Behemoth Added To Ozzfest 2007

Polish extreme metal titans Behemoth are proud to announce their addition to the Ozzfest 2007 lineup having landed the direct support, non-rotating slot right before second stage headliners Hatebreed. This is the first time a Polish act has ever participated in Ozzfest.

Nergal (vocals, guitars) states, “I couldn’t be more proud about the fact that Behemoth will be joining this year’s Ozzfest! I’m speechless and beyond excited. No doubt it’s going to be the brightest point of our career thus far, and I hope that this will help to spread dangerous and extreme music among the masses.

“It’s an honor to team up with our longtime brothers in Nile and to share the stage with Lamb of God and Hatebreed, not to mention the legend himself! With such a bill, you can expect nothing but pure metal carnage! What makes me even more excited is the little fact that we will be releasing our new album during the tour. So expect songs from The Apostasy, as well as some older shit. We’ll definitely make sure the set is going to be brutal as fuck. You’ve been warned!”

Behemoth built their career upon their unrelenting touring schedule, performing over 325 shows worldwide for the Demigod album campaign. With Ozzfest, the group kicks off the worldwide touring cycle in support of their highly anticipated new album, The Apostasy, which is set for a July release.

The group’s most ambitious and epic offering yet, The Apostasy, was recorded in the band's hometown of Gdansk with Nergal and longtime sound engineer Malta in the producers' chairs. The effort is currently being mixed with the acclaimed Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah, SYL) at Dugout Studios in Sweden and will be mastered by Bjorn Engelmann (Rammstein).

Behemoth became one of the most talked-about acts within the scene due to their vicious and unrelenting live performances on last year's Sounds Of The Underground tour, which garnered them legions of devoted new fans. After a slew of major U.S. tours with the likes of such acts as Danzig, Morbid Angel, Chimaira and Black Dahlia Murder, the group more than solidified themselves as one of the genre's most exciting new artists.

While most bands struggle to evolve and stay vital within the extreme music genre, Behemoth manages to do so effortlessly. The Apostasy is destined to continue the legacy.

Comments

[nirvana4lf]

YES YES YES YES YES YES!

[death delerium]

got damnit why cant ozzfest come to canada this year!! Behemoth, Lamb Of God and Nile...Bloody hell..

[The Novice]

Damn, Ozzfest is really starting to shape up!

[Wastedump]

more shit added to ozzfest. its not shaping up at all its getting shittier by the band

[FuneralOrgies]

Hell yea! F'ing awesome! Now Im going for sure...Just need a ride now

[Mask_Of_Sanity]

Holy shit!!!!
I recall actually saying Behemoth would be an amazing addition a few days ago.
There is a supreme being! Booyakasha!
-anDy

[anti-christian]

behemoth kicks ass and im going to ozzfest this year so i cant wait to see them!!

[Mask_Of_Sanity]

I swear to God this better ****ing come to Toronto, too. I don't see a date yet. The one year...
-anDy

[Embodiment]

I demand western Canada shows!

[Embodiment]

...the group more than solidified themselves as one of the genre's most exciting new artists.

They've been around since '91 hahah, not that new.

[Mask_Of_Sanity]

Embodiment wrote:

...the group more than solidified themselves as one of the genre's most exciting new artists.

They've been around since '91 hahah, not that new.

New to the...somewhat...mainstream, I guess. ESP advertisements consider Children Of Bodom and Arch Enemy new as well. Which definatley is not true either. hah.
Wether they're new or not, they are definatley one of the better bands in the genre. I mean, their albums get better and better. Demigod's so epic.
-anDy

[RandyMoon]

Embodiment wrote:
They've been around since '91 hahah, not that new.

I guess it means they only got exciting recently :/

Checked.

[unknownalone]

yay for death metal!!!!!.....NOT! this line up does suck, except for hatebreed and Lamb of God. american metal baby! not this stupid foreign death metal

[CheifSlapAhoe]

Yay.

Lamb Of God and Behemoth!

