Adam “Nergal” Darski of Polish extreme metallers Behemoth is in danger of being prosecuted for an incident involving a bible being destroyed on stage by him in Poland. The national conservative Polish political party Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc (PiS), wants to prosecute the frontman for offending people’s religious beliefs – a criminal offence under Polish law.

The alleged offence happened in September 2007, when Darski reportedly called the Catholic Church “the most murderous cult on the planet” during a Behemoth performance in Gdynia, and tore up a copy of a bible onstage. Behemoth bassist Tomasz “Orion” Wroblewski, stated, ” The incident was by no means a spontaneous outburst, we’d been doing that for two years on tour before it happened in Poland.” He then goes on and states, ” A Behemoth show is a Behemoth show, so the fans are aware of what to expect

Any further developments, when they happen , will be posted here, so watch this space

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