Witold Kieltyka
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Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka was a Polish musician
, the drummer and percussionist for the technical death metal
band Decapitated
, and younger brother of the musician Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka. He had been with the band ever since it was founded in 1996, when he was only twelve years of age. He also did work for the death metal
bands Dies Irae
and Panzer X.
, Decapitated and the other band that was on the tour bus, Crionics
, were involved in a bus accident. The tour bus collided with a truck carrying wood, causing serious head injuries to both Kiełtyka and Adrian Kowanek
.
The two were taken to a hospital in Novozybkov
, Russia. While Kiełtyka's family released a statement on November 1, 2007, saying that his condition had improved, he underwent trepanation
and was due to be transported to a hospital in Kraków
, Poland, for further treatment. However, Kiełtyka died on November 2, 2007, at the age of 23.
The Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir
played a tribute concert to him on November 2, 2007 at Oulu, Finland.
Posthumous releases
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, the drummer and percussionist for the 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...
band Decapitated
Decapitated (band)
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 Austrian drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner. Decapitated have gained recognition as one of the genre's most widely respected...
, and younger brother of the musician Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka. He had been with the band ever since it was founded in 1996, when he was only twelve years of age. He also did work for the death metal
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....
bands Dies Irae
Dies Irae (band)
Dies Irae is a Polish death metal band founded in 1992. Their early recordings were heavily inspired and influenced by Vader and Morbid Angel.-Biography:...
and Panzer X.
Death
On October 29, 2007, while traveling to a show in Gomel, BelarusBelarus
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 ,...
, Decapitated and the other band that was on the tour bus, Crionics
Crionics
Crionics is a Polish blackened death metal band from Kraków, formed in 1997 by Michał Skotniczny, Dariusz Styczeń, "Marcotic" and Maciej Zięba. In their early years they played fast and melodic music under the strong influence of Norwegian black metal band Emperor.-Band history:A year after the...
, were involved in a bus accident. The tour bus collided with a truck carrying wood, causing serious head injuries to both Kiełtyka and Adrian 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...
.
The two were taken to a hospital in Novozybkov
Novozybkov
Novozybkov is a historical town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Population: -History:It was founded in 1701 and granted town status in 1809. Novozybkov was a major hemp supplier in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly for the production of ropes for the Russian Navy...
, Russia. While Kiełtyka's family released a statement on November 1, 2007, saying that his condition had improved, he underwent trepanation
Trepanation
Trepanning, also known as trephination, trephining or making a burr hole, is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull, exposing the dura mater in order to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases. It may also refer to any "burr" hole created...
and was due to be transported to a hospital in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, Poland, for further treatment. However, Kiełtyka died on November 2, 2007, at the age of 23.
The Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...
played a tribute concert to him on November 2, 2007 at Oulu, Finland.
Discography
- (1997) Decapitated - Cemeteral Gardens (Demo)
- (1998) Decapitated - The Eye of Horus (Demo)
- (2000) Decapitated - 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...
(Wicked World/Earache RecordsEarache RecordsEarache 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:...
) - (2000) Decapitated - 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...
(Metal Mind ProductionsMetal Mind ProductionsMetal 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...
) - (2002) Decapitated - NihilityNihility- Personnel :Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art...
(Earache RecordsEarache RecordsEarache 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:...
) - (2004) Decapitated - 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...
(Earache RecordsEarache RecordsEarache 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:...
) - (2006) Panzer X - Steel Fist (Metal Mind ProductionsMetal Mind ProductionsMetal 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...
) - (2006) Decapitated - 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...
(Earache RecordsEarache RecordsEarache 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:...
)
Posthumous releases
- (2008) Decapitated - Human's Dust (DVD)
- (2009) Dies Irae - The Art of an Endless Creation (DVD)