[slayer7666]

wow thats ****ing sweet
i gotta go to one of these shows

[GimmeToro]

unknownalone said:
american metal baby! not this stupid foreign death metal

Come off it, Scandinavia and eastern Europe produces some of the best metal there is!

Anyhow, this line up is looking increasingly sweet.

[MetalReigns311]

Well, second stage this year mostly consist of Death/Black Metal. Which is going to make the pits crazier this year. Behemoth puts on a good show, I saw them at Sounds of the Underground and the mosh pit went insane when they played.

[baalzamon999]

unknownalone wrote:

yay for death metal!!!!!.....NOT! this line up does suck, except for hatebreed and Lamb of God. american metal baby! not this stupid foreign death metal

Nile is American. Plus, Europe has produced some of the best music, ever.

[no mercy]

gurrrrr...*death metal growl*....rrrrr.

[FACE_MELTER666]

ozzfest is bringin back the metal we all dearly loved ozzfest for atleast its not that pussy disturbed shit and some of those bands
anyways i will be attending ozzfest so if u hate my comment come kick my ass at the show just be sure to keep it brutal..

[thrashster]

hell yeah, saw behemoth at sounds last august and have been hooked ever since

I'm rather surprised at this lineup...

Checked/deleted

[Scourge441]

I'm definetly going now.

[classicrocker10]

wow i'd kill to go to ozzfest this year. nile and behemoth FOR FREE! that's amazing. ozzfest sure is shaping up, i was really afraid last year that fall out boy and panic at the disco would be on the bill this year.

[culex-knight]

unknownalone wrote:

yay for death metal!!!!!.....NOT! this line up does suck, except for hatebreed and Lamb of God. american metal baby! not this stupid foreign death metal

Lamb of God and Hatebreed are not death metal.

[Tortiss]

unknownalone wrote:

yay for death metal!!!!!.....NOT! this line up does suck, except for hatebreed and Lamb of God. american metal baby! not this stupid foreign death metal

Anyone else laugh there heads off at this?

[cptazad]

@tortiss

i sure as hell did (even tho im a huge lamb of god fan myself) =D

[smithfor ak0]

this better come to canada!!!! the one eyar the ozzfest shapes up to being truly metal, for free.....

[CRYPTICSEIZURE]

YOU KNOW WHAT SUCKS , IS ALL THESE PEOPLE SAYING
FOREIGN METAL SUCKS , LAUGHING AT IT , AND
SAYING THAT ITS NOT SHAPING UP FOR OZZFEST , TRYING
SAYING THAT TO THEIR FACES , THEY COULD CARE LESS
I DON'T EVEN LIKE LAMB OF GOD , BUT I THINK ITS GREAT
THAT THEY DECIDED TO PLAY FOR FREE . THIS GROWING
LINEUP IS MAKING MORE SENSE THAN FAMILY VALUES TOUR .
IT SHOULD BE EVANONSENSE AND KORN OPENING UP FOR
HELLYEAH AND TRIVIUM. PEOPLE WHO DIS FOEIGN METAL ARE
JUST NARROW MINDED !

Checked.

If I was a yank, I reckon i'd actually attend this. The Suck/Rule ratio has shifted somewhat.

[Afi_rocker_91]

never heard of behemoth, but lamb of god would kick butt, i seen them a few weeks ago with trivium/machine head/gojira

[Tiamat]

I'd go just to see behemoth :P

[Afi_rocker_91]

CRYPTICSEIZURE wrote:

YOU KNOW WHAT SUCKS , IS ALL THESE PEOPLE SAYING
FOREIGN METAL SUCKS , LAUGHING AT IT , AND
SAYING THAT ITS NOT SHAPING UP FOR OZZFEST , TRYING
SAYING THAT TO THEIR FACES , THEY COULD CARE LESS
I DON'T EVEN LIKE LAMB OF GOD , BUT I THINK ITS GREAT
THAT THEY DECIDED TO PLAY FOR FREE . THIS GROWING
LINEUP IS MAKING MORE SENSE THAN FAMILY VALUES TOUR .
IT SHOULD BE EVANONSENSE AND KORN OPENING UP FOR
HELLYEAH AND TRIVIUM. PEOPLE WHO DIS FOEIGN METAL ARE
JUST NARROW MINDED !

woah woah woah....yea i agree, but not korn opening for trivium....maybe if it was old korn but the new korn is good but arnt as good as they use to be, trivium pretty much owns anybody anywyas

[megaganj]

oh my god behemoth and nile are playing ozzfest?!? ****, why can't anything good ever come to manitoba? oh, wait...because it's manitoba....

