Behemoth played one of the most important roles in establishing the Polish black metal underground, alongside with Graveland and Sacrilegium. Up till a few years ago, the band played rather classical black metal with a heathen lyrical content, but changed it's image to a more 'satanic' one, all due to the frontman, Nergal.
With this, Behemoth is no longer heathen, underground, not even black metal (they play death metal now). By some Behemoth is called, alongside with Nergal, a group of traitors to the scene, and by others as one of the greatest bands in history. Regardless of those divisions, it is a pity that they left the scene.
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