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Organic Hallucinosis is the fourth studio album by Polish death metal band Decapitated. The album was released on February 7, 2006, in the United States, on February 13 in Europe, and on February 22 in Japan. The release was followed by European and North American tours.
It is Decapitated's only album to feature vocalist Adrian "Covan" Kowanek, and their final album to feature bassist Marcin "Martin" Rygiel and drummer Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka, who died at the age of 23 in an tour bus accident in Russia that also seriously injured Covan.
Background
In mid-2005, Decapitated's vocalist Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz departed from the band and was replaced by Adrian "Covan" Kowanek. Organic Hallucinosis was recorded in August 2005 at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland with producers Slawek and Wojtek Wiesławski and features artwork and layout by Spiros Antoniou (Seth). The album was released by Earache Records on February 7, 2006, in the United States and on February 13 internationally. A music video was filmed for the song "Day 69" and released that year.
The album's release was followed by a headlining European tour starting in September 2006 and a North American tour with Suffocation. Later on, Decapitated's bassist Marcin "Martin" Rygiel departed from the band.
In November, Decapitated's tour bus was involved in an automobile accident in Russia that killed drummer Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka at the age of 23 and seriously injured Covan. The band's guitarist Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka announced an indefinite hiatus.
Release
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Organic Hallucinosis is available as a standard CD. A limited release suffixed Ltd Edition Dual Disc CD/DVD contains a DualDisc which includes CD audio and DVD video sides. The CD audio side contains the original Organic Hallucinosis track list. The DVD video side contains approximately 35 minutes of live material recorded at BB King Blues Club in New York on November 7, 2005.
A limited edition of 1000 bonus CDs were given away free by Earache Records for people who purchased Organic Hallucinosis' in United Kingdom independent stores. It contains tracks from live at Earache Christmas party, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, December 20, 2004.
A Japanese edition was released by Teichiku Records, which contains live bonus tracks taken from the same recording as the bonus CD.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| About.com | |
| Blabbermouth.net |   |
| Blistering | favorable |
| Chronicles of Chaos | |
| Kerrang! | |
| Stylus Magazine | B− |
Allmusic stated about Organic Hallucinosis: "Launching off of their new frontman's more versatile skills in delivering various stages of deathly grunting, the band has stepped up the complexity of their songwriting to match, while establishing a non-traditional death metal aesthetic."
According to Kerrang!, "Decapitated have already released three classic albums; superbly conceived and executed eruptions of technical brilliance and razor-sharp songwriting that have turned these youthful Poles into one of the genre's most widely respected bands. Remarkably, Organic Hallucinosis takes that knack for producing extreme music with integrity and bagfuls of hooks even closer to perfection."
Blabbermouth.net stated later in 2010 about the album, "A hugely forward-thinking and ambitious album, Organic Hallucinosis defined Decapitated's sound and spawned a host of imitators."
Blisterings David E. Gehlke noted that "The real star of the album is guitarist Vogg, who might have one of the better grasps of songwriting in all of death metal. His dive-bombs towards the back end of ‘Day 69’ come out of nowhere, while his manic fretboard domination in album highlight ‘Revelation Of Existence’ is in every sense of the word, brutal. The man also tosses up some angular, off-time riffing in ‘Post (?) Organic’, as well as some crunchy down picking in ‘Invisible Control’."
Tomas Haake of the Swedish band Meshuggah announced a statement following the death of Vitek: "The metal community has lost one of the most talented and skillful drummers of our time! I remember when I first heard Decapitated's Organic Hallucinosis and it just blew me away! What a band and what a drummer! Vitek was a true talent and drummer genius".
