I Loved You at Your Darkest

Not to be confused with Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest.

I Loved You at Your Darkest
Studio album by Behemoth
Released	5 October 2018
Genre	Blackened death metal
Length	46:32
Label	Nuclear Blast Metal Blade Mystic JVC Kenwood Victor EVP
Producer	Behemoth Daniel Bergstrand Grupa 13 Sławomir Wiesławski Wojciech Wiesławski
Behemoth chronology
Messe Noire (2018) I Loved You at Your Darkest (2018) O Pentagram Ignis (2019)
Behemoth studio album chronology
The Satanist (2014) I Loved You at Your Darkest (2018) Opvs Contra Natvram (2022)
Singles from I Loved You at Your Darkest
"God = Dog" Released: 2 August 2018[1] "Wolves ov Siberia" Released: 6 September 2018[2] "Bartzabel" Released: 1 October 2018[3]

I Loved You at Your Darkest is the eleventh studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth, released on 5 October 2018.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	88/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	A[5]
Exclaim!	7/10[6]
The Guardian	[7]
Metal Injection	7/10[8]
Metal Hammer	[9]
Noizr Zine	7/10[10]

Like its predecessor, The Satanist, I Loved You at Your Darkest was met with universal acclaim from music critics.[4] Wall of Sound gave the album a perfect 10/10 review and said: "They have taken their sound, their style and their dynamic, as well as the best of their influences and put forth something that is beyond otherworldly."[11] The album was also nominated for 'Best Album' at the 2019 Kerrang! Awards. Despite official praise, it received criticism from many unofficial sources, such as The Metal Archives where, as of 19-10-23, it has an average rating of 53%[12] making it the worst rated major Behemoth album in the archives.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nergal, except where noted

I Loved You at Your Darkest track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Solve"		2:04
2.	"Wolves ov Siberia"		2:54
3.	"God = Dog"		3:58
4.	"Ecclesia Diabolica Catholica"		4:49
5.	"Bartzabel"	Aleister Crowley Krzysztof Azarewicz	5:01
6.	"If Crucifixion Was Not Enough..."		3:16
7.	"Angelvs XIII"		3:41
8.	"Sabbath Mater"		4:56
9.	"Havohej Pantocrator"		6:04
10.	"Rom 5:8"		4:22
11.	"We Are the Next 1000 Years"		3:23
12.	"Coagvla" (instrumental)		2:04
Total length:			46:32

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"O Pentagram Ignis"	4:49

Personnel

Behemoth

• Nergal – lead guitar, lead vocals
• Orion – bass, backing vocals
• Inferno – drums

Technical staff

• Haldor Grunberg – engineer
• Ignacy Gruszecki – engineer
• Heinrich (Filip Hałucha) – engineer
• Dariusz Budkiewicz – engineer
• Sebastian Has – engineer
• Tomasz Budkiewicz – engineer
• Bartosz Rogalewicz – design (sigil), drawings and layout
• Denis Forkas Kostromitin – calligraphy
• Jan Stokłosa – orchestral arrangements
• Matt Hyde – mixing
• Nicola Samori – cover art
• Tom Baker – mastering

Guests

• Seth – rhythm guitar
• Dziablas (Jan Galbas) – backing vocals
• Filip Wozniakowski – oboe
• Krzysztof Lenczowski – cello
• Maciej Chyży – bass trombone
• Michał Łapaj – hammond organ
• Michał Sobuś – double bass
• Seweryn Zaplatynski – flute
• Siegmar (Krzysztof Oloś) – samples
• Sylwia Mróz – viola
• Waldemar Zarow – clarinet
• Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – percussion
• Gabriel Czopka – horn
• Igor Szeligowski – horn
• Marek Michalec – horn
• Anna Szalińska – piccolo
• Paulina Mastyło-Falkiewicz – piccolo
• Karol Gadja] – trombone
• Piotr Tchórzewski – trombone
• Ostap Popowicz – trumpet
• Paweł Wróblewski – trumpet

Charts

Chart performance for I Loved You at Your Darkest

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13]	34
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14]	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16]	69
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17]	78
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[18]	46
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19]	7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20]	7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21]	73
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[22]	4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23]	24
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24]	66
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25]	19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]	17
UK Albums (OCC)[27]	42
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[28]	2
US Billboard 200[29]	85
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[30]	15

References

1. Michael Christopher (2 August 2018). "Behemoth Reveal Crushing Track 'God = Dog' + New Album Release Details". Loudwire. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
2. Jom Wiederhorn (September 6, 2018). "Behemoth Unleash The 'Wolves Ov Siberia' In New Video". Loudwire. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
3. Kesley Chapstick (October 1, 2018). "Watch Behemoth Unleash Ritualistic Horror In New NSFW "Bartzabel" Video". Revolver. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
4. "I Loved You at Your Darkest by Behemoth Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
5. Robert Ham (October 4, 2018). "Behemoth Deliver Glorious Blasphemy on I Loved You At Your Darkest". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
6. Max Morin (October 3, 2018). "Behemoth "I Loved You At Your Darkest" Review - Exclaim.ca". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
7. Simpson, Dave (October 5, 2018). "Behemoth: I Loved You at Your Darkest review – Wagnerian satanic metal". The Guardian.
8. "Album Review: BEHEMOTH I Loved You At Your Darkest". Metal Injection. October 4, 2018.
9. "Behemoth – I Loved You At Your Darkest album review". Metal Hammer. 5 October 2018.
10. Dan Thaumitan (October 10, 2018). "I enjoyed you at your lightest. Review of Behemoth's "I Loved You At Your Darkest" - Noizr.com". Noizr Zine. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
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