© Sarah Maiden
Death metal isn’t particularly easy listening, and Polish death metal even less so, but one thing I’ve learned from hanging around with metal musicians over the years is that they’re a very relaxed bunch. Behemoth, whose name – whatever your headbanger friends may tell you – is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable, are a friendly set of coves who have spent the last few years annoying their home country’s establishment and playing fiendish music, not least with their new album Opvs Contra Natvram.