[Salvial]

I neeeed a TORONTO DATE!!!

[Salvial]

unknownalone wrote:

yay for death metal!!!!!.....NOT! this line up does suck, except for hatebreed and Lamb of God. american metal baby! not this stupid foreign death metal

Wow, ignorant much?

[jumpmanhat]

WOWOWOWOW OZZFEST IS GETTING INTO SOME SERIOUS GEAR!
ALL HAIL JACK OSBOURNE!!

[gimme_fuel_89]

Behemoth are one of the most intense live bands in the world.....I'd probably go just for them and Nile.

[Spankey]

unknownalone wrote:

yay for death metal!!!!!.....NOT! this line up does suck, except for hatebreed and Lamb of God. american metal baby! not this stupid foreign death metal

Death metal was created in America with bands like Death, Obituary, Cannibal corpse and Suffocation hailing Florida or New York. Plus Nile is from the states.
Behemoth is pretty good a little too black metal for me, but not bad. I'm totaly fliping out that Nile is playing **** yah one of the first REAL death metal bands to play Ozzfest hell yeah! And of coarse Lamb of God and Ozzy will be amazing. I sure do hope BLS will play.

[deluxity]

it'll be 10 times better if they come to mexico

[vamprocker]

this is awesome behemoth rocks

[twitch1331]

Saw em at sounds in July...Nothing different from most bands in their genre...

[twitch1331]

YOU KNOW WHAT SUCKS , IS ALL THESE PEOPLE SAYING
FOREIGN METAL SUCKS , LAUGHING AT IT , AND
SAYING THAT ITS NOT SHAPING UP FOR OZZFEST , TRYING
SAYING THAT TO THEIR FACES , THEY COULD CARE LESS
I DON'T EVEN LIKE LAMB OF GOD , BUT I THINK ITS GREAT
THAT THEY DECIDED TO PLAY FOR FREE . THIS GROWING
LINEUP IS MAKING MORE SENSE THAN FAMILY VALUES TOUR .
IT SHOULD BE EVANONSENSE AND KORN OPENING UP FOR
HELLYEAH AND TRIVIUM. PEOPLE WHO DIS FOEIGN METAL ARE
JUST NARROW MINDED !

Wow, learn to spell dude, especially if you make a "bold" statement like that in all caps. I think "Evenscience" totally ruined the bill for Famly Values...God I hope the Deftones don't play with em again...Or thats going to be two bands I'm going to have to sit and watch to see some HellYeah.

[Norse_Iron_King]

DAMN!!! Nile, Daath, and now this...
I might just go
Oh and for all you guys dissin foreign metal, where did metal start? Anybody remember that Birmingham, England band "Black Sabbath" or the other one "Judas Priest". MAybe you guy's remember "Iron Maiden"

[Norse_Iron_King]

Metal isn't an American invention, only death metal

Checked

[Soul Vomitor]

Behemoth just about slays any band that has EVER played at Ozzfest.

[2Old2Cold]

Foreign Metal>American "Metal"

One word: Norway

[denied]

^+1

alright, this has finally convinced me that its gonna be good this year...cant wait..

[ProphetikPsycho]

Do these people who are dissing on foreign metal not realize that **COUGH** Black Sabbath is from England? DUN DUN DUN! Sorry I had to blow your minds idiots..but you cannot worship Ozzy and diss foreign metal at the same time..its extremely hypocritical..

