Behemoth frontman/guitarist Nergal claims to have recently been ejected from a YMCA while on tour in the United States for wearing a Darkthrone shirt. According to Nergal, who shared the below video on the incident, staff approached him over his shirt and instructed him to leave after he revealed to that them he ‘doesn’t worship Jesus Christ’ upon being asked. While Behemoth of course have a lengthy history in extolling Satanism, the YMCA are a Christian leaning organization.
Nergal shared the below video yesterday, August 14th, while the band were on tour with Slipknot in Virginia Beach, VA. The video finds him explaining his ejection from the facility to his driver after being asked to leave the premises.
The video prompted Darkthrone to comment on the matter:
You can catch Behemoth out with Slipknot, Volbeat and Gojira at the following dates:
08/16 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
08/17 Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheatre
08/18 Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/20 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
08/21 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/23 Burgettstown, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
08/24 Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
08/25 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
08/27 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
08/28 Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
08/30 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
08/31 Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
09/01 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
09/03 Alpharetta, GA – Verizon Amphitheatre
09/04 Tampa, FL – Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
09/06 Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheatre
09/07 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
09/08 The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
[via Metal Injection]
