DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka died 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 involving DECAPITATED's tour bus and a truck carrying wood in Gomel, on the Russia/Belarus border. Both musicians reportedly sustained serious head injuries in the collision, which is believed to have been the fault of the band's driver (although this has not yet been officially confirmed).
According to the Polish Internet portal Onet.pl, Vitek underwent trepanation, a form of surgery in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull, and was due to be transported to a hospital in Krakow, Poland for further treatment.
Covan's family released a statement yesterday (Thursday, November 1) that the vocalist's condition had improved. At the time, the vocalist was still said to be at a hospital in Novozybkov, Russia, where he and Vitek were taken following the accident.
I had the opportunity to interview Covan for my metal podcast last year (Mass Hypnosis Metal Radio Episode 7) and this news is absolutely devastating to hear. Vitek was one of my favorite drummers since the band's debut album Winds of Creation in 2000.
He played with a skill level far beyond his years, the band's first demo recorded when he was just 14. R.I.P.
I also found a video shot just 2 days before the accident, of the band performing in Moscow
and this one from the 28th
Vitek and DECAPITATED singer Covan (real name: Adrian Kowanek) were hurt in an accident earlier in the week involving DECAPITATED's tour bus and a truck carrying wood in Gomel, on the Russia/Belarus border. Both musicians reportedly sustained serious head injuries in the collision, which is believed to have been the fault of the band's driver (although this has not yet been officially confirmed).
According to the Polish Internet portal Onet.pl, Vitek underwent trepanation, a form of surgery in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull, and was due to be transported to a hospital in Krakow, Poland for further treatment.
Covan's family released a statement yesterday (Thursday, November 1) that the vocalist's condition had improved. At the time, the vocalist was still said to be at a hospital in Novozybkov, Russia, where he and Vitek were taken following the accident.
I had the opportunity to interview Covan for my metal podcast last year (Mass Hypnosis Metal Radio Episode 7) and this news is absolutely devastating to hear. Vitek was one of my favorite drummers since the band's debut album Winds of Creation in 2000.
He played with a skill level far beyond his years, the band's first demo recorded when he was just 14. R.I.P.
I also found a video shot just 2 days before the accident, of the band performing in Moscow
and this one from the 28th
