Birth name Krzysztof Raczkowski Years active 1988–2005 Children Maurycy Raczkowski Instruments Drums, percussion Spouse Aleksandra Raczkowska | Role Drummer Also known as Docent, Doc Name Krzysztof Raczkowski | |
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Born October 29, 1970Ketrzyn, Poland ( 1970-10-29 ) Died August 18, 2005, Olsztyn, Poland | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter | ||
Krzysztof Raczkowski (29 October 1970 – 18 August 2005), also known as Docent or Doc, was a Polish drummer, best known as a member of Polish death metal bands Vader (1988–2005) and Dies Irae. He also appeared as a guest or temporary musician in Sweet Noise, Hunter, Slashing Death, Unborn, Moon, and Overdub Trio.
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Final years
In the last few years of his life, Krzysztof Raczkowski had been suffering serious alcohol problems.
Originally, drum sessions for Vader's album, The Beast took place at Hertz Studio in Białystok in February 2004, however, Raczkowski fell down a flight of stairs, causing arm and leg injuries. Because of the accident, the studio sessions was postponed. Ultimately, the band decided to hire Vesania drummer Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski as a session musician. Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek talked about the accident while working on the album, saying:
In March 2005, Krzysztof Raczkowski officially left Vader. Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's lead singer, said in an official statement on their website:
Maurycy Stefanowicz, the guitarist of the band, mentioned Krzysztof's problem with alcohol in an interview in April 2005.
Doc's alcohol problems eventually caused him to die unexpectedly from heart failure in August 2005. He was 34 years old.