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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL: Watching SLAYER In Concert 'Never Gets Boring'

BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski says that he has had a fantastic time opening for SLAYER on the latter band's farewell tour. "Man, I've been such a fanboy, and I still am," he tells Australia's Heavy (hear audio below). "And when I'm on tour with them, trust me — every day, I go out and watch...

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL Was 'Expecting More Hate' For ME AND THAT MAN Side Project

Andrew McKaysmith of Australia's "Scars And Guitars" podcast recently conducted an interview with frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH. You can listen to the entire chat via the audio widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how BE...

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL Defends 'Lords Of Chaos' Movie: 'It's Really Well Done'

BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski has defended the "Lords Of Chaos", saying that it's a "really well-done" movie that offers up a "trivialized" version of the events it is based on. The film, which chronicles the outrageous crimes committed by a few Norwegian black metal bands and their hangers...

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Video: Drummer JON RICE Fills In For BEHEMOTH's INFERNO In Tel Aviv And Istanbul

Video footage of current UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS and former JOB FOR A COWBOY and SCORPION CHILD drummer Jon Rice filling in for BEHEMOTH's Inferno in Tel Aviv, Israel and Istanbul, Turkey, can be viewed below. Inferno missed the dates due to an undisclosed injury but is expected to rejoin BEHEMOT...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Says Poland Must Repeal Medieval Blasphemy Law

Oran O'Beirne of Ireland's Overdrive recently conducted an interview with BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Overdrive: Do you find that, still today, people can't accept the concept of a different religious stance. And more importantly, the tendency to o...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Says The Purpose Of Religion Is To 'Control People, Control The Masses'

Lucki of Pitcam TV conducted an interview with frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH prior to the band's January 13 concert at Tonhalle in Munich, Germany. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he s...

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BEHEMOTH: Official Video Recap Of Los Angeles Concert

An official video recap of BEHEMOTH's November 24 concert at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, California can be seen below. BEHEMOTH's latest album, "I Loved You At Your Darkest", was released on October 5 via Metal Blade Records in North America and Nuclear Blast in Europe. Unlike "The Satanist", which...

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K.K. DOWNING's Historic JUDAS PRIEST Guitar Fetches $189,000 At London Auction

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's 1967 Flying V that was his main instrument on several of classic PRIEST albums — from "Sad Wings Of Destiny" to "Point Of Entry" — has sold for a whopping £150,000 (approximately $189,000). The original estimate was £15,000-18,000 ($19,000-$23,000). Inter...

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K.K. DOWNING 'Shocked' Even Himself With His Decision To Leave JUDAS PRIEST

K.K. Downing says that he "shocked" even himself when he decided to leave JUDAS PRIEST nearly eight years ago. The guitarist, who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends and was part of the group since 1969, announced his retirement from PRIEST in April 2011. He has since been replac...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Is Auctioning Off Stage And Studio Equipment

A collection of stage and studio equipment from former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing will be auctioned next month. International auction house Bonhams has announced the sale of eleven of Downing's guitars, including the 1967 Flying V that was K.K.'s main instrument on several of classic PRIEST...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman NERGAL: 'We Want To Disturb People'

BEHEMOTH front man Adam "Nergal" Darski recently spoke with Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview starts at the 20:06 mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On initially feeling that 2014's "The Satanist" might...

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K.K. DOWNING: Listen To Excerpt Of Audiobook Version Of 'Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest'

An excerpt from the audiobook version of former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's recently released autobiography, "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest", is available below. The book was read by Maxwell Caulfield. "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest" was released in September vi...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Doesn't Regret Anything He Has Said About His Former Bandmates

Steve Goldby of Metal Talk recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. Asked if he thinks some publications have used things he has said in some of his recent interviews to make "overly sensationalist headlines," K....

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I Loved You at Your Darkest

BEHEMOTH has come a long way since its humble early days as an obscure, dark, melodic black metal band. It truly has gone on to become behemoth in terms of both its musical and commercial growth, with its outlandish music and performances deemed worthy enough to have earned them a coveted slot on SL...

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NERGAL Says 'It Feels Surreal' To Know ROB HALFORD Is BEHEMOTH Fan

BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski says that it feels "surreal" and "amazing" to know that JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford is a fan of the Polish extreme metal band. Halford has long spoken about wanting to work on a black metal album, with initial discussions between him and EMPEROR's Ihsahn taking...