Behemoth's Nergal In Hot Water Over Bible-Tearing Incident - Metal-R.US

Dennis

Ryszard Nowak, who heads the All-Polish Committee for Defence against Sects, has reportedly registered an official complaint with the authorities in Poland regarding a BEHEMOTH concert that took place in the Polish city of Gdynia in September 2007 that included the destruction of a Bible by the band's leader, vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski. During a break in the show, Nergal apparently called the Catholic Church "the most murderous cult on the planet" before tearing up the Bible, stating, "they call it the Holy Book, I call this the book of lies. Fuck the shit, fuck the hypocrisy."

Fan-filmed video footage of the incident can be viewed here (the Bible-tearing takes place around the 45-second mark).

Nowak is no stranger to controversy, having previously compiled a list of artists who allegedly "promote Satanism" through their music and distributed it to various Polish officials in an attempt to get the artists banned from performing in Poland.

It is not presently clear if any action will be taken against Nergal, who previously stated about Nowak's efforts to get BEHEMOTH banned from performing in the group's home country, "I am shocked; this must be some kind of joke. We've been touring around the whole world - United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Russia - and we've not had any problems anywhere. I am surprised that we are being judged by our appearance and that no one even took the time to contact us and ask us what our music is all about. Other than that, come on - there are enough serious matters to be dealt with in Poland! The authorities would be better off spending their time on things that really need to be improved and taken care of."

Garage

He must've enjoyed the New Zealand concert to mention it! Brilliant (Not really on topic, but hell.)

Ashman

i don't know what he's saying, that makes me sad.

Dago

Good quality of the song though.

Hamish

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The authorities would be better off spending their time on things that really need to be improved and taken care of.

This is a little to logical... hmmmm

Wigg

I think Nergal got the response he wanted. The publicity outweighs the backlash.

He has the best stage presence ever, I think he's the ultimate frontman. Playing an ESP Ninja too woot

About2Crash

i believe in freedom of speach, so i'm not against it. i just don't see the point.

Zee

Nergals kind of an attention whore. Idk, hes just been pissing me off of late. Everything he does now seems like a stunt and not genuine.

herrieman

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Originally Posted by Zee

Nergals kind of an attention whore. Idk, hes just been pissing me off of late. Everything he does now seems like a stunt and not genuine.

yes, it's not the first and probably not the last time Behemoth or Nergal himself is part of news. So the news is getting old and grey and is no longer news.

Blaise

I feel sorry for the dude. He seems like he has been scarred in some way by the church or by christianity or else I don't see the point in going out of his way to be so anger filled against a group of believers. Im Catholic. I know the church is not perfect and has made alot of mistakes but thats humanity. The only person we call perfect is Jesus. Don't put your faith in other believers put your faith in a God people will always fail and be hypocritical at some point.

enraged

It's theatrical and provocative. Should be reason enough for him to do it.

Iced

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Originally Posted by Blaise

I feel sorry for the dude. He seems like he has been scarred in some way by the church or by christianity or else I don't see the point in going out of his way to be so anger filled against a group of believers. Im Catholic. I know the church is not perfect and has made alot of mistakes but thats humanity. The only person we call perfect is Jesus. Don't put your faith in other believers put your faith in a God people will always fail and be hypocritical at some point.

If we still had rep points I would have given you some

Metalhead6six6

Oh well, their latest album sucked anyway

About2Crash

i don't see why anyone would be shocked by this.

it's black metal

Hamish

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Originally Posted by About2Crash

it's black metal

Is it?

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About2Crash

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Originally Posted by Hamish The Red

Is it?

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it's close enough. it would be like if people were shocked that Glen Benton said something Satanic or Dave Mustaine said something stupid.

Hamish

True.

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Originally Posted by About2Crash

]Dave Mustaine said something stupid.

HAHA

Erik

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Originally Posted by Blaise

I feel sorry for the dude. He seems like he has been scarred in some way by the church or by christianity or else I don't see the point in going out of his way to be so anger filled against a group of believers. Im Catholic. I know the church is not perfect and has made alot of mistakes but thats humanity. The only person we call perfect is Jesus. Don't put your faith in other believers put your faith in a God people will always fail and be hypocritical at some point.

That's why I trust Lemmy

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Its a stunt to give him a badass rep. Whether or not that is/was his intention, thats basically what he is doing. Giving the band that "hey we are for real" credibility when you have the other bands that aren't so "evil". Who started the evil competition?

herrieman

Black Sabbath did, I think.

Erik

Iommi is always such a nice guy and they all wear crosses. How is that evil?

I thought it was Alice Cooper but, he seems like such a sweet guy too.

Dennis Freak Of Nature MRU Donor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Netherworlds Posts: 7,387 Images: 61 Horns up: 0 Horns up 188 times in 104 posts	Behemoth's Nergal In Hot Water Over Bible-Tearing Incident Ryszard Nowak, who heads the All-Polish Committee for Defence against Sects, has reportedly registered an official complaint with the authorities in Poland regarding a BEHEMOTH concert that took place in the Polish city of Gdynia in September 2007 that included the destruction of a Bible by the band's leader, vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski. During a break in the show, Nergal apparently called the Catholic Church "the most murderous cult on the planet" before tearing up the Bible, stating, "they call it the Holy Book, I call this the book of lies. Fuck the shit, fuck the hypocrisy." Fan-filmed video footage of the incident can be viewed here (the Bible-tearing takes place around the 45-second mark). Nowak is no stranger to controversy, having previously compiled a list of artists who allegedly "promote Satanism" through their music and distributed it to various Polish officials in an attempt to get the artists banned from performing in Poland. It is not presently clear if any action will be taken against Nergal, who previously stated about Nowak's efforts to get BEHEMOTH banned from performing in the group's home country, "I am shocked; this must be some kind of joke. We've been touring around the whole world - United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Russia - and we've not had any problems anywhere. I am surprised that we are being judged by our appearance and that no one even took the time to contact us and ask us what our music is all about. Other than that, come on - there are enough serious matters to be dealt with in Poland! The authorities would be better off spending their time on things that really need to be improved and taken care of."
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Garage Lost Marbles. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 796 Images: 10 Horns up: 0 Horns up 0 times in 0 posts	He must've enjoyed the New Zealand concert to mention it! Brilliant (Not really on topic, but hell.)
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Ashman Kneel before ZOD Moderator MRU Donor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scotia, NY USA Posts: 2,956 Images: 76 Horns up: 16 Horns up 297 times in 188 posts	i don't know what he's saying, that makes me sad.
	It's just like the story of the grasshopper and the octopus. All year long the grasshopper kept burying acorns for winter while the octopus mooched off his girlfriend and watched TV. But then the winter came and the grasshopper died and the octopus ate all his acorns and also he got a racecar. Is any of this getting through to you?

Wigg I am really really great. Moderator MRU Donor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 5,570 Images: 14 Horns up: 283 Horns up 424 times in 306 posts	I think Nergal got the response he wanted. The publicity outweighs the backlash. He has the best stage presence ever, I think he's the ultimate frontman. Playing an ESP Ninja too woot
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Zee Day Tripper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albany, NY/ Haverstraw, NY Posts: 1,760 Images: 12 Horns up: 4 Horns up 39 times in 27 posts	Nergals kind of an attention whore. Idk, hes just been pissing me off of late. Everything he does now seems like a stunt and not genuine.
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Blaise Meus Percarsus MRU Donor Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,590 Images: 11 Horns up: 141 Horns up 444 times in 304 posts	I feel sorry for the dude. He seems like he has been scarred in some way by the church or by christianity or else I don't see the point in going out of his way to be so anger filled against a group of believers. Im Catholic. I know the church is not perfect and has made alot of mistakes but thats humanity. The only person we call perfect is Jesus. Don't put your faith in other believers put your faith in a God people will always fail and be hypocritical at some point.
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