Winds of Creation

Winds of Creation is the debut studio album by Polish death metal band Decapitated. It was released through Earache Records subsidiary Wicked World on 17 April 2000.^[1] It was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek (aka Peter), from Polish death metal band Vader.^[2]

Winds of Creation
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Studio album by Decapitated
Released	17 April 2000 (2000-04-17)
Recorded	1999, Selani Studio, Olsztyn, Poland
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	40:46
Label	Wicked World, Earache, Koch International Poland
Producer	Piotr Wiwczarek
Decapitated chronology
Winds of Creation (2000) Nihility (2002)

During the album's development, all of the members were notably aged 18 and younger. Drummer Vitek (born January 1984) was 15, bassist Rygiel (born April 1983) was 16, guitarist Vogg (born December 1981) was 17, and vocalist Sauron (born June 1981) was 18 at the time of recording.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Exclaim!	favorable[4]

After its release, Winds of Creation received positive reviews from music critics. Matthias Sheaks of AllMusic said "[...] songwriting is extremely solid; even in the first listen, songs such as the manically frenzied "Blessed" and the beautifully haunting "Dance Macabre" stand out and away from the strange dissonance of "The First Damned" and the call-and-response riffage of "Nine Steps."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Winds of Creation"	4:13
2.	"Blessed"	5:06
3.	"The First Damned"	5:47
4.	"Way to Salvation"	3:54
5.	"The Eye of Horus"	5:25
6.	"Human's Dust"	4:50
7.	"Nine Steps"	5:11
8.	"Dance Macabre" (instrumental)	2:47
9.	"Mandatory Suicide" (bonus track; Slayer cover)	3:32
Total length:		40:46

All lyrics are written by Sauron, except where noted; all music is composed by Decapitated

Personnel

Decapitated Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drums

Production Piotr Wiwczarek – production Andy Bomba – engineering, mixing Bartłomiej Kuźniak – mastering Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art[5]

Release history

Formats	Date	Label	Region
CD, CD+DVD, LP, CS, digital download	April 10, 2000	Earache Records/Koch International Poland	Poland
	April 11, 2000	Wicked World/Earache Records	UK, Europe, United States
	December 4, 2007	Earache Records
	July 26, 2010