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Covan, except "A Poem About an Old Prison Man" written by Charles Manson; all music is composed by Decapitated
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Poem About an Old Prison Man" | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Day 69" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Revelation of Existence (The Trip)" | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Post (?) Organic" | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Visual Delusion" | 5:55 |
| 6. | "Flash-B(l)ack" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Invisible Control" | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 32:39 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Nihility (Anti-Human Manifesto)" (Nihility) | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Spheres of Madness" (Nihility) | 4:39 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Three Dimensional Defect" (The Negation) | |
| 2. | "The Fury" (The Negation) | |
| 3. | "Nihility (Anti-Human Manifesto)" (Nihility) | |
| 4. | "Negation" (The Negation) | |
| 5. | "Lying and Weak" (The Negation) | |
| 6. | "Spheres of Madness" (Nihility) | |
| 7. | "Mother War" (Nihility) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Fury" (The Negation) | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Three-Dimensional Defect" (The Negation) | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Lying and Weak" (The Negation) | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Winds of Creation" (Winds of Creation) | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Nihility" (Nihility) | 4:28 |
| 6. | "The Negation" (The Negation) | 5:07 |
| 7. | "Perfect Dehumanization" (Nihility) | 4:43 |
| 8. | "Sensual Sickness" (The Negation) | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Spheres of Madness" (Nihility) | 5:02 |
| 10. | "Mother War" (Nihility) | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 44:13 | |
Personnel
Decapitated
- Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars
- Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drums
- Adrian "Covan" Kowanek – vocals
- Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass
Production
- Decapitated – arrangement, production
- Sławek and Wojtek Wiesławski – recording, engineering (at Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland)
- Seth Siro Anton (Septicflesh) – cover artwork
Release history
| Region/Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07) | Earache Records | CD | MOSH321CD | |
| United Kingdom and Europe | February 13, 2006 (2006-02-13) | CD | |||
| United Kingdom | CD | MOSH321CDX | bonus CD in UK indie shops | ||
| United Kingdom and Europe | February 20, 2006 (2006-02-20) | DualDisc | MOSH321CDL | Ltd Edition Dual Disc CD/DVD | |
| Japan | February 22, 2006 (2006-02-22) | Teichiku Records | CD | TKCS-85137 | incl. two bonus tracks |
| Russia | 2006 | Earache Records/Soyuz Music | CD | MOSH321CD | |
| Europe | 2010 (2010) | Earache Records | LP | MOSH321LP | Limited Vinyl LP |
References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Organic Hallucinosis > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- Decapitated Part Ways With Singer, Announce Replacement - July 4, 2005, Blabbermouth.net
- ^ Decapitated To Enter Studio In August - July 21, 2005, Blabbermouth.net
- ^ Decapitated: Release Date Set For 'Organic Hallucinosis' - Dec. 8, 2005, Blabbermouth.net
- ^ Decapitated: 'Day 69' Video Available In Its Entirety - Oct. 3, 2006, Blabbermouth.net
- Former Decapitated Bassist: 'My Thoughts Are With The Guys And Their Families' - Oct. 30, 2007, Blabbermouth
- Decapitated Guitarist: 'We Are On Indefinite Hiatus For Now' - Aug. 12, 2008, Blabbermouth.net
- Decapitated Give Away Free Live Album To U.K. Fans - Feb. 3, 2006, Blabbermouth.net
- http://heavymetal.about.com/od/reviews/gr/decapitated.htm
- Decapitated Organic Hallucinosis, Blabbermouth
- ^ http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/templateid/11377/menuid/2/tempidx/4/link/1
- Smit, Jackie (February 27, 2006). "CoC : Decapitated - Organic Hallucinosis : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Lawson, Dom (February 2006). "Heads Above The Rest". Kerrang!.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Rivadavia, Eduardo (22 March 2006). "Decapitated - Organic Hallucinosis - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Organic Halucinosis". Allmusic. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
- ^ Decapitated's 'Winds Of Creation', 'Organic Hallucinosis' Released On Vinyl For First Time - July 20, 2010, Blabbermouth.net
- "Meshuggah's Haake: The Future Will Be A Sadder Place Without Vitek's Drumming". Blabbermouth.net. November 4, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
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