Krzysztof Raczkowski

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K. Raczkowski

Krzysztof Raczkowski (October 29, 1970 – August 20, 2005), also known as Docent or Doc, was a Polish drummer, member of heavy metal and rock bands Vader (1988 - March 2005), Dies Irae. He also appears as a guest or temporary musician in Sweet Noise, Hunter, Slashing Death, Unborn, Moon, Overdub Trio bands. The cause of Krzysztof's death is unknown.

[edit] 2005's relations with Vader

In March 2005, Krzysztof Raczkowski left Vader. Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's lead singer, said in an official statement on their website:

Doc pretty hard tried to 'fight' against his weaknesses, which were troubles for all of us. Finally he had not prevailed over that battle... All in all, he attempted... Vader today is not just a friendship anymore — it's our life with armies of man involved in music, releases and, first of all, fans waiting for shows or new albums... This is a high responsibility, not too many know about. If a person, even the most talented one, cannot stand it — [he] has to leave... That was Doc's decision as well.

Maurycy Stefanowicz, the guitarist of the band, mentioned Krzysztof's problem with alcohol in an interview in April 2005 ^[1].