Organic Hallucinosis

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Organic Hallucinosis
Decapitated - Organic Hallucinosis.jpg
Cover art by Seth Siro Anton
Studio album by
Decapitated
Released7 February 2006 (2006-02-07) [1]
RecordedAugust 2005, Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland [1]
Genre Technical death metal
Length32:39
Label Earache, Teichiku, Soyuz Music
Producer Decapitated
Decapitated chronology
The Negation
(2004)		Organic Hallucinosis
(2006)		 Carnival Is Forever
(2011)

Organic Hallucinosis is the fourth studio album by Polish death metal band Decapitated. The album was released on 7 February 2006 in the United States, on 13 February in Europe and on 22 February in Japan. The release was followed by European and North American tours.

Contents

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, in which the latter died at the age of 23 in a tour bus accident in Russia that also seriously injured Covan.

Background and release

In mid-2005, Decapitated's vocalist Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz departed from the band and was replaced by Adrian "Covan" Kowanek. [2] 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 7 February 2006 in the United States and on 13 February internationally. [3] [4] A music video was filmed for the song "Day 69" and released that year. [5]

Organic Hallucinosis is the only album by Decapitated with Adrian "Covan" Kowanek. Adrian Kowanek 2006.jpg
Organic Hallucinosis is the only album by Decapitated with Adrian "Covan" Kowanek.

A limited edition of 1000 bonus CDs were given away for 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, 20 December 2004. [6] A Japanese edition was released by Teichiku Records, which contains live bonus tracks taken from the same recording as the bonus CD. [7]

The album's release was followed by a headlining European tour starting in September 2006 [3] and a North American tour with Suffocation. [4] [5] Later on, Decapitated's bassist Marcin "Martin" Rygiel departed from the band. [8]

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. [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Blabbermouth.net Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [12]
Stylus Magazine B− [13]

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." [14]

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." [12]

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." [15]

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". [16]

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.TitleLength
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
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
8."Nihility (Anti-Human Manifesto)" (Nihility)4:28
9."Spheres of Madness" (Nihility)4:39
Ltd Edition Dual Disc CD/DVD
No.TitleLength
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) 
Indie bonus CD
No.TitleLength
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

Production

Release history

FormatsRegion/CountryDateLabelNotes
CD, 2 CD, DualDisc, LP, digital downloadUnited States7 February 2006 Earache Records
UK, Europe13 February 2006
UKbonus CD in UK indie shops
UK, Europe20 February 2006Ltd Edition Dual Disc CD/DVD
Japan22 February 2006 Teichiku Records incl. two bonus tracks
Russia2006Earache Records/Soyuz Music
Europe26 July 2010Earache RecordsLimited Vinyl LP [15]

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  2. ↑ Decapitated Part Ways With Singer, Announce Replacement - July 4, 2005, Blabbermouth.net
  3. 1 2 Decapitated To Enter Studio In August - July 21, 2005 Archived 2006-02-20 at the Wayback Machine , Blabbermouth.net
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  5. 1 2 Decapitated: 'Day 69' Video Available In Its Entirety - Oct. 3, 2006, Blabbermouth.net
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