Zbigniew 'Inferno' Promiński (Behemoth) - drumtalk [episode 46] 

I'm totally impressed by how shy this big, famous, brutally drumming guy is. But very friendly and wise, too. Definitely a bigger fan now!

Inferno has Completly opposite personality and attitude to Nergal xD

I opened for Behemoth at their first south african show. I crapped my pants when I was playing my set and saw Inferno staring at me from backstage. He is a rather large, intimidating man, but after watching this interview, I really wish I had plucked up the courage to go and say Hi to him. He was nodding his head and 'playing along' to our songs and my drumming, which is something I will never forget.

After listening and seeing Behemoth for more than a decade, this is the first time I’ve heard this man speak.

Interviewer: What do you do when you fck up or don't you? Inferno: I do every night Honest and humble - this is a definition of greatest musicians.

“I play every show like it’s the last show of my life.” No hyperbole, just honesty. I can’t say I’m a fan of Behemoth, but I deeply appreciate the attitude, humility, and the art. This is an eye-opening interview.

one of the most anti rock star drummers! honest,kind,true and humble. to me one of the best episodes!bravo! Nothing but respect for this guy!

He is probably the most humble musician ever. Never seen an interview so detailed with him before. Loved it.

Absolute legend. What a well spoken guy he is. really liked that interview.

A mate of mine saw Behemoth on the Demigod Tour in Australia.... for some reason (he was drunk) he jumped on stage and opened his arms up to give Inferno a hug (it was a small club).... Inferno stared at him and gave him a really awkward hug lol

If you watch this with subtitles on, when he says "we use backing tracks from the album" the subtitles say "we use bad drugs from the elbow"

His creativity is unmatched.

The guy is a beast, yet humble and grounded.

Incredible that being a self-taught drummer has very clear musical technical concepts that led him to be one of the most representative drummers of extreme metal music! I'm really grateful for this episode ! thaks drumtalk !

Excellent interview: thoughtful questions, honest answers. Inferno comes across as a very humble character. No bullshit, he makes mistakes and he strives to be the best drummer he can be. Legend.

No drugs no alcohol!! Coz i need my mind very clear!! Here u own my heart Sir!!🖤

i like his honesty about making mistakes and he realy seems like a very shy person

He seems like a very humble and friendly person. I enjoyed listening to his answers.

Zbigniew is a name of Old Slavic origin, it means: one who is angry too often or who should get rid of anger. You are welcome ;)

I completely agree in being fully sober without any drugs and or alcohol to perform to the best. This applies to every aspects of creating any form of art.

The Stellan Skarsgård of metal..

Check out his side project Azarath. Amazing band.

He's so quiet, intimidating, friendly, serious, and funny all at the same time. Cool dude, and one of my favorite drummers ever.

Probably the best interview you have done so far. Exceptionally introspective and a well-guided look into his thoughts.

He has the most unintentional ASMR voice ever. ASMR Inferno drumtalk.

never seen him smile before , what a shy , humble champion

These drumtalks are amazing. Such intimate portraits of these legends we always see in the ultimate seat of power, behind the kit, on the stage. Really cool.

A very good talk. Well done to the interviewer. Zbigniew's English seems as efficient as his drumming.

Everytime i feel sad i come back to this video. Watching this shy giant and legend of a drummer talk is so soothing.

Incredibly nice guy. When he shook my hand he said “shake it like a man, you don’t have to be gentle. We’re men.” Because I guess I didn’t wanna “hurt” his hand (subconsciously) before the show! 😂😂😂 He’s a big, imposing dude too!

So calm and humble, great guy, great interview.

Had been waiting for his interview. Finally came out and it's amazing to hear such a humble and professional guy.

No w końcu ... jego to zawsze dobrze posluchać. Najcichszy z najlepszych, najlepszy z najcichszych. Zestawić Inferno z innymi bębniarzami to jak wejść na dziedziniec w więzieniu i mieć swiadomosc , ze najbardziej nalezy sie bać tych najcichszych.

I love this band. Soft spoken, nicest guys. Smart and talented. Then they go on stage and DESTROY 🤘

I love that man. Epic drummer.

Absolutely great. My favorite drummer and an absolute influence in my technique. It's been years waiting for an episode with him. Thanks, drumtalk!

