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Nergal

Adam Michał Darski[1] (born 10 June 1977 in Gdynia) also known by his stage name Nergal, is a Polish musician, best known for being the frontman for blackened death metal band Behemoth.

Biography

Adam Darski was born in Gdynia, Poland, raised Catholic, and started playing guitar at the age of 8.[2] He goes by the stage name Nergal (naming himself after a Babylonian deity), and he is the founder, lyricist, main composer, frontman and manager of Behemoth, which he started when he was still a teenager. He also plays lead, rhythm and acoustic guitar. Nergal likes to interact with the crowd during live performances. He is known for his contribution with the following bands: Hermh, Nile, Damnation, Vader, Sweet Noise, Mastiphal, December's Fire, Mess Age, Corruption, Hangover, Ex Deo, The Wolverines and Hefeystos.

Nergal has completed six years of history, including one year of Latin at University of Gdańsk, and is qualified to be a museum curator.[3]

In 2009, ESP guitars released the first Nergal's signature guitar. It is a 7-string guitar with a V-style body, which is called the "Hex-7".[4]

In March 2010, Nergal was held on trial in Poland for publicly denouncing religion by ripping up a Bible on stage in 2007. Nergal made the argument that he has artistic license to enhance his live performances by doing such an action, and suggested that it was not meant to be offensive. He also supported that freedom of speech should come before religion in Poland. He faced up to two years in prison due to the Bible-tearing,[5] but Darski's charges were dropped 28 June 2010.[6]

Personal

Since mid-2009, he has been in a relationship with Dorota Rabczewska, a Polish pop singer popularly known as Doda.[7]

On 8 August 2010, Nergal was rushed to the hematology ward of the Gdansk Medical University Hospital for treatment of a then-undisclosed illness. All Behemoth shows until November, including a Russian and North American tour, have been canceled.[8] As of 24 August 2010, Darski has been diagnosed with leukemia. The illness was thought to have advanced far enough to the point that chemotherapy would be ineffective against it, but such reports have since been proven false.[9] His fiancée has offered to donate her marrow, but it was not a close enough match to his type.[10][11] On 8 November 2010, Ultimate-Guitar.com reported that he has found a genetic bone marrow match and will undergo treatment to receive a bone marrow transplant.[12] Nergal was discharged from the Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne (UCK) hospital in Gdansk on Monday, January 16, 2011, three weeks after undergoing bone marrow transplant surgery. “Adam feels good and is resting comfortably but cannot see any visitors as he can’t risk viral infections,” says his girlfriend, Doda.[13]

Equipment

Discography

With Behemoth

With Voodoo Gods

On compilations

  • Czarne Zastepy tribute to Kat (1996)
  • Originators of Northern Darkness tribute to Mayhem (1999)
  • Tyrants from the Abyss tribute to Morbid Angel (2000)

Guest appearances

  • Mastiphal – Nocturnal Landscape (1994) (drums)
  • Hermh – Crying Crown of Trees (1996) (bass guitar)
  • December's Fire – Vae Victis (1996) (vocals)
  • Damnation – Coronation (1997) (bass guitar)
  • Hefeystos – Psycho Cafe (1998) (vocals)
  • Hangover – Terrorbeer (2002) (vocals)
  • Vader – Revelations (2002) (vocals)[26]
  • Mess Age – Self-Convicted (2002) (vocals)
  • Corruption – Orgasmusica (2003) (vocals)
  • Sweet Noise – Revolta (2003) (vocals)
  • Frontside – Teoria Konspiracji (2008) (vocals)[27]
  • The Amenta – n0n (2008) (additional vocals on the track "Slave")
  • Ex Deo – Romulus (2009) (sings the famous quote Veni, vidi, vici by Julius Caesar on the song "Storm the Gates of Alesia")[28]
  • Czesław Śpiewa – Pop (2010) (additional vocals in Dziewczyna z branży)

Filmography

  • Historia polskiego rocka (2008, documentary, directed: Leszek Gnoiński, Wojciech Słota)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adam Darski.
  1. ^ a b c d "Nergal's profile at the official website". Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.behemoth.pl/interviews/metalmaniacs.html
  3. ^ Untitled Document
  4. ^ Behemoth: Nergal ESP Signature Guitar Unveiled – News @ blabbermouth.net
  5. ^ Behemoth Frontman Nergal Facing Prison Time Over Bible Tearing Incident In Poland metalunderground.com. 2010-3-10. Retrieved on 2010-3-11.
  6. ^ Behemoth Frontman Off The Hook In 2007 Bible-Tearing Case blabbermouth.net. 28 June 2010. Retrieved on 28 June 2010.
  7. ^ Behemoth Frontman Stepping Out With Polish Pop Star blabbermouth.net. 22 May 2009. Retrieved on 19 December 2009.
  8. ^ Behemoth Frontman Rushed To Hospital; All Previously Announced Shows Cancelled blabbermouth.net. 8 August 2010. Retrieved on 14 August 2010.
  9. ^ Behemoth Bassist Offers Update on Nergal's Leukemia metalinjection.net. 9 September 2010. Retrieved on 18 September 2010.
  10. ^ Nergal's Illness Confirmed to be Leukemia; Nergal Awaiting Marrow Transplant. metalunderground.com. 23 August 2010. Retrieved on 24 August 2010.
  11. ^ Behemoth Frontman 'In Great Spirits' Following First Round Of Chemo blabbermouth.net. 26 August 2010. Retrieved on 28 August 2010.
  12. ^ Behemoth: Leukemia-Stricken Frontman Finds Bone Marrow Match ultimate-guitar.com. 8 November 2010. Retrieved on 8 November 2010.
  13. ^ Behemoth Frontman Leaves Polish Hospital blabbermouth.net. 2011-01-19. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.
  14. ^ a b Adam "Nergal" Darski (Behemoth) magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved on 1 November 2009. (Polish)
  15. ^ Signum Gothic Custom / Behemoth @ mayones.pl Polish
  16. ^ Witold Trelecki. "May-Player News". „Metal Hammer”. 3/2005, p. 28. Dariusz Świtała. Metal Mind Productions Sp. z o.o.. ISSN 1231-9759 (polish).
  17. ^ Nergal @ deanguitars.com
  18. ^ Jon Wiederhorn, Tune-ups profiles – Behemoth Ankle's Away, Guitar World, October 2007, ISSN 1045-6295, s. 42
  19. ^ http://www.espguitars.com/guitars_nergal.html
  20. ^ List of guitarists @ laboga.pl Polish
  21. ^ Radio Rebellion Tour With Behemoth
  22. ^ http://www.marklcustom.com/gallery/artists/nergal/index.html
  23. ^ Sommatone Amplification Artists sommatone.com. Retrieved on 20 September 2009.
  24. ^ http://www.marklcustom.com/artists.html (serch for Nergal)
  25. ^ Behemoth's Nergal, Ex-Members of Morbid Angel, Manowar Join Forces In Voodoo Gods blabbermouth.net. 11 July 2007. Retrieved on 21 February 2010.
  26. ^ Revelations, Vader, Katowice, 2002, Metal Mind Productions, MMP CD 0154 DG.
  27. ^ "Nergal gościnnie u Frontside" (in Polish). www.nuta.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  28. ^ http://www.myspace.com/exdeo

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