---
title: "Decapitated"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/decapitated"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "Poland"
formed: 1996
---

# Decapitated

**Decapitated** is a death metal band, from Poland, active 1996 to present.

Decapitated is a Polish death metal band formed in Krosno in 1996. The group is composed of guitarist, founder and composer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, vocalist Eemeli Bodde, bassist Paweł Pasek and drummer James Stewart. Decapitated are recognized as one of death metal'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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapitated_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Decapitated |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Krosno, Poland |
| Formed | 1996 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Technical Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/technical-death)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wacław Kiełtyka](https://themetalnet.com/musician/wac-aw-kie-tyka) | Electric guitar | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Hubert Więcek](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hubert-wiecek) | Bass guitar | 2016 to present | Current |
| [Michał Łysejko](https://themetalnet.com/musician/micha-ysejko) | Drums (drum set) | 2014 to present | Current |
| [Rafał “Rasta” Piotrowski](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rafa-rasta-piotrowski) | Lead vocals | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Heinrich](https://themetalnet.com/musician/heinrich) | Electric bass guitar | 2009 to 2011 | Former |
| [Krimh](https://themetalnet.com/musician/krimh) | Drums (drum set) | 2009 to 2012 | Former |
| [Adrian Kowanek](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adrian-kowanek) | Lead vocals | 2005 to 2007 | Former |
| [Marcin Rygiel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marcin-rygiel) | Bass guitar | 1997 to 2007 | Former |
| [Paweł Pasek](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pawe-pasek) | Bass guitar | 2012 to 2016 | Former |
| [Vitek](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vitek) | Drums (drum set) | 1996 to 2007 | Former |
| [Wojciech Wąsowicz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/wojciech-wasowicz) | Lead vocals | 1996 to 2005 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | [Winds of Creation](https://themetalnet.com/album/35c81f61-7f6a-30b2-bddd-15551238825a) | Album |
| 2002 | [Nihility](https://themetalnet.com/album/11e724dd-be5d-3331-9e60-0ff89999688f) | Album |
| 2004 | [The Negation](https://themetalnet.com/album/07f72f64-c240-31b4-bde1-edf579fee755) | Album |
| 2006 | [Organic Hallucinosis](https://themetalnet.com/album/bcd574cd-0169-3a72-b18c-54cd911db655) | Album |
| 2011 | [Carnival Is Forever](https://themetalnet.com/album/de44fa3c-533c-486f-b3d0-bd16fb9d6aba) | Album |
| 2014 | [Blood Mantra](https://themetalnet.com/album/44ca0403-e902-4fb1-9445-8a084a9de112) | Album |
| 2017 | [Anticult](https://themetalnet.com/album/c312b991-05ae-4605-ae73-8c908161ee3a) | Album |
| 2022 | [Cancer Culture](https://themetalnet.com/album/62651468-2248-4d15-940c-879edcc853d4) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Behemoth](https://themetalnet.com/band/behemoth) (listened together)
- [Nile](https://themetalnet.com/band/nile) (listened together)
- [Meshuggah](https://themetalnet.com/band/meshuggah) (listened together)
- [Gojira](https://themetalnet.com/band/gojira) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [Deicide](https://themetalnet.com/band/deicide) (listened together)
- [At the Gates](https://themetalnet.com/band/at-the-gates) (listened together)
- [Vader](https://themetalnet.com/band/vader) (listened together)
- [Morbid Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/morbid-angel) (listened together)
- [Bloodbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/bloodbath) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decapitated
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Decapitated/114
- bandcamp: https://decapitated.bandcamp.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5600
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/17MbhJOaaPHuWnRaWU9xkc
- x: https://twitter.com/decapitated
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decapitatedband/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/42258018
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS7Nfg5w3NjYemXfcELZ0pg

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/decapitated](https://themetalnet.com/band/decapitated). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt