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Adam Darski
Darski at 2009's Mayhem Festival.
Background information
Birth name	Adam Michał Darski
Also known as	Nergal, Holocausto
Born	June 10, 1977 (1977-06-10) (age 32)
Origin	Gdynia, Poland
Genres	Blackened death metal, black metal, death metal
Occupations	Lyricist, composer, manager, musician
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer,drums, programming
Years active	Since 1991
Associated acts	Behemoth, Mastiphal, Damnation, Hermh, Voodoo Gods
Website	www.behemoth.pl
Notable instruments
B.C. Rich Warlock (formerly) Jackson Kelly (formerly) Ibanez RG (formerly) Gibson Explorer (formerly) ESP EC Series (formerly) ESP Nergal Signature (currently)

Adam Michał Darski^[1] (born June 10, 1977), 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 on 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 of 2010, Nergal was held on trial in Poland for publicly denounceing 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 wasn't meant to be offensive. He also supported that freedom of speech should come before religion in Poland. Currently he is still on trial and could serve up to 2 years in prison.^[5]

Personal

Since 2009, he has been in a relationship with Dorota Rabczewska, a Polish pop singer.^[6]

Equipment

Guitars:

• ESP STEF-7
• ESP Custom 6 String V^[7]
• ESP LTD HEX-7 (signature guitar)^[8]
• ESP LTD Ninja-600 (EMG 81/85 Setup)
• ESP LTD EC-1000
• ESP Michael Amott Signature^[9]
• Gibson Explorer (EMG 81/85 Setup)^[7]
• Mayones Signum Gothic (As seen in 'Conquer All' video)^[10]
• Dean V (also in "Conquer All" video during the solo)^[11]
• ESP M-7 Super Long Scale ("Making of the Apostasy footage")

Amplifiers:

• Sommatone Signature Outlaw Head^[12]
• Bogner Uberschall^[13]
• Mesa Dual Rectifier^[1]
• Krank Krankenstein^[14]
• Laboga Mr. Hector^[15]
• Hellstone Prodigy^{[citation needed]}

Other:

• Morley wah pedal^[1]

Mark L Rack

• Mark L Midi Control System F-25
• Mark L Loop & Switch LS-14
• Mark L Power Station Custom
• Mark L Mini Line Mixer
• Eventide Time Factor
• Ibanez TS-808
• Boss Pitch
• ISP Decimator Pro Rack G
• Dunlop Custom Rack Wah
• Mogami Cable
• Furman Power
• Korg DTR 1 Tuner
• Neutrik & Switchcraft

Nergal uses 1.0 MM custom InTune guitar picks with the Behemoth logo on the front and the band members' signatures on the back^[1].

Discography

With Behemoth

• Endless Damnation (1992)
• The Return of the Northern Moon (1993)
• ...From the Pagan Vastlands (1994)
• And the Forests Dream Eternally (1994)
• Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) (1995)
• Grom (1996)
• Bewitching the Pomerania (1997)
• Pandemonic Incantations (1997)
• Satanica (1999)
• Thelema.6 (2000)
• Antichristian Phenomenon (2001)
• Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) (2002)
• Conjuration (2003)
• Demigod (2004)
• Slaves Shall Serve (2005)
• Demonica (2006)
• The Apostasy (2007)
• At the Arena ov Aion – Live Apostasy (2008)
• Ezkaton (2008)
• Evangelion (2009)

With Voodoo Gods

• Shrunken Head ^[16]

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)^[17]
• Mess Age - Self-Convicted (2002) (vocals)
• Corruption - Orgasmusica (2003) (vocals)
• Sweet Noise - Revolta (2003) (vocals)
• Frontside - Teoria Konspiracji (2008) (vocals)^[18][19]
• 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")^[20]

Filmography

• Historia polskiego rocka (2008, documentary, directed: Leszek GnoiÅ„ski, Wojciech SÅ‚ota)

References