[thetoastinator]

Oh man, they better add a DC date!!! Behemoth puts on an amazing show, and I would kill to see them again, and also see Ozzy, BLS, Lamb of God, and Nile. This is the best lineup that Ozzfest has had in a long time. I do wish Bruce Dickinson and Ozzy would sort out their differences, and that Maiden would play too.

[epiphonedemon]

I HAVE BEEN TO OZZFEST.COM EVERYDAY SINCE THE CONCEPTION OF THIS IDEA AND HAVE YET TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET A PASS TO THE SHOW. I DON'T CARE WHAT STATE IT IS IN I'M FREAKIN GOING. WOULD THE REAL FANS OF MUSIC DROP A LINE ON UG AND GIVE ME SOME INFO ON SECURING A PASS. AND ALL THE " I DON'T LIKE THAT BAND" WHINEY ASSES SHUT UP AND STAY HOME.

[Dirtydeeds468]

...YUSSSSS...

*pumps fist*

[murry_harris13]

Dude, Ozzfest 2007 is COMPELTY FREE!!!!and who the **** cares is someone says "forighn metal sucks'? I like forighn metal, and some dickhead on the internet won't stop that, right?

epiphonedemon could you not type in caps in future please, it's a pain to read.

[cpt_pimp]

it's free? why complain? ozzfest ****ing rules, honestly the only bands i'm not down to see is Lordi (gay) and Ozzy.... personal preference though

[outlaw metaler]

Lordi Sucks but behemoth isn't bad crazy polish bastards but they aint bad lordi looks like a bad gwar knock off
LOG rules me and my friends can't wait to see them

[ZepDeadSabbath]

i would love to see behemoth, lamb of god, and hatebreed,(especially cuz it's free) but no ****ig date for buffalo yet?! There is not even a single date for NYS yet! WTF ozzfest???

[Murderface x3]

outlaw metaler wrote:

Lordi Sucks but behemoth isn't bad crazy polish bastards but they aint bad lordi looks like a bad gwar knock off
LOG rules me and my friends can't wait to see them

Whatever, dude. Lordi Rocks tits.

[BlackRevelation]

Yes! It figures, once the money is gone. Out come some of my favorite bands. Hopefully this trend continues...

[EZLN libertad]

YESSSSS!!!!!

first nile
now behemoth


n00bs shall be slain.

[cds+stereo=life]

AAAAHAHHHHHAHHHHH!!!!! No joke, I sprung a stiffy when I read that. I shit you not. And there's a Wisconsin date. Nile, Behemoth, and Hatebreed all on the same bill for nothing but gas money! w00t, I will most definitely give my life in the pit, what a better way to die.

[Night_Lights]

brutal as fvck!!!!!

Checked and De-Spam'd.

[EewokMan33]

i just popped ten boners. ozzfest is actually going to be diesel this year.

[garden of grey]

Looks like Ozzfest might not be a boring mallcore piece of crap this year!


Nile + Behemoth = awesome for free.

De-Spam'd.

I'm tempted to warn for such a silly comment too, but i'll refrain.

[Tedward]

megaganj wrote:

oh my god behemoth and nile are playing ozzfest?!? ****, why can't anything good ever come to manitoba? oh, wait...because it's manitoba....

I agree

This makes me wish i had gone to Sounds of the underground. Oh well. I guess us 'tobans had our chances.

[Your41Plague12]

EZLN libertad wrote:

YESSSSS!!!!!

first nile
now behemoth


n00bs shall be slain.

n00b slaying FTW. Behemoth + Nile + Free = The shit,

[Mask_Of_Sanity]

garden of grey wrote:



Nile + Behemoth = awesome for free.

I know! I wish I had gone to SOTU last year to see Behemoth for 30 dollars. NOW that theyre coming for free, there arent any toronto dates! I'd pay like 50 dollars to see Nile and Behemoth alone, hahaha.

The last mainstage spot? Im going out on a limb and Im guessing Dimmu Borgir, or Amon Amarth.

Checked.