I Loved You at Your Darkest explained

I Loved You at Your Darkest should not be confused with Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest.

I Loved You at Your Darkest
Type:	studio
Artist:	Behemoth
Cover:	I Loved You at Your Darkest.jpeg
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
Prev Title:	Messe Noire
Prev Year:	2018
Next Title:	O Pentagram Ignis
Next Year:	2019

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

Reception

Like its predecessor, The Satanist, I Loved You at Your Darkest was met with universal acclaim from music critics.^[1] 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."^[2] 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%^[3] making it the worst rated major Behemoth album in the archives.

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

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Peak position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[4]	66

Notes and References

1. Web site: I Loved You at Your Darkest by Behemoth Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic . . October 9, 2018.
2. News: Behemoth – I Loved You At Your Darkest (Album Review). 2018-10-03. Wall of Sound. 2018-10-23.
3. https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Behemoth/I_Loved_You_at_Your_Darkest/727109#album_tabs_reviews
4. Web site: Top 100 Albumes – Semana 43: del 19.10.2018 al 25.10.2018. Productores de Música de España. Spanish. October 31, 2018.