Adrian Kowanek (born 4 October 1977), also known as Covan, is a Polish musician. He is the former lead vocalist of the death metal bands

Atrophia Red Sun Atrophia Red Sun was a Polish death metal band from Kraków, Poland. Biography The band was formed in 1994 by keyboardist Piotr Kopeć. The first line-up consisted of Adrian Kowanek (vocals), Piotr Stepkowski (guitar), Marcin Bochajewski (guit ...

and

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. He was also the touring vocalist for technical death metal band

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Accident

On 29 October 2007, the tour bus for

was involved in an accident with a truck carrying wood in

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, on the Russia–Belarus border. Both Witold Kieltyka (also known as Vitek) and Kowanek were seriously injured. While it was initially believed that they were taken to Moscow to be treated after treatment at a local hospital, it was later confirmed that they were only taken to be treated in Novozybkov, where they remained. On 2 November 2007, Vitek died from his injuries from the accident. He was 23 years old. Covan showed slow but progressive signs of improvement. Covan's family released a short update in October 2008 concerning his improving condition. In 2008, Kowanek left Decapitated during the band's hiatus, due to his slow recovery. He had reportedly suffered from cardiac arrest and cerebral hypoxia, which left him paralyzed and using a wheelchair.

Discography

With Decapitated

*'' Organic Hallucinosis'' (2006)

With Atrophia Red Sun

*''

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'' (1997) *'' Twisted Logic'' (2003)

Guest appearances

Thy Disease Thy Disease is a Polish industrial metal band from Kraków. Their lyrics generally deal with nihilism, apocalypse, and war. The band was formed in 1999, by musicians formerly active in bands like Sceptic (band), Sceptic, pl.wikipedia.org, Anal St ...

– ''Cold Skin Obsession'' (2002) *

Crionics Crionics was a Polish blackened death metal band from Kraków, formed in 1997 by Michał Skotniczny, Dariusz Styczeń, "Marcotic" and Maciej Zięba. In their early years they played fast and melodic metal strongly influenced by Norwegian black ...

– '' Armageddon's Evolution'' (2004) * Thy Disease – ''Costumes of Technocracy'' (2014)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kowanek, Adrian 1977 births Living people Death metal musicians Decapitated (band) members Polish heavy metal singers Polish people with disabilities English-language singers from Poland Polish lyricists 21st-century Polish male singers 21st-century Polish singers