Another amaazing drummer that I've been into since 2002! I first heard "As Above, So Below" on some cable tv radio channel way back then, and the drum line immediately sold me. I was on board 100% with the music of Behemoth. I have bought every record since, and my love for Inferno's power and style has only grown! To hear him say that he is self taught absolutely blows me away! That's amazing! My absolute favorite Behemoth memory is seeing them in Detroit in 2018 headlining in support of "I Loved You At Your Darkest." I hadn't picked up the album yet and only heard two songs so far. When the band started "Bartzabel," it jumped straight to the top of my favorite Behemoth songs. Number one, based solely on that drumming. Absolutely incredible! Thanks so much for this great interview!

He sure is a GREAT Drummer...I love the drums he plays especially in the song Bartzabel...great drum playing...real good...!

I'm not a fan of this band, but they as players are stellar. Inferno is a very incredible drummer. What they have accomplished as a band, whether you are a fan of extreme metal is very good.

Most epic drum chat ever

21:05 - 21:22 I almost cried at this part. Those crazy ideas and speed in The Apostasy, Demigod and Zos Kia Cvltvs is what made me fall in love with Behemoth. These albums were the albums that made me fall in love with death and black metal. Inferno is one of these extreme drummers that made me crazy about all that speed and creativity. It's sad to hear what Inferno says, but people change and do progress. This is what progress is for him and for the band, so I have to accept it. Let's spin The Apostasy now =P Thanks again for this wonderful interview, DrumTalk!

I've been waiting for this for months. Thank you so much.

I could have never imagined that this great Legend would be so shy and so humble! Thanks for this great interview drumtalk! Cheers!

ever since i found this channel (quite a while ago) i've been hanging out for this interview! Inferno will always be one of my favourite drummers of all time and has influenced my drumming in no way anyone else has and i will always look up to him! He seem's to be a very humble and down to earth guy as well, and i hope he knows how much of an inspiration he is to many of us drummers. I found it hilarious how he taught himself his own technique through just listening to other metal records, as i myself use to take lessons but in turn just preferred as he said 'barbarian drumming' and just playing along to songs. He's just an awesome dude and drummer, thanks for the amazing interview drumtalk!

Such a good interview. Hope this gets more viewership. Thank you.

I've waited so patiently for more videos on Inferno. Thank you, drumtalk.

I met him few years ago. Very friendly but bit " closed" guy. It's amazing, one of the best drummers in worlds and his shy and humble like 10 years old kid when teacher call him to exam. But when he seating behind kit...he becaming a beast...

Waaaay back in the early 2000´s Behemoth had a show in my hometown and for whatever reason, Inferno didn´t have his drumkit for that evening (I really cant remember what it was). The word spread quickly that they were searching for a kit, and by the end of the day it turned out that my best friend had the only set that he would play on:).

23 years of awesome drumming. Thanks man!

Thanks for this interview I have been waiting for a long time to hear from this big guy . Thank you thank you

What an incredibly nice, humble guy. You can recognize his drumming because it is so authentic. So much groove.

What a massively humble and friendly guy. Watched the whole interview and liked it really much 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

been waiting for this... thanks alot

I love how he casually dropped one of the coldest lines in drumming "this is fucking war....and thats how I like it"😆

man, as soon as he started talking about the pressure and stress about doing it right, I felt that to the bone.

Absolute MONSTER of extreme metal drumming. One of my top 4 all time. Hellhammer, David Gray, Inferno, Dominator...

2 minutes in and I love this guy already.

Very cool interview. He's so calm and down to earth despite being an international rockstar for more than 2 decades. Saw these guys in St. Pete Florida in 2018 and it was an absolutely mind blowing show.

Robert always delivers, definitely one of this generation's best drummers.

Dude thank you so much for coming back, i've miss your interviews. Keep it up!!

This interview blew my mind, I never have the blessing opportunity to see them live when they came to Puerto Rico, but have been watching a lot of video concerts. It impressed me his feelings, pressure and worries to play on a show. He always looked so confident and relax playing. Inferno is a awesome person, really love is drumming and guitar skills.

Thanks for this interview, Inferno is one of my favorite drummers. His work in Behemoth is pure magick. Underground attitude at it's finest. Cheers from the Philippines. Please interview Jon Rice for next season.

Happy you‘re back with these!

I've seen this band play to a near empty venue in about 2003/2002. I don't think they cared one bit. Incredible show.

He´s self taught and at the same time he plays extremely complex rhythms at super fast speeds. Its really amazing.

