throughout the discography
* MoralGuardians - Behemoth have had at least two run-ins with censorship in their home country:
** In 2007 they were accused by the All Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects of promoting satanism and murder. No ban has come from the Polish government...yet
** In 2010 Nergal was charged with denouncing religion for tearing a bible up on stage in mid-set. He was faced two years in prison if convicted; he was ultimately acquitted

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg - Even though Seth is a full member of the band he is sometimes not included in promo photos. He is also occasionally listed separately in the credits from Nergal, Orion and Inferno
* {{Narm}} - While not universal, some find the facepaint and body amour too over-the-top
* NewSoundAlbum - Behemoth introduced DeathMetal influences starting with ''Satanica'' and increased them over time to the point where very little BlackMetal sound is present. Starting with ''Zos Kia Cultus'', they had evolved into full-on death metal, though they still kept the black metal outfits, which contrasts with their sound somewhat.
* RockMeAsmodeus - "Be Without Fear," "Shemhamforash," and "Lucifer" are just three examples. This is a common lyrical trope for Behemoth
* SelfBackingVocalist - On the more recent albums Nergal overdubs his voice with both high and low screams to give a more brutal vocal sound. This has caused some to call TheyChangedItNowItSucks
* ShoutOut - The band's [[AwesomeMcCoolname nicknames]] are all references to mythology or literature. Nergal was an ancient [[MesopotamianMythology Babylonian]] deity, Inferno is a reference to the DivineComedy, Orion is a character in ClassicalMythology, and Seth is [[Literature/TheBible the brother of]] CainAndAbel

* SignatureSong - Pre-''Evangelion'' Probably "Conquer All" but post-''Evangelion'' it's "Ov Fire and the Void"

* VocalDissonance - Believe it or not, [[http://cdn.actionrecon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/akpa_nergal_male.jpeg the skinny guy in this picture is actually Nergal.]]

* AllDrummersAreAnimals - [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Inferno. Though incredibly fast and precise on the drums he is one of the most low key members of the group
* AuthorExistenceFailure - [[AvertedTrope Averted]] by Nergal, who was diagnosed with lukemia and was initially told that it was too advanced to fight. He eventually beat the disease. See CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming

* MoralGuardians - Behemoth have had at least two run ins with censorship in their home country:
** In 2007 they were accused by the All Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects of promoting satanism and murder. No ban has come from the polish government...yet
** In 2010 Nergal was charged with denouncing religion for tearing a bible up on stage in mid-set. While he was faced two years in prison if convicted, he was ultimately acquitted

* AuthorExistenceFailure - [[AvertedTrope Averted]] by Nergal, who was diagnosed with lukemia and was initially told [[ItGotWorse that it was too advanced to fight]]. He eventually beat the disease. See CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming

* NewSoundAlbum - Behemoth introduced DeathMetal influences starting with ''Satanica'' and increased them over time to the point where very little BlackMetal sound is present. Starting with ''Zos Kia Cultus'', they had evolved into full-on death metal.

* NewSoundAlbum - Behemoth introduced DeathMetal influences starting with ''Satanica'' and increased them over time to the point where very little BlackMetal sound is present

Behemoth is a [[BlackMetal Blackened]] [[DeathMetal Death Metal]] band from Poland, and one of the largest extreme metal bands in their country. Formed in 1991, they started as a straight [[BlackMetal black metal]] band, but changed their sound over time to include more and more [[DeathMetal death metal]] elements, while keeping the visual style of a black metal band. Recently vocalist and guitarist [[FaceOfTheBand Nergal]] was [[AuthorExistenceFailure diagnosed with leukemia]], [[AvertedTrope but]] [[AndtheFandomRejoiced managed to survive it]]. \\

* ShoutOut - The band's [[AwesomeMcCoolname nicknames]] are all references to mythology or literature. Nergal was an ancient [[MesopotamianMythology Babylonian]] deity, Inferno is a reference to the DivineComedy, Orion is a character in ClassicalMythology, and Seth is [[TheBible the brother of]] CainAndAbel

* DarthWiki/{{Narm}} - While not universal, some find the facepaint and body amour too over-the-top

* IndecipherableLyrics - Par for the course for [[HeavyMetal extreme metal]]