Behemoth at Buffalo RiverWorks on May 4 is extreme metal at its most ambitious — a band that treats a concert as a ritual, a theatrical production, and an assault on the senses all at once. Nergal and company have been the standard-bearers for Polish blackened death metal for three decades, and their live show combines the sonic brutality with a visual presentation that elevates the genre beyond mere volume into genuine art.
RiverWorks in Western New York has the industrial atmosphere and the capacity for a Behemoth production. The venue’s cavernous space suits the band’s staging, and the Buffalo metal community will turn out for this one with the intensity the show demands.
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