If Behemoth frontman Nergal gets convicted he could actually get up to 2 years in jail for “insulting Catholics”… hmm, interesting law. I suppose these are the risks you run when you’re a Blackened Death Metal band. Read more about the incident below from ChartAttack and check out an interview WatchMojo recently did with the band:
In 2007, Behemoth frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski reportedly called the Catholic Church “the most murderous cult on the planet” during a show in Gdynia, Poland, and ripped a Bible up on stage.
Although he was sued by the All-Polish Committee For Defense Against Sects for “promoting Satanism,” the case was thrown out of court because Nergal only had one accuser, and two complaints must be lodged before any formal charges with offending religious feelings in Poland.
A second complaint has now been filed against Nergal, according to Blabbermouth.net, and he’s formally been charged with insulting Catholics. He’s pleaded not guilty and could face up to two years in prison if he’s found guilty.
“There are some organizations and institutions that think they have a right to judge what’s wrong and right,” Nergal told CHARTattack last year about the first complaint against him. “They tried to do something, they made attempts but they failed because they can’t really do much.
“They tried to bring me to court for tearing up the Bible on stage. They tried to stop the show, they sent out letters saying Behemoth is this and that, that we’re public enemy number one or that we’re dangerous. But it hardly has any effect, really.
“They actually do a lot of like, PR for us — it’s good promotion. But we really don’t need this kind of recognition. I don’t give a fuck. I want to be known for the music that I make.”
Last year, Behemoth bassist Tomasz “Orion” Wroblewski told Decibel magazine the Polish blackened death metal band had been tearing up Bibles for at least two years on tour before the incident in Gdynia.
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