| Adam Darski | |
|---|---|
 Darski at 2009's Mayhem Festival. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adam Michał Darski |
| Also known as | Nergal Holocausto |
| Born | June 10, 1977 |
| Origin | Gdynia, Poland |
| Genres | Blackened death metal, black metal, death metal |
| Occupations | Lyricist, composer, manager, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, programming |
| Years active | Since 1991 |
| Associated acts | Behemoth, Mastiphal, Damnation, Hermh, Voodoo Gods |
| Notable instruments | |
| B.C. Rich Warlock (historically) Jackson Kelly (historically) Gibson Explorer (historically) ESP EC Series (historically) ESP Michael Amott (currently) ESP Nergal Signature (currently) | |
Adam Michał Darski(born June 10, 1977), 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. 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.
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".
Since 2009, he has been in a relationship with Dorota Rabczewska, a Polish pop singer.
Equipment
Guitars:
- ESP STEF-7
- ESP Custom 6 String V
- ESP LTD HEX-7 (signature guitar)
- ESP LTD Ninja-600 (EMG 81/85 Setup)
- ESP LTD EC-100
- Gibson Explorer (EMG 81/85 Setup)
- Mayones Signum Gothic (As seen in 'Conquer All' video)
- Dean V (also in "Conquer All" video during the solo)
- ESP M-7 Super Long Scale ("Making of the Apostasy footage")
Amplifiers:
- Sommatone Signature Head
- Bogner Uberschall
- Mesa Dual Rectifier
- Krank Krankenstein
- Laboga Mr. Hector
- Hellstone Prodigy
Other:
Nergal uses 1.0 MM custom InTune guitar picks with the Behemoth logo on the front and the band members' signatures on the back.
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
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)
- Mess Age - Self-Convicted (2002) (vocals)
- Corruption - Orgasmusica (2003) (vocals)
- Sweet Noise - Revolta (2003) (vocals)
- Frontside - Teoria Konspiracji (2008) (vocals)
- Ex Deo - Romulus (2009) (sings the famous quote Veni, vidi, vici by Julius Caesar on the song "Storm the Gates of Alesia")
Filmography
- Historia polskiego rocka (2008, documentary, directed: Leszek Gnoiński, Wojciech Słota)
