Interview with Orion of Behemoth

this polish band has learned the hard

this polish band has learned the hard way that any press is good press hi I’m

way that any press is good press hi I’m

way that any press is good press hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Orion from behemoth

now throughout the Bands career the

now throughout the Bands career the music has been described as you know

music has been described as you know

music has been described as you know black metal or under extreme metal

black metal or under extreme metal

black metal or under extreme metal titles do you think that describes the

titles do you think that describes the

titles do you think that describes the band well or do you have another way of

band well or do you have another way of

band well or do you have another way of looking at it we’re just an extreme

looking at it we’re just an extreme

looking at it we’re just an extreme metal band people trying to lame-ass

metal band people trying to lame-ass

metal band people trying to lame-ass death metal but then they need all this

death metal but then they need all this

death metal but then they need all this kind of black metal image and they have

kind of black metal image and they have

kind of black metal image and they have problems so in order not to have

problems so in order not to have

problems so in order not to have problems we just say extreme metal

problems we just say extreme metal

problems we just say extreme metal that’s what we can do how would you say

that’s what we can do how would you say

that’s what we can do how would you say the band’s music has evolved over the

the band’s music has evolved over the

the band’s music has evolved over the years it changed a lot you know when

years it changed a lot you know when

years it changed a lot you know when when behemoth started and there go was

when behemoth started and there go was

when behemoth started and there go was 14 or something that was strictly black

14 or something that was strictly black

14 or something that was strictly black mellow music inspired by all this

mellow music inspired by all this

mellow music inspired by all this Norwegian black metal scene back in the

Norwegian black metal scene back in the

Norwegian black metal scene back in the days and then it just evolved somehow

there were some new inspirations new

there were some new inspirations new bands new ideas coming but still the

bands new ideas coming but still the

bands new ideas coming but still the band that has the same spirit they’d had

band that has the same spirit they’d had

band that has the same spirit they’d had at the very beginning

in your native country there have been a

in your native country there have been a lot of issues regarding free speech

lot of issues regarding free speech

lot of issues regarding free speech first of all why don’t you tell us about

first of all why don’t you tell us about

first of all why don’t you tell us about these issues and then tell us why the

these issues and then tell us why the

these issues and then tell us why the bend is going to continue to speak their

bend is going to continue to speak their

bend is going to continue to speak their minds Poland is extremely Catholic there

minds Poland is extremely Catholic there

minds Poland is extremely Catholic there are still some people having some

are still some people having some

are still some people having some problems with us and it’s just sad and

problems with us and it’s just sad and

problems with us and it’s just sad and pathetic that it’s just happening in the

pathetic that it’s just happening in the

pathetic that it’s just happening in the country or we leave there’s a

country or we leave there’s a

country or we leave there’s a organization by the the government by

organization by the the government by

organization by the the government by the authorities trying to ban us to

the authorities trying to ban us to

the authorities trying to ban us to cancel the shows to do whatever they can

cancel the shows to do whatever they can

cancel the shows to do whatever they can they actually cannot do too much just

they actually cannot do too much just

they actually cannot do too much just stupid pathetic it’s happening by bad

stupid pathetic it’s happening by bad

stupid pathetic it’s happening by bad press is oppressed too right there are

press is oppressed too right there are

press is oppressed too right there are so many people talking about us because

so many people talking about us because

so many people talking about us because of this and we’re on the first pages of

of this and we’re on the first pages of

of this and we’re on the first pages of all national newspapers also just let it

all national newspapers also just let it

all national newspapers also just let it happen

happen

happen they don’t do too much harm to us

they don’t do too much harm to us

they don’t do too much harm to us [Music]

[Music]

[Music] do you think the band and its message is

do you think the band and its message is

do you think the band and its message is generally misunderstood I’m sure there’s

generally misunderstood I’m sure there’s

generally misunderstood I’m sure there’s people getting into the point rightly on

people getting into the point rightly on

people getting into the point rightly on the other hand there’s so many people

the other hand there’s so many people

the other hand there’s so many people just just missing the point of it we’re

just just missing the point of it we’re

just just missing the point of it we’re trying to speak about it in the

trying to speak about it in the

trying to speak about it in the interviews on the album’s we’re trying

interviews on the album’s we’re trying

interviews on the album’s we’re trying to explain what we’re actually doing

to explain what we’re actually doing

to explain what we’re actually doing there are always people who are against

there are always people who are against

there are always people who are against something if it’s something extreme

something if it’s something extreme

something if it’s something extreme there’s plenty of people being against

there’s plenty of people being against

there’s plenty of people being against it or missing the point of it or

it or missing the point of it or

it or missing the point of it or fighting with the point of it that’s how

fighting with the point of it that’s how

fighting with the point of it that’s how it is thank you very much thank you