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Decapitated (band)
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Decapitated is a death metal
band that formed in Krosno
, Poland
in 1996. The group comprises guitarist, founder and composer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, vocalist Rafał Piotrowski and Austria
n drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner. Decapitated have gained recognition as one of the genre's most widely respected bands and one of the finest exponents of technical death metal
. The band earned an international fan base in the underground music community, and became an innovating act in the modern death metal genre.
Vogg and his younger brother, drummer Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka, founded Decapitated in their mid-teens. Joined by vocalist Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz
and bassist Marcin "Martin" Rygiel
, after releasing two demos, the band signed with Wicked World (subsidiary of Earache Records
) and, in 2000, released their debut album, Winds of Creation
. In 2002 and 2004 the band released the albums Nihility
and The Negation
, respectively. The band's ambitious fourth album, Organic Hallucinosis
, was released in 2006 with a new vocalist Adrian "Covan" Kowanek
.
In late 2007, the band was involved in an automobile accident. Vitek died at the age of 23 on November 2, 2007 of the injuries he suffered from the accident and Covan survived, but he slipped into a coma as a result. After a period of disbandment, Vogg decided to continue the band and reformed Decapitated with Piotrowski, Krimh and embarked on a tour in Europe, Australia and North America. The fifth album, Carnival Is Forever
, was released on July 12, 2011.
Decapitated was founded in Krosno
, Poland in 1996, by guitarist Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, who was 15 at the time, and his brother drummer Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka, who was 12 years old. One year later, Vocalist Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz, 16, and bassist Marcin "Martin" Rygiel, 13, joined the band. Decapitated released its first demo, Cemeterial Gardens, in 1997 and its second demo, The Eye of Horus, in 1998. After signing to Earache Records
subsidiary Wicked World, the band released its debut album, Winds of Creation
, which included a cover version of Slayer
's "Mandatory Suicide", and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek
from the Polish band Vader
, in April 2000. The band toured with Vader in early 2001 in the United Kingdom. Allmusic states that "Decapitated have quickly gained recognition as one of Poland's, and even Europe's, finest exponents of ultra-technical death metal."
Decapitated's self-produced second album, Nihility
, which was released in February 2002, fulfilled the high expectations that followed the well-received debut album. Nihility also included a cover version of Napalm Death
's "Suffer the Children". Decapitated was chosen to perform at the Polish Ozzfest
event in late May and toured in North America and Europe in August. Slawek and Vojtek Wieslawski produced the band's next album, The Negation
, which was released in February 2004. The album received a positive response from the critics and was followed by a tour in Europe and the United States throughout 2004.
, a previous member of Atrophia Red Sun
, as his replacement and entered Hertz Studios in Bialystok
in August to record their ambitious fourth album Organic Hallucinosis
, which was released the following February. According to Allmusic, the band's musical change of direction on this album was "likely to polarize longtime Decapitated fans".
During the following tour in early 2006, Martin could not perform with the band due to military conscription issues and was shortly substituted by Richard Gulczynski, but joined again in February. During the year, Decapitated toured with American bands Suffocation
, Six Feet Under
, Fear Factory
, and others. In June and July 2007, Decapitated played with Cephalic Carnage
and others in the Summer Slaughter
trek across the US. Later on, Martin departed from Decapitated to live with his family and to move to California
.
On October 28, 2007 the band members were involved in an automobile accident that injured Vitek and Covan. Their tour bus collided with a truck carrying wood in Gomel, near the border from Russia
to Belarus
. Vitek died on November 2, 2007 at the age of 23 in a Russian hospital from the injuries. Covan slipped into a coma and was later moved to Poland. In 2008, Metal Mind Productions
released the concert DVD Human's Dust
.
and continued with the band on a tour in support of the album, starting in September.
