Audio Interview With DECAPITATED: Vogg Talks “Blood Mantra” And Reveals Many Behind-The-Scene Details

Interview by Tarja Virmakari

Formed in 1996, Polish Tech Death masters DECAPITATED have built a reputation over the years as one of the international leaders of their genre. Throughout their near 20-year career, DECAPITATED has released five studio albums, which are considered to be some of the most influential death metal releases of the 21st century.

For their sixth full-length record, “Blood Mantra”, the band returned to Hertz Studio, located at Bialystok in their native Poland. Recording the new creation has proven to be an extremely demanding process for DECAPITATED, as they have never before faced a challenge so testing as the new songs turned out to be. The band cross-bred various styles and sounds, setting the bar higher with this new release. Flirting with various tempos, mixing Death Metal with Grindcore, Black Metal atmosphere with more groove laden beats and Stoner-Rock vibes, there are also modern Metal rhythmic riffs on DECAPITATED’s latest output that hark back to their 2006 release, “Organic Hallucinosis”.

“Blood Mantra” is set for release on September 26, 2014 via Nuclear Blast, and that was the main topic during the interview Tarja Virmakari had recently with the founding member Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka. But of course Tarja and Vogg talked about the band’s first years and the metal scene at that time and how they have changed over the years. To discover more about it and much more, please join the chat below.