r/Behemothband • u/Exciting-Yesterday69 • 8d ago

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I am new to the band and recently listened to the song God = Dog, which i loved btw. i wanted to know if the first verse was intentionally referring to "Shiva", the Hindu God.

There's a serpent coiling around my neck

The adoring crescent moon in blazing night

The holy river Ganga flowing through my matted hair

In the ancient times before I learned ov who I am.

Because Shiva is known to have a snake around his neck, it's said that he has a crescent moon on his head, and that ganges originated from his hair. Has the band ever talked about this?

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u/Eaterofjazzguitars 8d ago

The band literally has a song called "Ceremony of Shiva" so probably.

They make a lot of references to all religion and Shiva is seen as a Satanic deity as well as a Hindu god

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u/ahoserehh 8d ago

Is a god, to live in a dog? No idea man, but cool song.

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u/Dry-Association-244 8d ago

I fucking love the way Nergal growls out the word neck. There's a serpent coiling round my NNNEECKAGHHHHH. Great song from an underrated album