In mid-2009 Vogg stated: "It has been the hardest thing for me to move on without Vitek by my side, but he would have wanted me to continue with the band. Finally, I have found some great musicians who can continue the work of Vitek and Covan." "There's no sense in stopping this amazing thing we built up so many years ago together with Vitek, Sauron, Martin and Covan."
On July 31, 2009, the Austria
n drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner of Thorns of Ivy joined Decapitated. On November 20, 2009, the new line-up was completed with the vocalist Rafał Piotrowski of the band Ketha and bassist Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha
of Vesania
and Masachist. Decapitated continued with support of Nuclear Blast
record label and Hard Impact Music management. The band toured in United Kingdom in February 2010 as well as in April and May in Australia, New Zealand and European festivals and the Summer Slaughter tour in United States in mid-2010.
The band entered RG Studio in Gdańsk
on February 9, to begin recording their fifth studio album entitled Carnival Is Forever
. The album was produced by Vogg; while mixing and drums production was done by Swedish producer Daniel Bergstrand, who previously worked with Behemoth
and Meshuggah
among others. Heinrich departed from Decapitated after the recording in order to concentrate on Vesania, and Carnival Is Forever was released on July 12, 2011.
On November 1, 2011, the band survived a plane crash.
states that "Sauron is one of the most capable vocalists on the scene". With Organic Halucinosis, Decapitated focused on non-traditional death metal aesthetics, more complex songwriting and grooves, and polyrhythm
ic approach; Covan contributed more versatile vocals. A notable element of groove is present in Decapitated's death metal sound.
Decapitated's releases are some of death metal's most significant albums of the early 21st century. Winds of Creation was "responsible for re-igniting a stagnating death metal scene" and Organic Hallucinosis proved to be substantially influential in the subsequent development of the genre. According to Kerrang!
, Decapitated have released "classic albums; (...) that have turned these youthful Poles into one of the genre's most widely respected bands. Tomas Haake
, the drummer of the Swedish band Meshuggah
, commented the death of Vitek: "The metal community has lost one of the most talented and skillful drummers of our time! [...] Vitek was a true talent and drummer genius."
Former members
Live musicians
Video Albums
Live Albums
Demos
Compilations
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band that formed in Krosno
Krosno
Krosno is a town and county in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 47,455 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009.Notably Krosno is the site of the first oil well in the world....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
in 1996. The group comprises guitarist, founder and composer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, vocalist Rafał Piotrowski and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner. Decapitated have gained recognition as one of the genre's most widely respected bands and one of the finest exponents of technical death metal
Technical death metal
Technical death metal is a musical subgenre of death metal that focuses on complex rhythms, riffs and song structures. Technical experimentation in death metal began in the late '80s and early '90s by bands such as Death, Atheist and Cynic...
. The band earned an international fan base in the underground music community, and became an innovating act in the modern death metal genre.
Vogg and his younger brother, drummer Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka, founded Decapitated in their mid-teens. Joined by vocalist Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz
Wojciech Wąsowicz
Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz, , is a Polish vocalist. He is a graduate of musical school in the first and second degree, and graduate of Jagielonian University where he earned Master's degree in Musicology. Wąsowicz was vocalist in death metal group Decapitated and has been a member of Masachist...
and bassist Marcin "Martin" Rygiel
Marcin Rygiel
Marcin "Martin" Rygiel, , is a Polish musician. He is a graduate of musical school in the first and second degree. Professionally, Martin was the bassist of technical death metal band Decapitated until leaving in 2007 during their hiatus and was a member of avant-garde metal/black metal band Lux...
, after releasing two demos, the band signed with Wicked World (subsidiary of Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
) and, in 2000, released their debut album, Winds of Creation
Winds of Creation
-Personnel:Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Piotr Wiwczarek – production* Andy Bomba – engineering & mixing...
. In 2002 and 2004 the band released the albums Nihility
Nihility
- Personnel :Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art...
and The Negation
The Negation
- Personnel :Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Producer – Slawek Wieslawski, Vojtek Wieslawski, Decapitated...
