Two metal bands with distinctively different styles both debuted impressively on the Billboard 200 album chart with their latest albums. Within Temptation‘s 'Hydra' lands at No. 16, while Behemoth's 'The Satanist' takes the No. 34 slot.
The Metal Alliance tour is quickly becoming one of the most essential metal experiences in North America. Last year, the tour was heavy on thrash, but in 2014, the theme is black metal. Behemoth have just been announced as the tour's headlining act with Goatwhore, 1349, Inquisition and Black Crown Initiate supporting.
Behemoth frontman Adam ‘Nergal’ Darski has announced that he will be releasing the story of his life in print form. Nergal is currently putting the finishing touches to the autobiography, which will feature over 20 years worth of text about Behemoth as well as the frontman’s victorious battle against leukemia.