Polish excessive metallic veterans Decapitated are making important progress on their subsequent album, with guitarist Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka revealing that he is deep into the writing course of. Throughout this 12 months’s 70000 Tons of Steel cruise, he shared an replace on the Brutally Scrumptious podcast concerning the band’s upcoming music.
“Yeah, I am engaged on it. I am engaged on the brand new songs. I’ve already, for example 50%, I assume, of the brand new Decapitated document,” Vogg mentioned (through Blabbermouth). “And, yeah, after this ‘Nihility Throughout America’ 2025 tour I am gonna proceed, as a result of generally I have been engaged on new concepts on tour, however I do not actually prefer it, as a result of it is simply not a spot to concentrate on concepts. It is a mess — individuals are working round, it is, like, soundcheck, after which it is advisable to exit and search for meals. It is probably not a spot to concentrate on writing music.”
Moderately than writing on the street, Vogg prefers to work from home, although balancing creativity with household life isn’t any straightforward feat.
“I am working at house. I’ve my room, so I can separate from the household, from children. However nonetheless, I can hear them. So it is not possibly the right place, however I realized over time. I already made, I feel, 4 albums at house, with the small children, with the household life, all this stuff, which I wanted to by some means discover ways to take my head out of on a regular basis life. However after the tour I’ve a plan to simply go to our rehearsal area and simply work on the fabric there, to be utterly out of all the pieces, separated. And I consider it would work properly for that.”
When requested whether or not he approaches every album with a particular theme or simply lets the music evolve, Vogg defined: “One thing just like the latter. Yeah. Something can encourage me. And simply looking, fishing for the riff. I simply spend time with the guitar, enjoying and listening to what is going on on. After which abruptly, ‘Oh, possibly that is gonna be a good suggestion.’ After which work round this and add new concepts round. It is a lengthy course of.”
Vogg additionally mentioned the problem of balancing songwriting, efficiency, and sustaining technical proficiency: “It is bizarre as a result of I am performing. I am a guitar participant, so I am an instrumental man. Plus I am composing the stuff. I am acting on stage. It is just a few issues it is advisable to join. And it is not that straightforward, and it is advisable to discover the time for this, for this.”
“Additionally, I have to apply quite a bit to maintain in form myself, and it is not doable. If you happen to play Decapitated, you’ll be able to’t cease to apply. You’ll be able to cease apply for one week, however then it is advisable to apply much more to go on stage and carry out this sort of stuff,” he added.
One factor he is not anxious about? Repeating himself: “I do not actually give it some thought. And truly each Decapitated document is totally different… I haven’t got to place a lot effort into ensuring they don’t seem to be the identical form of concepts as what we have carried out previously. By some means it turns into naturally that it is totally different. I had a second that I used to be in hassle as a result of I assumed it is, like, that is one thing like a very totally different band proper now, and what can be the response for the followers? Like how would they take it?”
“Each document is totally different, however with Blood Mantra, for instance, we began to do one thing actually totally different, one thing groovy, one thing thrashy — I do not know. And our new document shall be, I feel, additionally bringing in new, contemporary concepts, which shall be shocking to followers. And you already know what? It at all times labored that method. You play conventional form of basic loss of life metallic, after which come out with an album which is totally different — it is fashionable, it is utterly different to that. And you’ll see some form of voices that, ‘This isn’t the band anymore. I do not prefer it. I am quitting to be your fan.’ After which after 5 or eight or ten years, these individuals are, like, ‘Oh, this album is like your basic. It is the most effective album,'” Vogg defined.
He in contrast this sort of delayed appreciation to his personal expertise with sure albums: “It is like — I do not know — when Metallica launched the Load album, or Sepultura launched Roots Bloody Roots, I used to be, like, ‘That is it. I am carried out with this band.’ After which proper now, it is, like, ‘Holy shit. It is a good jam.'”
Along with their upcoming tour, Decapitated not too long ago launched two dwell efficiency movies, that includes “Names” and “Eternity Too Brief,” filmed straight from their rehearsal room.
With Vogg‘s observe document of evolving Decapitated‘s sound whereas staying true to the band’s roots, appears we are able to count on the following album to be each a daring new step and a worthy addition to their catalog.
