Behemoth’s frontman Adam ‘Nergal’ Darski has released a new Western-inspired single “Under the Spell” from his upcoming solo album New Man, New Songs, Same Shit Vol2. The album is out tomorrow, 19th November via Napalm Records.

The track is part of his solo project ‘Me and That Man’ and features mysterious Mary Goore, known as Ghost’s Tobias Forge. The new song is accompanied by a captivating music video, which you can watch below.

The new track is in contract with a recent dark, soulful rock ballad “Angel of Light”. “‘Angel Of Light’ is a somber guitar-centric track that incorporates harrowing guest vocals from singer Amalie Bruun, who is better known as Myrkur“. 

The “Under the Spell” on the other hand enters heavier horizons with dark guitars and raspy vocals of Mary Goore. That creates “an ambience full of untamed anger with an unmistakable vintage Western touch”. Nergal commented on the new single: “Here we go folks! We’re back again, this time with “Under The Spell” featuring Mary Goore. It’s rockabilly on steroids – I love the song. It’s a part of ME AND THAT MAN that we hadn’t yet explored in this form. For now, enjoy the single, full album will be with you soon!”.

Nergal’s new album influenced by folk/blues/Americana is his third full-length release. The upcoming album is different from the usual Behemoth style, but still from the world of metal. Speaking about the release he said: “There are plenty of guests. The main idea of Me and That Man is all about the collaborations. We have some amazing guys – people from all over the place. Some legendary figures and some individuals who are new to the scene. Heavy metal and beyond heavy metal“.

“Volume 2 consists of several studio sessions. One is the Volume 1 studio session that we used for that album, then we did another studio session that was specifically dedicated for Volume 2, plus there are some outtakes from the first album [Songs of Love and Death] – from years before – that we worked on, and they ended up on the record. So, it’s why this album is very versatile. Maybe more than Volume 1” he continues.

Speaking about the sound difference to Behemoth, Nergal said: “Of course, there are no secrets – with Behemoth, it’s a high-gain band. You’ve got to have this sustain and punch. You can’t do that with the Me and That Man setup. So, it’s basically two opposite worlds – because the music comes from two opposite angles. I mean, you can compare it… But what’s the purpose? It’s not going to work.” “You don’t want to hear any Behemoth song played with my Me and That Man set-up. We could never pull off anything – because it would sound like… someone farted!”

The musician who gets through legal battles in Poland, told recently Telegraph that: “It gets painful, it gets more and more annoying. And trust me, I’m an energetic person, and I’m up for a fight. It just gets to the point where it’s just stupid. Some of the accusations are just dumb, or completely irrational, and you can only laugh about it. It’s like, seriously, you’re gonna use your time and public money — because this is public money — to prove what? It’s aimless. It’s stupid”.

You can pre-order New Man, New Songs, Same Shit Vol.2 here.

Photo credit: Press/Oskar Szramka