, respectively. The band's ambitious fourth album, Organic Hallucinosis
Organic Hallucinosis
Organic Hallucinosis is the fourth studio album by the death metal band Decapitated from Poland. The album was released in 2006 on February 7 in the United States, on February 13 in Europe, and on February 22 in Japan. The release was followed by a European and North American tours...
, was released in 2006 with a new vocalist Adrian "Covan" Kowanek
Adrian Kowanek
Adrian Kowanek , also known as Covan, is a Polish musician. He is the lead vocalist of the death metal band Atrophia Red Sun and formerly Decapitated...
.
In late 2007, the band was involved in an automobile accident. Vitek died at the age of 23 on November 2, 2007 of the injuries he suffered from the accident and Covan survived, but he slipped into a coma as a result. After a period of disbandment, Vogg decided to continue the band and reformed Decapitated with Piotrowski, Krimh and embarked on a tour in Europe, Australia and North America. The fifth album, Carnival Is Forever
Carnival Is Forever
Carnival Is Forever is the fifth studio album by Polish death metal band Decapitated. It was released on July 12, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records...
, was released on July 12, 2011.
Winds of Creation, Nihility and The Negation (1996–2004)
Krosno
Krosno is a town and county in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 47,455 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009.Notably Krosno is the site of the first oil well in the world....
, Poland in 1996, by guitarist Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, who was 15 at the time, and his brother drummer Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka, who was 12 years old. One year later, Vocalist Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz, 16, and bassist Marcin "Martin" Rygiel, 13, joined the band. Decapitated released its first demo, Cemeterial Gardens, in 1997 and its second demo, The Eye of Horus, in 1998. After signing to Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
subsidiary Wicked World, the band released its debut album, Winds of Creation
Winds of Creation
-Personnel:Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Piotr Wiwczarek – production* Andy Bomba – engineering & mixing...
, which included a cover version of Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
's "Mandatory Suicide", and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek
Piotr Wiwczarek
Piotr Wiwczarek , also known as Peter, is a Polish guitarist and vocalist who is the frontman for the death metal band Vader, although joined the band as their bassist. He has also collaborated with Kazimierz "Para" Paraszczuk on his tribute album, Bandid Rockin', and is the producer of several of...
from the Polish band Vader
Vader (band)
Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, WW2, horror and anti-christian...
, in April 2000. The band toured with Vader in early 2001 in the United Kingdom. Allmusic states that "Decapitated have quickly gained recognition as one of Poland's, and even Europe's, finest exponents of ultra-technical death metal."
Decapitated's self-produced second album, Nihility
Nihility
- Personnel :Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art...
, which was released in February 2002, fulfilled the high expectations that followed the well-received debut album. Nihility also included a cover version of Napalm Death
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are a death metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's ...
's "Suffer the Children". Decapitated was chosen to perform at the Polish Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
event in late May and toured in North America and Europe in August. Slawek and Vojtek Wieslawski produced the band's next album, The Negation
The Negation
- Personnel :Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Producer – Slawek Wieslawski, Vojtek Wieslawski, Decapitated...
, which was released in February 2004. The album received a positive response from the critics and was followed by a tour in Europe and the United States throughout 2004.
Organic Hallucinosis, Vitek's death and hiatus (2005–2008)
In mid-2005, Sauron announced his withdrawal from Decapitated, stating: "It was not an easy decision. However, I could reconcile the welfare of the band with my personal plans, and hence quitting appeared to be the best solution not hampering the evolution of Decapitated.(...) Moreover, another reason that contributed to my decision have been some health complications." The band chose Adrian "Covan" KowanekAdrian Kowanek
Adrian Kowanek , also known as Covan, is a Polish musician. He is the lead vocalist of the death metal band Atrophia Red Sun and formerly Decapitated...
, a previous member of Atrophia Red Sun
Atrophia Red Sun
-Biography:The band was formed in 1994 by keyboardist Piotr Kopeć. The first line-up consisted of Adrian Kowanek , Piotr Stepkowski , Marcin Bochajewski , Michal Nasiadka , and Pawel Wegrzyn...
