Last week saw Polish Satanic black metallers Behemoth take their cover of Venom‘s “In League With Satan” to the stage, complete with a guest appearance from Shagrath. The latter of course fronts Norwegian symphonic death metal band Dimmu Borgir.
Those two parties previously hit the studio to cover that 1981 track as part of Behemoth‘s newly released effort, “I, Scvlptor“, which Behemoth issued this past September. At the time of putting out that cover, Behemoth vocalist/guitarist Nergal shared:
“When we were looking for a name for our tour with Dimmu Borgir, I thought it would be great to use a timeless slogan and basically quote the gods of satanic rock’n’roll – Venom and “In League with Satan” perfectly fit my vision. I honestly don’t remember what came first – the idea for the tour name or the idea of recording the song itself. What matters is that we recorded it on seven-string guitars with Shagrath from Dimmu as a guest vocalist. The song gained a massive weight and a completely new dimension. We’re planning to play it live and I think our version turned into something truly powerful.”
Of course, this cover has also now taken on a more emotional meaning, given that Venom vocalist/bassist Conrad “Cronos” Lant passed way less than two weeks ago. This initial live debut of that collab took place during Behemoth‘s October 09th set at Halle 622 in Zurich, SWI. The concert launched Behemoth and Dimmu Borgir‘s ongoing co-headlining ‘In League With Satan‘ European/UK tour. Further dates for that run include:
10/13 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
10/14 Munich, GER – Zenith
10/16 Paris, FRA – Zenith
10/17 London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
10/18 Den Bosch, NET – Mainstage
10/20 Cologne, GER – Palladium
10/22 Hamburg, GER – Inselpark Arena
10/23 Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
10/24 Brno, CZE – Hala Vodova
10/27 Helsinki, FIN – Ice Hall
10/29 Stockholm, FIN – B-K
10/30 Copenhagen, DEN – K.B. Hallen
