Behemoth Release Beautifully Haunting (and NSFW) Video For “Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel”

There have been teasers and clips of Behemoth’s new single, “Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel,” floating around online for weeks. The crushing snippets let us know the band was going to deliver some of their heaviest material to date, and this morning they made good on that promise by delivering the song with an accompanying video that is going to stay with you for days.

“Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel” is as epic as one can imagine a song by a band called Behemoth with a title like that could possibly be. The guitars drone on, the drums pulsate with sinister intention, and the vocals of Nergal still make you want to curl up in a ball and cry until your mother comes to take you home. Nothing too new, but exciting nonetheless.

The video for the single is another story altogether. Set against harsh black and white sequences, the clip features wolves, topless women, demonic figures, ritual sacrifices, blood, violence, thorns, and a pretty much every item connected with ‘satanic’ metal one can imagine in between. It sounds predictable to an extent, and while I cannot argue that it necessarily reinvents the wheel, the imagery featured is downright gorgeous. You can view the clip below.

Speaking on their latest effort, Nergal offered:

“Yes, we took all the time in the world to complete this project. And we did everything that was humanely possible to accurately express our vision. We crossed the Rubicon. “Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel” is an ecstatic manifest of our unrestrained artistic will, where we dare to reach out beyond the limitations of the heavy metal genre. And it’s only the beginning… Enjoy!”

Behemoth are due to release a new album in 2014. We’ll bring you more information as it becomes available.

This video is NSFW. You’ve been warned.

Behemoth “Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel” from Metal Blade Records on Vimeo.

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One Response to “Behemoth Release Beautifully Haunting (and NSFW) Video For “Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel””

  1. Vic Rattlehead says:

    wow releasing countless trailer for an album, countless trailer for a biography book…. as sellout as metallica