, as his replacement and entered Hertz Studios in Bialystok
Bialystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Located on the Podlaskie Plain on the banks of the Biała River, Białystok ranks second in terms of population density, eleventh in population, and thirteenth in area, of the cities of Poland...
in August to record their ambitious fourth album Organic Hallucinosis
Organic Hallucinosis
Organic Hallucinosis is the fourth studio album by the death metal band Decapitated from Poland. The album was released in 2006 on February 7 in the United States, on February 13 in Europe, and on February 22 in Japan. The release was followed by a European and North American tours...
, which was released the following February. According to Allmusic, the band's musical change of direction on this album was "likely to polarize longtime Decapitated fans".
During the following tour in early 2006, Martin could not perform with the band due to military conscription issues and was shortly substituted by Richard Gulczynski, but joined again in February. During the year, Decapitated toured with American bands Suffocation
Suffocation (band)
Suffocation is an American death metal band that was formed in 1989 in Long Island, New York. The band comprises vocalist Frank Mullen, guitarists Terrance Hobbs and Guy Marchais, drummer Mike Smith and bassist Derek Boyer. Suffocation rose to prominence of death metal and created a blueprint for...
, Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under (band)
Six Feet Under is an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 1993. The band was originally a side project by Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes with guitarist Allen West of Obituary...
, Fear Factory
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1989, they have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal,...
, and others. In June and July 2007, Decapitated played with Cephalic Carnage
Cephalic Carnage
Cephalic Carnage is an American grindcore band formed in 1992 in Denver, Colorado. The band comprises vocalist Lenzig Leal, guitarists Steve Goldberg and Brian Hopp, drummer John Merryman and bassist Nick Schendzielos...
and others in the Summer Slaughter
The Summer Slaughter Tour
The Summer Slaughter Tour is an annual death metal tour originally held in the United States, but now in Europe and as of 2009, Australia and New Zealand.It is dubbed "The Most Extreme Tour of the Year"....
trek across the US. Later on, Martin departed from Decapitated to live with his family and to move to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
On October 28, 2007 the band members were involved in an automobile accident that injured Vitek and Covan. Their tour bus collided with a truck carrying wood in Gomel, near the border from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
to Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. Vitek died on November 2, 2007 at the age of 23 in a Russian hospital from the injuries. Covan slipped into a coma and was later moved to Poland. In 2008, Metal Mind Productions
Metal Mind Productions
Metal Mind Productions is a Polish record label founded in 1987. Currently it is one of the lead independent labels in Poland with over 1000 of licences and over 10 million of data mediums sold. The label focuses mainly on rock and heavy metal genres...
released the concert DVD Human's Dust
Human's Dust
Human's Dust is a live performance DVD by the death metal band Decapitated from Poland. It contains the band's live performances and interviews from 2002 and 2004 from various locations...
.
Reunion and Carnival Is Forever (2009–present)
On March 8, 2009, after a period of disbandment, Vogg announced he was planning to continue the band and was searching for a new drummer and vocalist. Covan was unable to continue with Decapitated due to the slow improvement of his condition. In early 2009, Vogg participated on recording of the guitars for Vader's album NecropolisNecropolis (album)
Necropolis is the eighth studio album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The album was released on Nuclear Blast on August 21, 2009. A video was shot for the song "Never Say My Name" which is based partially on the book "The Gospel According To Satan" by Patrick Graham.On April 8, 2009, Vader...
and continued with the band on a tour in support of the album, starting in September.
In mid-2009 Vogg stated: "It has been the hardest thing for me to move on without Vitek by my side, but he would have wanted me to continue with the band. Finally, I have found some great musicians who can continue the work of Vitek and Covan." "There's no sense in stopping this amazing thing we built up so many years ago together with Vitek, Sauron, Martin and Covan."
