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We are happy and relieved to inform you, that Nergal left the hematology division of Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne (UCK) in Gdansk on Monday, January 17th, four weeks after he underwent a bone marrow transplant procedure. Below you can find his comment:

"Hey! What’s up! At last - one could say. After almost half of year of treatment in various hospitals, several cycles of chemotherapy, irradiation and bone marrow transplant I have been finally released home in a pretty fuckin’ good condition. I’m feeling ok, taking the intensity of treatment under consideration. That was not an easy period of my life, but, as I envisaged, I left the hospital victorious. I never considered any other options, but anyway, there were rough moments too… At this point I must express my thanks to the people, who made all of these downs fairly bearable. My parents – thank you. You deserve a monument for all your love and patience. Dorotka, thank you for your heroic attitude, love and support. I can’t forget Doda’s fans, who made a gigantic effort for me and other ill people. You rule! Absolutely fantastic Behemoth fans from all over the world were organizing various events to make people aware of what leukemia is. To all of you out there- my deepest respect! Thank you – the real heroes - Prof. Hellmann, Dr Piekarska, Dr Knopinska, Doc. Giebel, Prof. Hołowiecki and all the nurses of the hematology division of the Medical Academy in Gdansk and the Oncology Clinic in Gliwice for all the professionalism and great hearts. My band mates for all the friendship and never-ending support. All my friends for sticking to me throughout the whole period of my illness. The list is too long to mention you all, but remember, you have special place in my heart."

Nergal will now go through a recovery which will last for several months. During this time he will stay in his flat in one of the Gdansk’s districts.

"Although the whole treatment went really good, as well as the bone marrow transplant and the post-transplant period, the next several months is the time when I must really take care of myself. Of course I will have plenty of time to recover, think about the strategy and my return to the stage - which approaches imminently (laughs). First of all however I must rebuild my physical condition... apart from that, I hunger for playing, I haven’t been playing the guitar for a half of year now! Really much to catch up, but also a huge motivation and a desire to work again at the same time. This year will be a really important one for me and the band!"

BEHEMOTH released their latest live DVD "Evangelia Heretika" on November 9, 2010. The DVD package includes two DVDs featuring Live in Warsaw 2009, Live in Paris 2008, Documentaries, Bonus Material and an Audio CD.

Back in early August, Polish extreme metal icons BEHEMOTH were forced to cancel all future tour plans due to front man Nergal (real name: Adam Darski) being rushed to the hospital after falling ill. It was later revealed that the Polish extreme metal legend was diagnosed with leukemia.

Ever since it was announced, metal heads, musicians and industry folks from around the world have been supporting the 33 year old icon through campaigns to find him the perfect match.

Nergal recently updated the official Behemoth website confirming that they have finally found an exact match, stating:

"Hello everyone! I’m still in the hospital but in quite a good shape so I write to let you know about my health and the further stages of treatment. I’ve been through four planned chemotherapies and have stayed in hospital for over 3 months now. I’ve gone through the whole therapy smoothly, though I also had a couple of difficult moments.

All this means I finish the stage of pharmacological treatment and I am about to start the irradiation and then the marrow transplant. Yes, we’ve found a donor! Having searched for months, the fundation has found a person whose genotype is identical to mine. It would have been difficult to achieve if it wasn’t for the support of so many people. Most of all, I want to express my admiration for Dorota - my wonderful and devoted fiancée. She did everything she could to help me and many other people, regardless of adversities and comments which were often unfair. Your help is invaluable! Thank you! I love you.

On behalf of me and all other people ill I thank everyone who registered in the bone marrow bank regardless of origin, skin colour or religion. The concerts for charity have been organised all over the world and people of show business, bands and, most of all, the fans got deeply involved. You are beyond great! One of you made my transplant possible, but remember, your attitude may save many others in need.

So I appeal to everyone: don’t stop the madness! The march for victory continues!

Horns up!"

BEHEMOTH's latest DVD "Evangelia Heretika" has already been certified platinum, after only 4 days of release in the band's hometown of Poland; exceeding over 10,000 copies sold. The DVD is available in Europe through Nuclear Blast Records, in Poland through Mystic Records and Metal Blade Records in the U.S.

You can order a copy of the DVD signed by Nergal, Inferno and Orion, and comes in Region 0 (meaning works anywhere in the world) by clicking here.

Extreme metal icons Behemoth posted a teaser clip from their upcoming 3 Disc DVD titled "Evangelia Heretika" that is scheduled for a November release.

The 3 disc DVD set includes 2 full shows (Live in Paris 2008 and Live in Warsaw 2009), all the music videos the band released, the Evangelion tour documentary featuring band interviews plus tons of backstage footage, and a bonus Live in Warsaw Audio CD, which sums up over 5 hours of quality extreme metal, from the world's favorite Polish technical extremists.

Back in early August, front man Adam "Nergal" Darski was diagnosed with leukemia, which he is currently receiving chemotherapy for. Since then, fans and musicians all over the world have been offering to lend their hand to the Behemoth front man in any shape or form, Nergal's main aim right now is to raise awareness and spread the word about "bone marrow donating," you can read his entire response to musicians and bands, by clicking here.

On August 5th, Polish extreme metal icons Behemoth announced that they will not be able to take part of the Finnish edition of Sonisphere, due to "health issues."

On August 8th, the band announced that they will be canceling all upcoming tour dates due to front man and mastermind Nergal falling ill, and being rushed to a hospital, an official reason has yet to be announced, but Polish news site SE.pl are reporting that the 33 year old front man was taken to the hematology division of Gdansk Medical University Hospital, Poland.

Today, Nergal (Real name: Adam "Nergal"Darski) posted an official statement about his hospitalization stating:

"I feel good and strong, my mind is focused,"

"I can assure all of you that when we return, I'll be stronger than death, and we'll reschedule every tour as soon as logistics allow."

Concerning the rest of the bands on the bill. Swedish black metallers WATAIN announced that despite Behemoth canceling all their shows in the U.S. that:

"THERE IS NO ESCAPE, WE ARE COMING."

"Exact dates and further information will be posted soon."

More news about Nergal's situation will be posted once updates are made available.

Behemoth will be premiering a new video for the song "Alas, The World Is Upon Me" from the band's latest crushing studio effort "Evangelion" which was shot recently and will premier in the coming days.