Nergal is known for his wide musical horizons. The leader of the legendary Behemoth has never hidden his sympathy for lighter, atmospheric music, such as country, folk and blues. The fascination did not end there. The proof is the band Me And That Man. The formation was born in 2016 and for a long time it was led by Nergal and John Porter. MATM’s debut album premiered in 2017, on which the musicians perfectly mixed the influences of the aforementioned genres, creating a whole referring to Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash or David Allan Coe and strongly marked by the diabolical element close to the band’s leader. However, Nergal and Porter’s collaboration ended in 2018.
On the next two Me And That Man releases (“New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol. 1” and “New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol. 2”), Nergal gave vocals to his many well-known foreign friends, to mention such as Corey Taylor from Slipknot, Abbath, Tobias Forge from Ghost, Myrkur, Devin Townsend, Matt Heafy. Łukasz Kumański remained in the group whose international status is maintained by Italian bassist Matteo Massoli (ex-Blindead) and Sasha Boole (guitar, vocals). In 2022, the band played a number of well-received concerts at festivals across Europe, and once again joined forces with John Porter for a series of concerts in Poland. It will be the same this time round. Nergal and John Porter will stand next to each other to play their greatest hits.
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