BEHEMOTH drummer INFERNO to sit out summer 2024 European tour due to “health issues”; JON RICE steps in again
10-07-2024
Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH have tapped UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS drummer Jon Rice for their summer 2024 European tour. Rice is temporarily filling in for longtime BEHEMOTH drummer Inferno (real name: Zbigniew Robert Promiński), who is unable to make the shows “due to health issues”.
On Tuesday (July 9), BEHEMOTH frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski shared video of one of the band’s production rehearsals, and he included the following message: “With the deepest regret in our hearts I must inform you that due to health issues Inferno was forced to stay home and take care of his well being and we are enforced by @jon.charn.rice on drums! Please wish Godspeed recovery to Inferno and cross fingers for Jon to outdo himself and make us sound as powerful as possible!”
Rice previously subbed for Inferno during BEHEMOTH‘s 2022 South American tour with ARCH ENEMY, 2017 North American tour with SLAYER and select 2019 headlining dates in Israel and Turkey.
Rice joined UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS in 2017 and appeared on the band’s 2018 “Wasteland” and 2024’s “Nell’ Ora Blu” studio albums. He has also performed with THE RED CHORD and UMBRA VITAE.
BEHEMOTH have announced the “O Father, O Satan, O Svmmer” 2024 European tour earlier this year. The trek is described in a press release as “a monstrous voyage through the continent to perform upon huge outdoor festival stages and selected club shows, accompanied by a wickedly curated lineup of bands. Truly a spectacle not to be missed!”
The tour will feature special guests TESTAMENT, GAEREA, PESTILENCE, UADA, IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT and UNTO OTHERS on select dates and promises to be a treat for European fans of extreme metal.
BEHEMOTH frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski shared his thoughts on the upcoming tour, stating: “Wow! What a summer we have planned! We cannot wait to get back out into Europe and celebrate our 33 years of BEHEMOTH. There will be surprises and spoils galore!”
Tour dates:
Jul. 11 – DE Neukirchen-Vluyn – Dong Open Air
Jul. 13 – AT Leoben – Area 53 Festival
Jul. 15 – SE Malmö – Slagthuset*
Jul. 16 – SE Uppsala – Parksnäckan*
Jul. 18 – FI Laukaa – John Smith Rock Festival
Jul. 19 – ET Tallinn, Noblessner Foundry*
Jul. 21 – PL Warsaw – Progresja Summer Stage°
Jul. 23 – SK Kosice – Kulturpark°
Jul. 25 – SI Tolmin – Tolminator Festival
Jul. 27 – BG Sofia – Arena Sofia^
Jul. 28 – GR Athens – Release Festival*
Jul. 30 – RO Rasnov – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
Aug. 01 – NO Bergen – Beyond The Gates
Aug. 03 – DE Wacken – Wacken Open Air
Aug. 04 – FR Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans – Sylak Open Air
Aug. 07 – ES Villena – Leyendas Del Rock
Aug. 09 – DE Schlotheim – Party San Open Air
Aug. 10 – CZ Jaromer – Brutal Assault
Aug. 11 – DE Heidelberg – Halle 2 (w/UADA, IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT)
Aug. 13 – IT Fontaneta D’Agogna – Phenomen (w/UNTO OTHERS, IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT)
Aug. 15 – DE Dinkelsbühl – Summer Breeze
Aug. 16 – CH Vallamand – Rock The Lakes
Aug. 17 – DE Sulingen – Reload Festival
* With TESTAMENT
° With TESTAMENT and GAEREA
^ With TESTAMENT and PESTILENCE
BEHEMOTH‘s 12th studio album, “Opvs Contra Natvram”, was released in September 2022. The LP was previously described in a press release as “a stark reminder of the rebellion, individuality, and unflinching self-expression that BEHEMOTH‘s phenomenal work imbues, shaped by a literary worldview.”
“Opvs Contra Natvram” features twin cover art available in both black and white and was released in an array of physical formats designed by Bartek Rogalewicz (Lodge.Black).
Watch “Once Upon A Pale Horse” below.
“Once Upon A Pale Horse” is taken from BEHEMOTH‘s 12th studio album, “Opvs Contra Natvram”, which was released last year. The LP was previously described in a press release as “a stark reminder of the rebellion, individuality, and unflinching self-expression that BEHEMOTH‘s phenomenal work imbues, shaped by a literary worldview.”
“Opvs Contra Natvram” features twin cover art available in both black and white and was released in an array of physical formats designed by Bartek Rogalewicz (Lodge.Black).
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