Wow, Inferno very much strikes me as an "Old Soul". Very calm, collected & gathered in his thoughts before he talks. I'm jealous because I'm the polar opposite & speak everything on my mind and hope my friends have the patience to pick out the important parts. Anyway, I can hear the wisdom in his speech & it sounds like they've been through a lot together as a band. Definitely a lot of personal growth over time. And you can hear it in "I loved you at your Darkest". I little slower, even more cerebral & introspective, and downright tasty. We're going to see great things from them for a long time to come, fate willing. Inferno's quiet, collected & almost shy disposition gives balance to the band. So glad you shared this interview. Mad respect for him.

I have a huge crush on Inferno. He’s like a gentle giant.

Just incedible how far drumming has come. the 60s and 70s were like nowhere near the boundaries pushed today.

My favourite musician in my favourite interview ever. Thanks alot & Subscribed to Drumtalk. Wow!

Humility is a sign of experience

This guy calms me down so much holy hell. There's really something about him.

Beautiful editing and and filming, great interview

one of the best interviews of the series. WE always had questions about the inferno....Thanks for the insight #drumtalk rules!

I'm only at 1:50 but I already love this guy, seems so kind, shy and humble. And now I understand why so few drum cam videos he has.

He sounds very intelligent but shy and reserved! Great interview 👍🏻🤘🏻

This is a great interview and a great interviewer...

The best Metal interview I ever saw.

Inferno is definitely a super chill, humble guy but make no mistake this man is a world class musician. He is extremely innovative and creative, in a genre that is so technically and physically challenging. I'm not surprised by his success, but I am so happy to see it because he has clearly worked incredibly hard for a very long time. Well deserved! 🤘🤘

I remember being in the 7th grade and listening to Slave Shall Serve (my first Behemoth song besides Conquer All) Absolutely amazing! Nothing but love and respect for the great Inferno!

One great thing about him is he's constantly struggling to improve, he questions his own work, and still moves ahead and progress. And that while being the top drummer, yeah yeah i know George Kollias but Inferno has more creativity and emotion in his drum tracks IMHO, all the while breaking speed records, because why the fuck not, as he said they wanted to prove something. And that fact he's still humble about it all and still sees a way of progression is really great.

Zbiggy!!! My concert going friends when I was living in Houston often ended up hanging out with him, Seth, and Orion afterward since Nergal was usually off doing whatever, and he is one of the friendliest fellows you'd ever want to meet. Big and scary looking, certainly, but once you get him talking he's super nice. Got to see him talking shop (about trigger modules) with George Kollias backstage at Ozzfest in Selma, TX, 13 years ago and that was really something!

your interviews are the best. thank you!

Inferno has achieved a unique spot in Metal, an exceptional drummer. Sponsored by Pearl, that says a lot. Horns up from Santiago, Chile.

fuuuuuck yes dude ive been waiting for a drum breakdown of this guy. Hail Behemoth

Awesome interview a great example to follow.

What a humble and honest man !

this is gold! thank you drumtalk. 😊

Amazing drummer and cool, down-to-earth guy. Very interesting interview, thanks!

Happy to hear him mentioning Morbid Angel. Pete Sandoval is one of my favorites, and a legend. I can hear the influence in Inferno's playing from Morbid Angel. I can talk about Pete for days. And have a interesting story about Pete. Which is probably not a good time to tell here heh heh. Thanks for making this interview. Never got into Behemoth, but I never gave them a listen. Time to check them out.

wow this guy is just amazing, such a humble beast

One of the THE BEST black metal, or drummers period in the world !!!

you by far are the best, your blast is iconic a king at his craft .................................

thanks for this! really inspiring

Great musician and such a nice humble guy.

Excellent! Love this guy.

I met Behemoth at an Ozzfest in Phoenix maybe 10 or 12 years ago...Nergal and Inferno are super fucking awesome, albeit a little reserved at the time, but after seeing this it makes sense. Crushing it on stage when its 115 outside, then coming down onto the blacktop and signing autographs and talking to people. Definitely awesome to hear the big man talk about his methods! Great interview!

This guy has an aura of respect and composure. Great, great man.

Behemoth = awesome Metal compositions made even better by this guy's drumming. Every little bit, fills or parts he plays is so tastefully written. One of my favorite drummers

Thank you for This! Thoughtful questions but not not pretentious. Great drummer!

Very nice interview. Thank you inferno.