{"id":64075,"date":"2026-04-09T17:46:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=64075"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:46:57","slug":"behemoth-rinde-tributo-a-bathory-con-the-return-of-darkness-and-evil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/behemoth-rinde-tributo-a-bathory-con-the-return-of-darkness-and-evil\/","title":{"rendered":"BEHEMOTH release Bathory cover \u201cThe Return of Darkness and Evil\u201d as Mystic Festival 2026 anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Polish extreme metal band Behemoth have released a new cover of \u201cThe Return of Darkness and Evil,\u201d originally written by Bathory, as a tribute to one of the most influential acts in the history of extreme metal. The track, released on April 8, 2026, also serves as the official anthem for Mystic Festival, taking place June 3\u20136 in Gdansk, Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally featured on Bathory\u2019s 1985 album, the song is widely recognized as a foundational piece in early black metal. According to Adam \u201cNergal\u201d Darski, the track captures the atmosphere that defines the festival, aligning its identity with a darker and more ritualistic aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">This marks Behemoth\u2019s first major release since their 2025 album The Shit ov God. With this cover, the band revisits a key moment in the genre\u2019s evolution while reaffirming their connection to its European roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behemoth are also preparing for an active touring schedule. They are set to headline the final day of Mystic Festival on June 6, sharing the lineup with Megadeth, Anthrax, Black Label Society, Down, Mastodon and Ice Nine Kills, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the band will launch a North American tour starting April 14, 2026, alongside Deicide, Rotting Christ and Immolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"BEHEMOTH - The Return Of Darkness And Evil (Mystic Festival Anthem 2026)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7SWR9wmrZ8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"BEHEMOTH - The Return Of Darkness And Evil (Mystic Festival Anthem 2026)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7SWR9wmrZ8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La banda polaca Behemoth ha presentado una nueva versi\u00f3n de \u201cThe Return of Darkness and Evil\u201d, tema originalmente compuesto por Bathory, como parte de un homenaje directo a una de las influencias m\u00e1s determinantes del metal extremo. El lanzamiento, publicado el 8 de abril de 2026, funciona adem\u00e1s como himno oficial del Mystic Festival, que se celebrar\u00e1 del 3 al 6 de junio en Gdansk, Polonia. La elecci\u00f3n del tema no es casual. La canci\u00f3n forma parte del segundo \u00e1lbum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1207,2707,260],"tags":[7517,7520,7525,337,7518,7521,7522,7526,6511,7524,7523,7519],"class_list":["post-64075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-metal","category-featured","category-new","tag-bathory","tag-bathory-cover","tag-bathory-influencia","tag-behemoth","tag-behemoth-2026","tag-behemoth-tour-2026","tag-black-metal-historia","tag-metal-extremo-europa","tag-metal-news","tag-mystic-festival-lineup","tag-nuevos-lanzamientos-metal","tag-the-return-of-darkness-and-evil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64075"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64077,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64075\/revisions\/64077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}