On Monday, February 16th, BEHEMOTH entered Radio Gdansk studio in Poland to begin work on the follow-up to their highly acclaimed 2007 release The Apostasy.

Daniel Bergstrand from Dug Out (MESHUGGAH, IN FLAMES, DARK FUNERAL) has joined the band in the studio to produce drums on the record.

Commented Daniel Bergstrand: “The drums from beyond hell are miked up and ready to get whipped. I’m super happy with what we got so far... a lethal Polish bulldozer! I’m sure you guys will dig it! The drums are going to be tracked here in Radio Gdansk during next two weeks and after that I will start mixing them and get them ready for the final mix that will happen somewhere around May. We used 22 channels for the drums, it sounds very organic and natural and at the same time, VERY much in your face with a lot of attack. The room in this studio is amazing so the 2 ambience microphones that we've got are playing a big roll in the over all sound. Prepared to get blown away by the final result!!! Cheers!”

More photos from the studio can be found here.

Behemoth will interrupt studio work to play one exclusive show in Belgium, at Maximum HXC Metalfest on March 7th.

As previously reported, Behemoth are officially confirmed for the USA Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour, which is scheduled to kick off July 10th in Sacramento, CA. Acts on the bill include: Hot Topic Stage - WHITECHAPEL, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, JOB FOR A COWBOY, BEHEMOTH and CANNIBAL CORPSE; Jägermeister Stage - GOD FORBID, ALL THAT REMAINS and TRIVIUM; Main Stage - BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, SLAYER and MARILYN MANSON.

Behemoth will also play with Slayer on their 3-week pre-Mayhem Festival tour. That tour will include a dates in "B-markets" - smaller cities which the Mayhem Festival will not reach. We will update you with the dates and more information real soon.

The band's new album is tentatively expected sometime in the fall via Metal Blade (US), Nuclear Blast (Europe).

The band recently posted the first of a series of episodes documenting the new album. Check it out below...