On July 31, 2009, the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner of Thorns of Ivy joined Decapitated. On November 20, 2009, the new line-up was completed with the vocalist Rafał Piotrowski of the band Ketha and bassist Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha
Filip Hałucha
Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha , is a Polish black metal musician. He is a bassist known for his contributions to the bands Vesania, UnSun, Masachist, Rootwater, and Decapitated .-Gear:* Mayones Slogan 5* Ampeg B4R amp* Sansamp Bass Driver...
of Vesania
Vesania
Vesania, , is a Polish symphonic black metal/blackened death metal band. They were formed in 1997 by Orion, Daray, and Heinrich. Later members were Annahvahr and Hatrah, who left the band in 1999 and was replaced by Siegmar....
and Masachist. Decapitated continued with support of Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
record label and Hard Impact Music management. The band toured in United Kingdom in February 2010 as well as in April and May in Australia, New Zealand and European festivals and the Summer Slaughter tour in United States in mid-2010.
The band entered RG Studio in Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
on February 9, to begin recording their fifth studio album entitled Carnival Is Forever
Carnival Is Forever
Carnival Is Forever is the fifth studio album by Polish death metal band Decapitated. It was released on July 12, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records...
. The album was produced by Vogg; while mixing and drums production was done by Swedish producer Daniel Bergstrand, who previously worked with Behemoth
Behemoth (band)
Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside bands such as Vader, Decapitated, Vesania and Hate....
and Meshuggah
Meshuggah
Meshuggah is an extreme metal band from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1987. Meshuggah's line-up has primarily consisted of founding members vocalist Jens Kidman and lead guitarist Fredrik Thordendal, drummer Tomas Haake, who joined in 1990, and rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, who joined in 1992...
among others. Heinrich departed from Decapitated after the recording in order to concentrate on Vesania, and Carnival Is Forever was released on July 12, 2011.
On November 1, 2011, the band survived a plane crash.
Musical style and critical reception
Decapitated's music is composed by the "mastermind" of the band, Vogg, who co-worked with Vitek while writing prior to his death. Decapitated became known for its songwriting and technical instrumental approach at an extraordinarily young age and earned an international fan base in the underground music community. In the review of Decapitated's debut album, Allmusic said "the band has a seemingly effortless understanding and command of ... their instruments and ... the songwriting is extremely solid; even in the first listen." The characteristics of Nihility and Negation are "powerful, blastbeat-filled drumming, dissonant yet memorable guitar riffs, and inventive guitar solos" and substantially high production quality. In the review of The Negation, Metal HammerMetal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
states that "Sauron is one of the most capable vocalists on the scene". With Organic Halucinosis, Decapitated focused on non-traditional death metal aesthetics, more complex songwriting and grooves, and polyrhythm
Polyrhythm
Polyrhythm is the simultaneous sounding of two or more independent rhythms.Polyrhythm in general is a nonspecific term for the simultaneous occurrence of two or more conflicting rhythms, of which cross-rhythm is a specific and definable subset.—Novotney Polyrhythms can be distinguished from...
ic approach; Covan contributed more versatile vocals. A notable element of groove is present in Decapitated's death metal sound.
Decapitated's releases are some of death metal's most significant albums of the early 21st century. Winds of Creation was "responsible for re-igniting a stagnating death metal scene" and Organic Hallucinosis proved to be substantially influential in the subsequent development of the genre. According to Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
, Decapitated have released "classic albums; (...) that have turned these youthful Poles into one of the genre's most widely respected bands. Tomas Haake
Tomas Haake
Tomas Haake is the drummer and main lyricist for the Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah.-Musical career:Haake is noted for his technical abilities; his drumming style is characterized by heavy use of polyrhythms while often maintaining a steady 4/4 beat. This signature style has become one...
, the drummer of the Swedish band Meshuggah
Meshuggah
Meshuggah is an extreme metal band from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1987. Meshuggah's line-up has primarily consisted of founding members vocalist Jens Kidman and lead guitarist Fredrik Thordendal, drummer Tomas Haake, who joined in 1990, and rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, who joined in 1992...
