Nergal Confirms Being Judge On 'The Voice'

That’s right folks; Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metal outfit Behemoth has confirmed that he will be a judge on The Voice of Poland - the Polish equivalent of talent shows such as Idol and the X-Factor.

In a recent interview with UK’s Terrorizer, Nergal revealed:

“I haven’t signed a deal yet, but I got a deal waiting and most probably, it’s happening. So it’s going to be fun. The first black metal judge ever in history doing a mainstream thing, you know? People are going to freak out! Some are going to love it; some are going to fucking hate it. But that’s what this music has always been about, right? To provoke, to cause different opinions. The more extreme opinions, the better, I think.”

It is safe to assume that cries of “sell-out” will be felt by the guitarist and vocalist, and of course, as mentioned by the man himself, differences in opinion will ensue – but the bottom line is, Poland kicks quite a bit of arse for being unbiased with regard to genres, or the marketing team behind The Voice has dollar signs in their eyes knowing that this news will create a lot of hype within a community that would rarely pay attention to a mainstream talent show. [Evidently!] 

Nergal holds celebrity status in his home country, receiving attention he has described as not part of his environment, but something that he has to deal with if he likes it or not.

“This so-called celebrity life is not my environment at all, but I am a part of it if I want it or not. So it’s been crazy. Then the whole case with my sickness and me getting out alive, it just brought some extra attention to it. And there’s definitely some people that want to make some money on it because it’s a cool story for them to write about and stuff, but I was like, ‘Okay, if they’re going to make money, I want to have my share too’. I was away from music and away from being active live for a good year, so yeah, I need to get something in return!”

In other news, a brand new video was recently shot for the track ‘Lucifer’, off the bands latest effort Evangelion. Directed by Grupa 13, a teaser video shot by Nergal is available below, and features Polish singer, guitarist, and poet Maciej Malenczuk - who did guest vocals on the track.

Nergal commented on the video shoot:

"I'm speechless. We have overcome ourselves again... give me few more days to digest everything that just happened and I give you more info."

Visit: www.behemoth.pl