Poland's BEHEMOTH have issued the following update from guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski, who was diagnosed with leukemia last August:

"I just came back from the first Behemoth gathering since my imprisonment. We were brainstorming about the future of the band. We wanna make sure our upcoming shows will be our best yet. Live performance must be raised to the next level. Set list will be refreshed pretty much. Some of the songs we have never played live... huh, lotsa work but we are more than ready to bite the bullet! Wait and see and be surprised! More info will follow soon..."

Having recently undergone a successful bone marrow transplant procedure, Nergal announced the band's return to the stage in their homeland in October.

Said Nergal: "I'm proud to announce that we've just nailed this Polish leg of the tour! Fans from abroad, please be patient, Asia, Australia, Europe and US are under working. I'm beyond excited! I wanna see you all out there!"

The dates are as follows:

October

8 - Poznan, Poland - Eskulap
9 - Gdansk, Poland - Parlament
14 - Krakow, Poland - Studio
15 - Katowice, Poland - Mega Club
16 - Wroclaw, Poland - Eter
21 - Warszawa, Poland - Stodola

Behemoth have set Abyssus Abyssum Invocat as the title to the band's expanded repackaging of their early 2000's EPs Conjuration and Slaves Shall Serve.

Set for release in North America on June 7th, Abyssus Abyssum Invocat features both EPs re-mastered and includes bonus tracks, new artwork, and new liner notes from Behemoth frontman Nergal.

"There's been a demand for our long-time sold out EP's… Conjuration and Slaves Shall Serve represents more experimental side of Behemoth's nature," Nergal remarked recently. "Apart from live versions and studio songs from Demigod and Zos Kia Cultus era, you can find us challenging ourselves with covers of such acts like NINE INCH NAILS, NEFILIM, and DANZIG among others. Abyssum is a compilation of these two materials with extra packaging, new outstanding cover, rare live pics and unreleased bonus songs. Enjoy!"

Abyssus Abyssum Invocat tracklisting:

Conjuration:

'Conjuration Ov Sleep Daemons'

'Wish'

'Welcome To Hell'

'Christians To The Lions' (live)

'Decade Ov Therion' (live)

'From The Pagan Vastlands' (live)

'Antichristian Pheomenon' (live)

'Lam' (live)

'Satan's Sword (I Have Become)' (live)

'Chant For Ezkaton 2000' (live)

Slaves Shall Serve:

'Slaves Shall Serve'

'Entering The Pylon Ov Light'

'Penetration'

'Until You Call On The Dark'

'Demigod' (live)

'Slaves Shall Serve' (live)

'Lam' (live)

'As Above So Below' (live)

An update states: "We are happy to announce the availability of the newest Behemoth release - Abyssus Abyssum Invocat - in pre-order in the Official Behemoth Webstore. We are sending this item after it's premiere (you will find the most up-to-date shipping date on the product page, currently it is June 6th but it may slightly change). The quantity of items in our store is limited!"