Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka (born 17 December 1981) is ławKieła Polish musician, best known as the guitarist of the death metal band Decapitated. In addition to Decapitated, Wacław has been the guitarist of Lux Occulta since 1998, as well as a former member of the Krakow group Sceptic. He also worked with the death metal band Vader. He is a graduate of musical school in the first and second degree, and attended the Academy of Music in Kraków as an accordionist.
Kiełtyka auditioned for second guitarist of Morbid Angel after the departure of Erik Rutan in 2006. Before joining Vader in 2009, Kiełtyka was a music store salesman. He also worked as a guitar technician for the band Hypocrisy.
In September 2019, Kiełtyka was named as the new Machine Head lead guitarist in a post on the band's Facebook page by founding member Robb Flynn.
Instruments
Guitars
Ibanez LA Custom Shop Destroyer with EMGs
Ibanez Iceman 7 String Custom (Blood Mantra, and live performances) Ibanez Iceman 6 String Custom Ibanez Apex 7 String Ibanez RGD 7 String Ran Thor Custom 6 String (live performances) Dean ML Custom Shop (Carnival Is Forever, and live performances) Gibson Shred V (Carnival Is Forever, and live performances) Washburn Custom Dime (live performances) Custom RAN guitars with EMG 81 (Winds of Creation, Nihility, The Negation, Organic Hallucinosis, and live performances) Ibanez Universe (Organic Hallucinosis) ESP 7-string Custom Shop Seth (Carnival Is Forever) OLP MM4 SSPG RP (live performances) Washburn EA10N 6 (live performances) ESP LTD SC-607 BK
Amplifiers, cabinets, and effects
EVH 5150 Amplifiers and Cabinets (Blood Mantra, and live performances) BOSS Pedals: NS-2, DD-3, TU-2 (live performances) Digitech Whammy Pedal (live performances) Laboga Mr. Hector Amplifier (live performances) Laboga Cabintes 4×12 V30 (live performances) Morley Bad Horsie II (live performances) Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Amplifier (Winds of Creation) Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier Amplifier (Nihility, The Negation) Crate Excalibur Amplifier (Nihility, Carnival Is Forever) Marshall Valvestate Amplifier (Nihility, Carnival Is Forever) Randall Warhead Amplifier (Organic Hallucinosis, and live performances) Bogner Ubershall Amplifier (Carnival Is Forever) Diezel Herbert Amplifier (Carnival Is Forever) VHT Pitbull Amplifier (Carnival Is Forever) Randall RH300 Amplifier (live performances) Engl Special Edition E670 Amplifier (live performances)
Legal issues
On 9 September 2017, all four members of Decapitated (Michal Łysejko, Kiełtyka, Rafał Piotrowski and Hubert Więcek) were arrested in Santa Ana, California after a show, and were charged with first-degree kidnapping in relation to an incident alleged to have happened after the band's show at Spokane, Washington's The Pin on 31 August 2017. Prior to the arrest, the band members had offered to surrender to the police as soon as they had learned of an investigation, but never heard anything back.
During the alleged incident, two women were held in the band's tour bus against their will. Of the two women, one was able to escape. The other informed police that each member of the band raped her on the bus.
After being extracted to Spokane, each band member was formally charged with rape in October 2017. Piotrowski and Kiełtyka were both charged with second degree rape, while Łysejko and Więcek's charges were for third degree rape. This was in contrast to earlier reports, which had depicted Piotrowski and Więcek as the primary aggressors. Kiełtyka was represented by defense attorney Steve Graham. All members of the band plead not guilty to their respective criminal charges.
Later in October the band was released from jail, with each member paying $100,000 in bail and being required to surrender their passports.
Charges were dropped by prosecutors in January 2018, citing the "well-being of the victim" and "in the interest of justice", and the scheduled trial later that month was cancelled. The charges were dropped without prejudice, leaving the possibility of future charges open. According to Piotrowski's attorney Jeffry Finer, the accuser was heavily involved in the decision to drop charges. The defence attorneys also highlighted testimonies from numerous concert attendees and musicians from other bands in support of the band's version of events.