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BEHEMOTH Frontman Comments On DECAPITATED Drummer's Passing

BEHEMOTH mainman Adam "Nergal" Darski issued the following statement on Friday (November 2) regarding the passing of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, who died at the age of 23 in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision: "It's still so abstract to me…I don't...

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DECAPITATED: MySpace Tribute To VITEK In The Works

The following message was posted on the official DECAPITATED MySpace page: "As we mourn the passing of our dear friend Vitek, we are working together to create something special in his memory. More pictures and videos from our personal collections will be added, and a fully functional profile with u...

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PREJUDICE Comments On Passing Of DECAPITATED Drummer

Belgian death metallers PREJUDICE have commented on the passing of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, who died in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision. He was 23 years old. "RIP Vitek! Spent seven weeks on tour with DECAPITATED in 2002. Vitek was without no...

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DECAPITATED's VITEK 'Was One Of The Youngest And Most Promising Drummers In The Genre'

The following message was posted on DECAPITATED's official web site: "Witold 'Vitek' Kieltyka — our brother and dearest friend — succumbed to head injuries sustained after a bad van accident while on tour in Russia. He was 23. "One of the youngest and most promising drummers in the genre, together w...

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AGAINST THE PLAGUES' VARYEN Comments On DECAPITATED Drummer's Passing

AGAINST THE PLAGUES drummer Varyen Chylynski (formerly of DAMNATION and FOREST OF IMPALED) has commented on the passing of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, who died in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision. He was 23 years old. "It's like a bad dream," Var...

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SOILWORK Drummer: DECAPITATED's VITEK 'Was A Great Inspiration To Me'

SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren has commented on the passing of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, who died in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision. He was 23 years old. "I'm truly devastated about this untimely passing," Dirk said in a statement. "Vitek wa...

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KATAKLYSM Guitarist Comments On DECAPITATED Drummer's Passing

KATAKLYSM producer/guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais has issued the following statement: "It's with sad regret I learned this morning of the tragic passing of [DECAPITATED drummer Witold 'Vitek' Kieltyka]. I met him on the NILE tour. I was doing sound for HYPOCRISY, and DECAPITATED was sharing a bus...

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CRIONICS Recovering From Bus Accident That Claimed Life Of DECAPITATED Drummer

Members of the Polish band CRIONICS — who were sharing a tour bus with DECAPITATED when they were involved in a road collision that claimed the life the life of their friend, DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka — sustained broken bones and lacerations in the accident that took place three da...

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DIMMU BORGIR To Dedicate Tonight's Show To Fallen DECAPITATED Drummer

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have commented on the passing of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, who died in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision. He was 23 years old. "Let it be known that we are shocked and saddened to hear about Vitek...

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AMON AMARTH Members Comment On DECAPITATED Drummer's Passing

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have released the following statement: "It's with deep shock and sadness we have received the tragic news of the death of Witold 'Vitek' Kieltyka, drummer in DECAPITATED, and we want to express our deepest condolences to his family and friends. We were really looking fo...

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DECAPITATED Drummer Dead At 23

Drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka of the Polish extreme metal band DECAPITATED passed away in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision. He was 23 years old. Vitek and DECAPITATED singer Covan (real name: Adrian Kowanek) were hurt in an accident earlier in the week involvin...

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DECAPITATED Singer 'Showing Some Progress' Following Accident

Two members of the Polish extreme metal band DECAPITATED — Vitek (real name: Witold Kieltykaand; drums) and Covan (real name: Adrian Kowanek; vocals) — were seriously injured in a road accident earlier in the week involving DECAPITATED's tour bus and a truck carrying wood in Gomel, on the Russia/Bel...

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Former DECAPITATED Bassist: 'My Thoughts Are With The Guys And Their Families'

Former DECAPITATED bassist Marcin "Martin" Rygiel has released the following statement: "As many of you know, there was bad accident in Russia yesterday. I wasn't there. I'm not in the band anymore since I'm expecting a baby and I've decided to move to California. "To all the people that I'm getting...

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ABYSMAL DAWN Parts Ways With CRASH MUSIC

ABYSMAL DAWN, the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band featuring former members of RISE and INHUMAN VISION, has issued the following update: "ABYSMAL DAWN will no longer be working with Crash Music, Inc. Rather than go into the laundry list of dirty details, lets just say 'it didn't work out' and we...

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Update: DECAPITATED Vocalist, Drummer Injured In Road Crash

DECAPITATED's record label, Earache Records, has released the following statement: "Two members of DECAPITATED have been seriously injured in a road accident involving their tour bus and a truck carrying wood in Gomel, on the Russia/Belarus border. "Vocalist Covan and drummer Vitek sustained serious...