Opvs Contra Natvram

Opvs Contra Natvram (or Work Against Nature) is the twelfth studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth, released on 16 September 2022 through Nuclear Blast.^[5]

Opvs Contra Natvram
Studio album by Behemoth
Released	16 September 2022
Genre	Blackened death metal
Length	43:10
Language	English Latin Greek German
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Behemoth
Behemoth chronology
In Absentia Dei (2021) Opvs Contra Natvram (2022) The Shit Ov God (2025)
Behemoth studio album chronology
I Loved You at Your Darkest (2018) Opvs Contra Natvram (2022) The Shit Ov God (2025)
Singles from Opvs Contra Natvram
"Ov My Herculean Exile" Released: 11 May 2022[1] "Off to War!" Released: 15 June 2022[2] "The Deathless Sun" Released: 27 July 2022[3] "Thy Becoming Eternal" Released: 17 August 2022[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Angry Metal Guy	3.0/5.0[6]
Blabbermouth.net	8.5/10[7]
Metal Injection	7.5/10[8]
Wall of Sound	9/10[9]

Upon release, Opvs Contra Natvram was met with universal acclaim from music critics like its predecessors, The Satanist and I Loved You at Your Darkest. A 9/10 was given to the album from Wall of Sound, saying "What we can say without a shred of doubt is that Opvs Contra Natvram stands firmly amongst the year's best music releases."^[9]

Track listing

All music composed by Nergal, except where noted. ^[10]

Opvs Contra Natvram track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Post-God Nirvana"	Nergal Tomasz Wroblewski	3:11
2.	"Malaria Vvlgata"		2:18
3.	"The Deathless Sun"		4:40
4.	"Ov My Herculean Exile"	Nergal Tomasz Wroblewski	4:43
5.	"Neo-Spartacvs"		4:18
6.	"Disinheritance"		4:22
7.	"Off to War!"		4:47
8.	"Once Upon a Pale Horse"		4:16
9.	"Thy Becoming Eternal"	Nergal Tomasz Wroblewski	4:09
10.	"Versvs Christvs"		6:32
Total length:			43:07

Personnel

Behemoth

• Adam "Nergal" Darski – lead guitar, vocals, lyrics
• Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski – bass
• Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński – drums
• Patryk Dominik "Seth" Sztyber – rhythm guitar

Additional personnel

• Daniel Bergstrand – production, editing
• Sebastian Has – engineering, management
• Filip Hałucha and Haldor Grunberg – engineering
• Joe Barresi – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Jun Murakawa – musical assistance