{"id":20779,"date":"2016-04-03T12:34:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T10:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=20779"},"modified":"2016-04-03T12:31:30","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T10:31:30","slug":"behemoth-at-the-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/behemoth-at-the-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Behemoth at the Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sun 27 March 2016<\/div>\n

Polish metal<\/a> legends Behemoth returned to our shores over the Easter weekend<\/a> (in spite of much\u00a0opposition\u00a0from dismayed religious protesters over the last few months) and put on a fantastically theatrical<\/a> and polished show<\/a> at the Assembly.<\/p>\n

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They’ve been playing since ’91 and it shows – they take what they do very seriously and they do it very well, perfectly crafting a set (comprised of latest album\u00a0The Satanist<\/em> played in its entirety as well as some old classics) full of energy and drama, with small skits and gimmicks to punctuate the show. These included pyrotechnics<\/a>, spitting blood (whatever it was I got some on me and it smelled like cherries) and doing unholy interpretations of Christian rituals\u00a0–\u00a0sprinkling communion wafers into the crowd and wafting a Catholic incense burner.<\/p>\n

Not my favourite music to listen to<\/a> but definitely one of my favourite performances to shoot<\/a> – here’s a look at the show.<\/p>\n

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