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Tribute To Fallen VADER Drummer To Air On Extreme Music Video Show

On Monday, August 29, long-running extreme music video show "Visions of the Dead" will air a special tribute show to the recently departed VADER drummer Doc Raczkowski. "Visions of the Dead" will air video clips and live footage from Doc's efforts in VADER and DIES IRAE. The producers of "Visions of...

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LOST HORIZON Guitarist Remembers Former VADER Drummer DOC

Guitarist Wojtek Lisicki (LOST HORIZON, ex-LUCIFERION) has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "In boundless misery I would like to announce that [today], August 24, 2005 I am going to the funeral [of former VADER drummer Doc] together with Doc's friends. This is devastating. I have no...

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NASUM's ANDERS JAKOBSON: VADER's DOC Was A 'Kick-Ass Drummer'

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I just learned that ex-VADER drummer Doc passed away at age 35. Now, I wasn't really a huge VADER fan — I mean I liked their music but I didn't listen to them much. But I can safely say that ...

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Former BROKEN HOPE Guitarist: VADER's DOC Was 'One Of The Best Death Metal Drummers Ever'

Former BROKEN HOPE and current LUPARA guitarist Jeremy Wagner has issued the following statement regarding the passing of former VADER drummer Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski (a.k.a. Doc): "Bummed out to hear about Doc passing away...especially at such an age as 35 (my age). "The last time I saw Doc w...

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TONY LAUREANO On VADER Drummer's Passing: 'Metal World Has Lost An Incredible Percussive Force'

Drummer Tony Laureano (NILE, DIMMU BORGIR, ANGELCORPSE) has posted the following message regarding the passing of former VADER drummer Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski (a.k.a. Doc): "Today I woke up to hear that former VADER drummer Doc had passed away. It was quite shocking, to say the least, and tota...

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Israeli Metal Promoter Reacts To News Of Former VADER Drummer's Passing

Oron Tanami of Israel's Metalist Productions and magazine has issued the following statement regarding the passing of former VADER drummer Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski (a.k.a. Doc): "I met Doc during a VADER visit for a show we produced on the 4th of June 2003 near Tel-Aviv. The band came for a wee...

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Former VADER Drummer DOC Dead At 35

According to a posting at the Polish music web site CGM.pl, former VADER drummer Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski (a.k.a. Doc) has passed away at age 35. No further details about his death are currently available. [UPDATE: This has now been confirmed by VADER's official web site, Vader.pl] In a March 2...

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God the Lux

Featuring members Daray (drums, percussion) and Orion (guitar, vocals) of VADER and BEHEMOTH, respectively, Poland's VESANIA is no side project. The duo formed the symphonic black/death metal band in 1997, years before either man joined the ranks of the Polish elite. On "God the Lux", the follow-up...

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VESANIA Announce New Guitarist

Polish black metal masters VESANIA, featuring Orion (BEHEMOTH) and Daray (VADER),have posted the following message on their official web site: "After a month of everyday work, we've finally finished the rehearsals with new guitarist. Now we can easily and surely inform you all, that the new musicia...

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Former RATT Frontman To Guest On VH1's 'I Love The 80's'

According to a posting on former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy's official web site, Pearcy recently taped an appearance on an episode of VH1's "I Love the 80's". Scheduled airtime is set for mid-October. According to VH1.com, each one-hour episode of "I Love the 80's" "takes viewers on a stream-of-co...

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VADER Complete Work On 'The Art Of War' Mini-CD

Polish death metallers VADER have posted the following message on their official web site: "The MCD 'The Art of War', containing four brand new tracks plus two intros (both made by Siegmar from VESANIA) and a videoclip, is ready to release. For the first time in the band's history, there's a song en...

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DECAPITATED To Enter Studio In August

Polish death metallers DECAPITATED will enter Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland on August 1 with producers Slawek and Wojtek Wieslawski to begin recording their new album, entitled "Organic Hallucinosis". The follow-up to 2004's "The Negation" will feature artwork and layout by Seth (ROTTING CHRIST,...

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ANOREXIA NERVOSA: New EP Due In September

French symphonic black metal act ANOREXIA NERVOSA are putting the finishing touches on a new mini-CD, "The September", containing cover songs from FORBIDDEN SITE and DARKTHRONE, live tracks recorded during the band's "Redemption Process" French tour, and two songs that were previously only available...

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VADER, DECAPITATED, DEW-SCENTED: North American Tour Routing Revealed

Polish death metallers DECAPITATED have revealed the tentative routing for their upcoming North American tour with VADER (headliners) and DEW-SCENTED. The schedule is shaping up as follows: Nov. 05 - Worcester, MA Nov. 06 - Springfield, VA Nov. 07 - New York City, NY Nov. 08 - Cleveland, OH Nov. 09...

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LOST SOUL Added To Entire BLITZKRIEG III European Tour

Polish death metallers LOST SOUL have just scooped a slot (alongside VADER, ROTTING CHRIST and ANOREXIA NERVOSA) on the entire Blitzkrieg III European tour which steamrollers through the continent between September 5 and October 23. LOST SOUL, who were originally only due to lay waste to their nativ...