"Nergal" Meets His Bone Marrow Donor; BEHEMOTH To Begin Recording NEW Album In February!

Last years comeback of the year in Heavy Music, was witnessed by the headbanging community when Adam "Nergal" Darski from BEHEMOTH returned to the musical spectrum after battling with Cancer. "Nergal" had been diagnosed with Leukemia on August 8, 2010, and in an unprecedented move his fans united in order to find him a match that could donate some bone marrow in order for Nergal to be able to get a bone marrow transplant. Following the chemo therapy, and the bone marrow transplant, today Nergal is cancer free!

Earlier today, BEHEMOTH's guitarist/vocalist  met the fan that saved his life! Watch video of this beautiful moment HERE!

Our good friend Metal Mark from Skull N' Bones,  recently spoke with "Nergal" while on board Barge To Hell — the world's most extreme Metal cruise — which sailed Monday, December 3, 2012 from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas and returned to the real world on Friday, December 7. Here is what "Nergal" had to say about the bands NEW record:

"We're in writing mode, and we're doing this [cruise] more or less as a vacation, js tto get us out of the writing [environment]. But even yesterday, before the show, I was fucking around with my guitar and jamming out and shit. I came up with… I really think this riff is gonna end up on the record; it's gonna make its way to the record. So I'm really thinking about my record. I'm dreaming my record, I'm eating my record, I'm shitting my record… I mean, everything just comes to the same thing: this artistic release that's gonna take place in the fall next year. That's the plan. We already made a rough plan. We should be entering the studio in late February. We're demoing stuff now. It's actually a rehearsal studio. So this is a thing we've never done before: we get into the studio, we set up the equipment, and we just play. And we record stuff. So it's very creative. It's new and it's different energy, too. I mean, we still use our rehearsal room, but it's good to change the environment. And then in January and February, we decided to move to Warsaw to work on the record. It should be very stimulating; this change of rooms and change of cities, it can be very stimulating. But we've got plenty of stuff written already; I'm guessing 30 or 40 minutes of music is done. But I keep on writing. I'm so hyped and I'm so into delivering new stuff. I have this thought: every time I come up with a new theme or a new song idea, I think it's actually better than the one before. So I hope that this process stops at a certain point and I'm, like, 'OK, over. This is it. We're working on this bunch of songs and that's it.' Because this way I can go on forever."

Recently, it was reported that Poland's finest Heavy Metal export BEHEMOTH had lined up multifaceted producer Ross Robinson to work on the bands 10th studio album. While both the band and Robinson have been hinting that they might be working together, Robinson recently dismantled the rumor via his Twitter account.

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BEHEMOTH To Terrorize The Caribbean Sea On Board The "Barge To Hell" Cruise - Tickets Available Now!

It's time to welcome a BEHEMOTH on board the "Barge To Hell" cruise, The World's Most Extreme Metal Cruise! Public sales have started and are in full swing. Some cabin categories are already sold out so don't delay! BOOK NOW before it is too late!

Not in the mood for a quiet holiday season? Then make sure you check out BargeToHell.com and join 40 of the most extreme Metal Bands and 2,000 headbangers from around the world that will go to the Caribbean to take over a luxury cruise ship for a 5 day and 4 night trip on the "Barge To Hell" cruise: The World's Most Extreme Metal Cruise!

Make no mistake, this is not one of the cruises where you share the ship with regular cruise guests... It's like everyone has a backstage pass and you can mingle side-by-side with the Artists in this incredibly fan-friendly scenario that has no comparison.

See every band play two live shows on one of the three stages on board, each with it's own unique atmosphere: The luxurious "A Chorus Line" theater, the cozy "Spectrum" club and the jewel: The open air stage on the pool deck. Get all your memorabilia signed at the Meet & Greet sessions. Be part of the infamous Metal Karaoke and many other very special activities with the Artists on board. Last but not least: Don't forget that there are bars on board that never close! What are you waiting for? You might even need a vacation from this vacation when all is said and done!

So far 22 out of a total of 40 bands on board are known:

- ARTILLERY
- AT THE GATES
- BEHEMOTH
- BELPHEGOR
- ENSLAVED
- HACKNEYED
- HYPOCRISY
- KAMPFAR
- KRISIUN
- LOUDBLAST
- MOONSPELL
- MORGOTH
- PARADISE LOST
- POSSESSED
- ROTTING CHRIST
- SACRED REICH
- SANCTUARY
- SEPULTURA
- SIX FEET UNDER
- SODOM
- SOILWORK
- SOLSTAFIR
The "Barge To Hell" cruise will sail Monday, December 3, 2012 from Miami FL to Nassau, Bahamas and will not return you to the real world for five days until Friday, December 7, 2012.

Ticket prices start at US$666 plus US$289 taxes and fees per person and include all on-board entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24 room service!

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The 2011 Comeback Of The Year: Behemoth's Adam "Nergal" Darski!

There is no question that the comeback of the year in Heavy Music, was witnessed by the headbanging community when Adam "Nergal" Darski from Behemoth returned to the musical spectrum after battling with Cancer. "Nergal" had been diagnosed with Leukemia on August 8, 2010, and in an unprecedented move his fans united in order to find him a match that could donate some bone marrow in order for Nergal to be able to get a bone marrow transplant. Following the chemo therapy, and the bone marrow transplant, today Nergal is cancer free!

In order to honor Poland's Heavy Metal ambassador, Terrorizer Magazine (The World's Most Dangerous Magazine) decided to make put Nergal on the cover of their Summer issue, along with in depth article about the Behemoth frontman! Here it is.

This year, Nergal was acquitted for the second time for bible-tearing in Poland, here is what he had to say about this.

"I really had so much faith in judges. The verdict seems to be right. Intelligence and truth won over backward thinking and conservative attitudes; though I'm aware of the fact it's not over yet. The battle is won but the war is on…"

Thanks to the return of "Nergal", Behemoth was able to team up with Grupa 13 to produce a music video for their song 'Lucifer'; which is a track taken from their 2009 release titled "Evangelion". The song clocks in at over eight minutes long and is one of the most atmospheric and foreboding songs in Behemoth's vast catalogue.

The video was shot in Wroclaw, Poland and stars the song's guest vocalist, Maciej Malenczuk.



Here is a behind the scenes video of the making of 'Lucifer'.



Earlier this fall, Poland's kings of blackened Death Metal, Behemoth, returned to the stage after an extended absence. This is what "Nergal" had to say about this.

"Magick is back, my friends! We have our first 'rebirth' shows under our belt, moreover, both Poznan and Danzig were totally sold out and crowd's reactions went beyond anyone's expectations!

After completing the "Phoenix Rising" tour in Poland. Behemoth announced the "Full Of Hate" European tour with Cannibal Corpse across continental Europe February-March 2012. This not-to-be-missed tour kicks off Hamburg Germany February 9th.

Recently, Behemoth's front-man Adam "Nergal" Darski joined Full Metal Jackie on her weekly radio show to discuss all things Behemoth. During the interview, Nergal discussed the bands touring plans, which include a potential U.S. tour in the Spring of 2012. This is what he had to say:

"We're doing Poland now. It's a warm-up tour and then we're starting with Cannibal Corpse in February in Europe and actually we're putting final touches to a U.S. tour which will start on April 12. The lineup is still a secret, but probably within days or weeks it's going to be revealed to the world. All I got to say now, because I'm not really allowed to reveal any names, but it's like a dream team tour for me.

"It's going to be very underground, very dangerous and when we go on tours, especially in the U.S., we've always compromised to be on a bill with bands, bigger bands, smaller bands it doesn't matter. But sometimes it's just politics, it's labels involved, it's money and stuff that we need to compromise and there's bands that we hate, good guys, you know, but a lot of music that's on the bill it's shit, and this time, for the first time ever, it's my favorite bands on the bill. Just wait and see — it's going to be a huge surprise. It's going to be massive. It's very underground, but people will fucking love it.

"People are dying to see this kind of bill; it's going to be super-evil. It's going to be the most satanic tour that's going to invade the U.S in a long time and there's going to be no tour like that in years. That's a promise; just wait and see. I can't wait for this to happen."

In order to celebrate the return of "Nergal", Behemoth re-released "Demonica", the repackaged version of "Demonica" chronicles the earliest recordings of Polish blackened Death Metal legends Behemoth! "Demonica" will include two booklets; a 28 page booklet and a 16 page booklet with rare photos and lyrics that were not included with the original release. Here is an mp3 for the track 'Summoning of the Ancient Gods' off the upcoming reissue.

Behemoth "Summoning of the Ancient Gods" by Metal Blade Records

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