Behemoth & Dimmu Borgir in London

Behemoth are a Polish extreme-metal band formed in Gdańsk in 1991 by vocalist and guitarist Adam “Nergal” Darski. Their early records were rooted in black metal, while Satanica and Demigod established the blackened death metal sound associated with the band. Later releases include Evangelion and The Satanist, and key songs include “Conquer All,” “Ov Fire and the Void” and “Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel.” Behemoth joined Ozzfest in 2007 and played the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival in 2009. More than a decade later, they co-headlined The European Siege with Arch Enemy in 2022, supported by Carcass and Unto Others. Behemoth have performed repeatedly at Wacken Open Air in Germany and Hellfest in France. In England, they have headlined Bloodstock Open Air.

Dimmu Borgir are a Norwegian band formed in Oslo in 1993. They play symphonic black metal, combining distorted guitars and harsh vocals with prominent keyboard and orchestral arrangements. Albums including Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia and Death Cult Armageddon established songs such as “Mourning Palace” and “Progenies of the Great Apocalypse” in their repertoire. Dimmu Borgir joined Ozzfest in 2004 and later mounted The Invaluable Darkness Tour after the release of In Sorte Diaboli. At Oslo Spektrum in 2011, they performed with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the Schola Cantorum choir. The following year, they presented another orchestral concert with the Czech National Symphonic Orchestra at Wacken Open Air.