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''Winds of Creation'' is notable for the ages of the musicians; despite the technical nature of the music, drummer Vitek (born January 1984) was 15, bassist Rygiel (born April 1983) was 16, guitarist Vogg (born December 1981) was 17, and vocalist Sauron (born June 1981) was 18 at the time of recording.<ref name="decapbio"/> |
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''Winds of Creation'' is notable for the ages of the musicians; despite the technical nature of the music, drummer Vitek (born January 1984) was 15, bassist Rygiel (born April 1983) was 16, guitarist Vogg (born December 1981) was 17, and vocalist Sauron (born June 1981) was 18 at the time of recording.<ref name="decapbio"/> |
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|rev2score = 8.5/10<ref name="chronicles">{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-1602|title=CoC : Decapitated - Winds of Creation : Review|date=25 May 2000|accessdate=19 September 2014|publisher=]}}</ref> |
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After its release, ''Winds of Creation'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Matthias Sheaks of ] said, "the songwriting is extremely solid; even in the first listen, songs such as the manically frenzied 'Blessed' and the beautifully haunting 'Dance Macabre' stand out and away from the strange dissonance of 'The First Damned' and the call-and-response riffage of 'Nine Steps'."<ref name="allmusic"/> ]'s Paul Schwarz described the guitars and drums as having "more than enough great hooky riffs, time changes, breaks and inspired solos between them to make up for the lack of involving vocals."<ref name="chronicles"/> Greg Pratt from ] praised the production, saying it "sounds great". He also said, "the songs themselves are all Florida/Poland-style death metal, but Decapitated are pushing the genre a bit with their technicality".<ref name="exlclaim">{{cite web |publisher=exclaim.ca|first=Greg |last=Pratt| url = http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/decapitated-winds_of_creation | title = Decapitated "Winds of Creation" review | accessdate = 1 March 2014}}</ref> ]'s Shawn Wedel mentioned, "Despite this surgical precision, there is one setback: the lack of a unique identity emerging from the music."<ref name="blistering">{{cite web|url=http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/templateid/199/menuid/2/tempidx/4/link/1|title=Blistering.com Review: Decapitated - "Winds of Creation"|accessdate=19 September 2014|publisher = ]}}</ref> |
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After its release, ''Winds of Creation'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Matthias Sheaks of ] said ""Blessed" and the beautifully haunting "Dance Macabre" stand out and away from the strange dissonance of "The First Damned" and the call-and-response riffage of "Nine Steps."<ref name="allmusic"/> With similar comment came up ] Paul Schwarz describing " Vogg's guitars and Vitek's drums have more than enough great hooky riffs, time changes, breaks and inspired solos between them to make up for the lack of involving vocals."<ref name="chronicles"/> While Greg Pratt from ] praised the production witch " sounds great and the songs themselves are all Florida/Poland-style death metal, but Decapitated are pushing the genre a bit with their technicality".<ref name="exlclaim"/> ] Shawn Wedel mentioned that "Despite this surgical precision, there is one setback: the lack of a unique identity emerging from the music."<ref name="blistering"/> |
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==Track listing== |
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* Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.artworks.isg.pl/www/comi2.html|title = Jacek Wisniewski|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080222184742/http://www.artworks.isg.pl/www/comi2.html|archivedate=22 February 2008|accessdate=19 September 2014|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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All lyrics are written by Sauron, except where noted; all music is composed by Decapitated
