Behemoth announce new EP ‘The Forest’

May 14, 2020 James Weaver

BEHEMOTH have announced a new EP!

Titled The Forest, the upcoming EP from the Polish blackened death metal titans follows on from 2018’s I Loved You At Your Darkest and is scheduled to be released at the end of this month, worldwide through New Aeon Musick, via The Orchard.

The four-track collection’s features two covers of THE CURE‘s The Forest and two brand new BEHEMOTH tracks; Shadows Ov Ea Cast Upon Golgotha and Evoe. Alongside the announcement of the new EP, the band have released the title track from the upcoming EP; their take on the aforementioned The Forest by THE CURE. The new cover features guest vocals from SHINING’s Niklas Kvarforth.

Speaking about the new cover and the upcoming EP, Nergal says, “covering music outside of metal is a challenge – covering legendary music is an even greater challenge…that is what drove us throughout this process. A lot of bands try it and a lot of bands fail; subjectively, I love the outcome and it ranks amongst my favourite BEHEMOTH covers alongside KILLING JOKE’s Total Invasion and SIEKIERA’s Ludzie Wschodu. For the second time in 2020, I’ve recruited Niklas Kvarforth from SHINING. Niklas’ psychotic appearance, attitude and vibe was a key element to our representation of the music and the only man who could give the performance the same depth as the original.

On top of this, the A Forest EP contains two brand-new BEHEMOTH songs, Shadows Ov Ea Cast Upon Golgotha and Evoe. The tracks act as a continuation on from [current album] I Loved You At Your Darkest – no more, no less. We hope this brings some respite for anyone struggling during these strange times on our planet! Stay safe, stay positive, Hail Satan!”

Watch the official music video for A Forest here: