TheNews.pl reports:

The Programming Council of TVP, Poland's public TV broadcaster, has refused to condemn what bishops have called a “Satanic” rock star being employed as a juror on one of its talent shows.

A draft resolution calling for the dismissal of Adam 'Nergal' Darski, lead singer and guitarist with the BEHEMOTH death-metal band from the Voice Of Poland talent show was proposed by three of the council’s 15 member-board after protests by conservative bishops.

The bishops point to a gig Nergal played in Krakow in 2007 where he ripped up a Bible on stage as proof of his unsuitability for prime time TV.

Barbara Bubula, one of the members of the board who wrote up the resolution said the decision not to condemn Nergal's presence on the show was “a shame because we have received a record number of complaints from viewers,” she claimed.

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Nergal is featured in the newest issue of the Polish edition of Newsweek magazine. You can find Nergal on the cover and an extensive interview, entitled: God Horror Fatherland. The issue is available now.

A trailer for Behemoth's upcoming music video, for the track 'Lucifer', off the band's 2009 release Evangelion, can be viewed below:

'Lucifer' is the final track on Evangelion, clocks in at over eight minutes long, and is one of the most atmospheric and foreboding songs in Behemoth's vast catalogue. The video was shot in Wroclaw, Poland and stars the song's guest vocalist, Maciej Malenczuk. The video is in the final stages of editing and will see a worldwide premiere in September.

Behemoth frontman, Nergal commented recently: "'Lucifer' was a huge artistic challenge and I managed to create a VERY unique atmosphere. The video's gonna fuckin' slay!"

The making-of video can be seen below:

Behemoth's return to the stage will occur this fall on their Polish Phoenix Rising Tour 2011. The band will play these six show (with more to be announced) with support from BLINDEAD and MOROWE (with one special guest to be announced for the Warsaw show).

Confirmed dates include:

October

8 - Poznan, Poland - Eskulap
9 - Gdansk, Poland - Parlament
14 - Kraków, Poland - Studio
15 - Katowice, Poland - Mega Club
16 - Wroclaw, Poland - Eter
21 - Warszawa Poland - Stodola