Behemoth vocalist and guitarist Adam “Nergal” Darski has a protracted, well-documented historical past of provocative conduct, from non secular controversies to infamous public stunts like the YMCA hoax. So when the Polish blackened demise metallic establishment introduced their thirteenth studio album, titled The Shit Ov God, the response was fast (Christians weren’t thrilled either, toilet paper enthusiasts were).
The Shit Ov God is an album title that landed with audiences about as gracefully as a turd falling from the sky. However based on Nergal, the response of goofing on the album title misses the purpose solely. In a latest interview with Heavy, Nergal pushed again towards criticism of the album title, insisting it carries much more which means than folks assume at first look.
“Some folks get it, some folks did not get that. Once I gave our newest file that title, they have been, like, ‘Uh, Nergal, you are able to do higher than this.’ No, I am unable to do higher. That is the perfect I may give you,” he mentioned.
Nergal emphasised that The Shit Ov God just isn’t an inexpensive shock tactic or “primitive slogan,” however an idea that calls for effort from listeners: “Simply get the file, learn the lyrics. It is not a silly title. And it is smart. You simply must make an effort as a fan to digest that, to course of that and ultimately perceive that.”
He continued, noting that the album itself is simply as difficult as its title: “It is not some Satanic chitchats. There’s by no means been. It is a very difficult, very demanding album… and it is extra philosophical than you assume it’s.”
To be honest, The Shit Ov God could certainly carry deeper which means — however when an album title sounds absurd on its face, it is inevitable that many listeners will cease on the floor degree and crack jokes reasonably than dig deeper. Nergal defined that the album title was a deliberate reset following Behemoth’s earlier, extra historically “severe” titles.
“With [The Shit Ov God] album title, I sort of zeroed myself… I stole Opvs Contra Natvram from Jung, I Liked You At Your Darkest from the Bible, and folks have been nonetheless bitching about it.”
He identified that making an attempt to outdo iconic titles like The Satanist, Evangelion, or The Apostasy is a dropping battle: “In the event you analyze Behemoth‘s album titles — The Satanist, then I Liked You At Your Darkest — one thing utterly totally different, the dynamics. It goes some other place. After which the Latin title that I stole from Jung, Opvs Contra Natvram.
“After which The Shit Ov God. It is, like, you may have 4 album titles which can be utterly totally different. And that is what makes it cool, at the least for me. Each one [of them] is totally different, and I am not doing these to make you want them. I am doing these to fucking confuse you. That’s my foremost aim — to confuse the fuck out of individuals. And I succeeded.”
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