Behemoth Returns to Hollywood for a Spring Tour Not for the Faint of Heart
Polish blackened death metal band Behemoth, whom I have seen three times in 2006 as a part of the "Sounds of the Underground Tour" then again in 2010 at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, and most recent on their 2026 touring cycle entitled the "Godless IV" 2026 North American tour with openers Deicide, Rotting Christ and Immolation. This trek would run in the springtime concluding on May 21st 2026 at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
Upon arriving at the venue, a little after 6PM, grabbing some merchandise then catching the last bits of the opening bands set Immolation, they brought quite the intensity. The bands set was so loud you could hear it not just inside the theater itself, but within the entry way of the lobby area where the bar and merch booths stood, even within the bathrooms, that's how powerful they presented themselves. There death metal styling was something else, and surely an act not to miss if you have not seen them prior.
IMMOLATION:
Following them would be Rotting Christ a melodic black metal, extreme metal band with some slight gothic metal elements that caused their performance be quite entertaining. A lot of their band members goofing off, when performing, nodding their heads in headbanging, or bending around this way or that way, it made it funny. Their performance was more mellow and slow driven, but they did have some fast-paced songs as well. It was a bit of this and that for the most part, that created something unique and still fun.
ROTTING CHRIST:
Next up would-be death metal legends Deicide, who have been around for close to 40 years, having seen them a few times back in 2011 at the Key Club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California and then again at the 1720 warehouse venue in 2019, then again tonight being the third time. This performance was no different, they still got that energy, just as they have always had within them. The crowd was hyped up and energy flowing ever so fluidly they kept the mosh pit constant, with the band never missing a beat, playing extensively throughout their set from start to finish. Truly a classic death metal act that is legendary for a reason.
DEICIDE:
Wrapping up the evening would be Behemoth, having seen them previously, but being sometime since this performance brought the light show with strobes, lighting effects, and costume changes briefly throughout. The band was as the opener's had been quite intense, even having the frontman Nergal, whom had cancer and lived it! His singing tactics were brutal, with some blood splat to the audience. It was very "metal" if you will, making the whole performance flawless. They had a set list that was lengthy, at one point the audience thought it was over with, as they had done a minor finale, but they kept going after a brief break. Finishing up with the encore though, it made it worth wild, the entirety of it all, being very rememberable.
BEHEMOTH:
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