, commented the death of Vitek: "The metal community has lost one of the most talented and skillful drummers of our time! [...] Vitek was a true talent and drummer genius."
Members
Current members- Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars (1996−present)
- Kerim "Krimh" Lechner – drums (2009−present)
- Rafał "Rasta" Piotrowski – vocals (2009−present)
Former members
- Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka (deceased) – drums (1996–2007)
- Marcin "Martin" RygielMarcin RygielMarcin "Martin" Rygiel, , is a Polish musician. He is a graduate of musical school in the first and second degree. Professionally, Martin was the bassist of technical death metal band Decapitated until leaving in 2007 during their hiatus and was a member of avant-garde metal/black metal band Lux...
– bass guitar (1996–2007) - Wojciech "Sauron" WąsowiczWojciech WąsowiczWojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz, , is a Polish vocalist. He is a graduate of musical school in the first and second degree, and graduate of Jagielonian University where he earned Master's degree in Musicology. Wąsowicz was vocalist in death metal group Decapitated and has been a member of Masachist...
– vocals (1996–2005) - Adrian "Covan" KowanekAdrian KowanekAdrian Kowanek , also known as Covan, is a Polish musician. He is the lead vocalist of the death metal band Atrophia Red Sun and formerly Decapitated...
– vocals (2005–2007) - Filip "Heinrich" HałuchaFilip HałuchaFilip "Heinrich" Hałucha , is a Polish black metal musician. He is a bassist known for his contributions to the bands Vesania, UnSun, Masachist, Rootwater, and Decapitated .-Gear:* Mayones Slogan 5* Ampeg B4R amp* Sansamp Bass Driver...
– bass guitar (2009−2011)
Live musicians
- Jacek Hiro – guitars (2000−2004)
- Richard Gulczynski – bass guitar (2006)
- Konrad Rossa – bass guitar (2011−present)
Discography
Studio albums- Winds of CreationWinds of Creation-Personnel:Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Piotr Wiwczarek – production* Andy Bomba – engineering & mixing...
(2000) - NihilityNihility- Personnel :Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art...
(2002) - The NegationThe Negation- Personnel :Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Producer – Slawek Wieslawski, Vojtek Wieslawski, Decapitated...
(2004) - Organic HallucinosisOrganic HallucinosisOrganic Hallucinosis is the fourth studio album by the death metal band Decapitated from Poland. The album was released in 2006 on February 7 in the United States, on February 13 in Europe, and on February 22 in Japan. The release was followed by a European and North American tours...
(2006) - Carnival Is ForeverCarnival Is ForeverCarnival Is Forever is the fifth studio album by Polish death metal band Decapitated. It was released on July 12, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records...
(2011)
Video Albums
- Human's DustHuman's DustHuman's Dust is a live performance DVD by the death metal band Decapitated from Poland. It contains the band's live performances and interviews from 2002 and 2004 from various locations...
(2008) - Live at the Rescue Rooms (2009)
Live Albums
- Live Nottingham Rescue Rooms 20th Dec 2004 (2009)
Demos
- Cemeterial Gardens (1997)
- The Eye of Horus (1998)
Compilations
- Polish AssaultPolish AssaultPolish Assault is a split album of four Polish death metal bands: Decapitated, Yattering, Lost Soul and Damnable.-Decapitated:# "The Eye of Horus" – 5:46# "Blessed" – 4:58# "The First Damned" – 5:30# "Nine Steps" – 4:58# "Dance Macabre" – 2:07...
(2000) - The First DamnedThe First DamnedThe First Damned is a demo compilation by Polish technical death metal band Decapitated. It is a compilation of band demos, Cemeterial Gardens and The Eye of Horus and additionally two live tracks recorded during the Thrash 'Em All Festival, 2000...
(2000)