Behemoth's Nergal on Cancer Diagnosis: I Burst Into Tears .frameme.v3 .theframe{opacity: 1} Skip to main contentSkip to site footerNewsListsInterviewsNew ToursAlbum Release CalendarPlaylistsNewsBest of 2023ListsGear FactorNew MusicLoudwire Merch StoreMoreNewsBest of 2023ListsGear FactorNew MusicLoudwire Merch StoreListen NowLoudwire NightsLoudwire NightsVisit us on YoutubeVisit us on FacebookVisit us on TwitterINSTAGRAMBehemoth’s Nergal on His Leukemia Diagnosis: I Waited Until the Doctor Left And Burst Into TearsBehemoth’s Nergal on His Leukemia Diagnosis: I Waited Until the Doctor Left And Burst Into TearsGraham HartmannGraham HartmannPublished: February 27, 2015Jawbone PressSHARETWEETBehemoth frontman Adam 'Nergal' Darski's battle with cancer was a brave and triumphant one. The powerful black metaller has thankfully been in recovery for several years, but Nergal's recollection of how he first confronted the terrible news still gives us chills.Nergal was delivered the crushing news in August 2010, but thanks to a bone marrow transplant from donor Gregory Kite, the Behemoth mastermind was given an opportunity to crush his leukemia. Behemoth have since toured the world and released a landmark album, The Satanist, which we named the Best Metal Album of 2014.The English language edition of Nergal's autobiography, Confessions of a Heretic, will finally see a release on March 19. To give you a little taste of the book, Metal Injection has premiered an excerpt from the book revolving around Nergal's cancer discovery."Tuberculosis was first on the list," Nergal writes of a doctors message delivered shortly after various tests. "Two or three months in the hospital, and then I could go home. I thought that wasn’t the worst possible scenario. But then it got worse, because the doctors said it could also be lymphangioma or HIV. When I saw these last three letters I felt weak. Suddenly, flashing before my eyes like a twisted highlight reel, were all the sexual encounters of the last few years. There were quite a few, too, but as far as I could remember, I was always careful. I don’t think I had ever had a random sexual encounter without protection. Anyway, there was only one thought in my head: ‘Be anything but not HIV.’After hearing the diagnosis of leukemia, Nergal broke down. "I waited until he left and then I burst into tears. Dorota [Nergal's former fiancé] was with me, and she also cried. It lasted a while — maybe two or three minutes. There was this huge, overwhelming feeling of debility … Diagnosis was a blow, but the numbness and doubt didn’t last long. I knew that I had a challenge. When you go through a dark forest and you know that there is something hiding in the dark, you start panicking. But when you see your enemy in the light, you focus on strategy, on how you will play it. I like fighting and playing, so I treated my sickness as a challenge, like a game of chess."Read the full excerpt at Metal Injection and get ready for Nergal's Confessions of a Heretic on March 19. To pre-order the book, click here.Exclusive: Behemoth's Nergal Recalls Suffering Serious Facial BurnsFiled Under: Behemoth, NergalCategories: Metal, NewsCommentsLeave A CommentAround The WebJoint Pain Making Life Miserable? Use This 'Joint Jelly' Today (Watch)Zim News NowCleopatra's "Glass Skin Ritual" Revealed After 2,000 Years [Watch Now]NeotonicsTry a Light Pressure on the Ear - Stops the Ringing [Watch]doctors-health-quest-secretsA 60-year-old Grandmother Designed a Bra for Women That is Popular All overSursellTry This at Home Today if You Got Moles or Skin TagsFitter For FreeThis Isn't Your Grandpa's Thc - It's Way Stronger! HelloMood29 Ridiculously Cool Gifts for Those "Hard-to-Buy-For"Tech HouseholdDoctor: if You Have Joint, Knee or Back Pain - Try ThisHealthbay | Joint PainWhy Your Firewood Needs This Drill Bit?SheremLoad MorePowered by RevContentBack To TopLatest NewsThe Best Metal Album of Each Year Since 1970The Best Metal Album of Each Year Since 1970TrendingCleopatra's "Glass Skin Ritual" Revealed After 2,000 Years [Watch Now]NeotonicsLoad MorePowered by RevContentInformationContact UsAdvertisePrivacyExercise My Data RightsFollow UsVisit us on YoutubeVisit us on FacebookVisit us on Twitter2023 Loudwire, Townsquare Media, Inc. All rights reserved.