Adrian Kowanek also known as Covan, is a Polish

Poland

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 musician. He is the lead vocalist of the death metal band Atrophia Red Sun

Atrophia Red Sun

-Biography:The band was formed in 1994 by keyboardist Piotr Kopeć. The first line-up consisted of Adrian Kowanek , Piotr Stepkowski , Marcin Bochajewski , Michal Nasiadka , and Pawel Wegrzyn...

 and formerly Decapitated

Decapitated (band)

Decapitated is a death metal band that formed in Krosno, Poland in 1996. The group comprises guitarist, founder and composer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, vocalist Rafał Piotrowski and Austrian drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner. Decapitated have gained recognition as one of the genre's most widely respected...

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

Sceptic (band)

Sceptic is a Polish death metal band from Kraków.Sceptic is a Polish death metal band founded in 1994 by Jacek Hiro . Marcin Urbaś handled the vocal duties for the first and third album , but currently is a session member due to his sport career...

.

Accident

On October 29, 2007, the tour bus for Decapitated

Decapitated (band)

Decapitated is a death metal band that formed in Krosno, Poland in 1996. The group comprises guitarist, founder and composer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, vocalist Rafał Piotrowski and Austrian drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner. Decapitated have gained recognition as one of the genre's most widely respected...

 was involved in an accident with a truck carrying wood in Gomel, on the Russia

Russia

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/Belarus

Belarus

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 border. Both Witold Kieltyka

Witold Kieltyka

Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka was a Polish musician, the drummer and percussionist for the technical death metal band Decapitated, and younger brother of the musician Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka. He had been with the band ever since it was founded in 1996, when he was only twelve years of age...

 (also known as Vitek) and Adrian 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 have remained for the time being. On November 2, 2007, Vitek died from his injuries from the accident. He was 23 years old. Covan has since shown 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.

With Atrophia Red Sun

• Painful Love (demo, 1995)
• Fears
  Fears (album)
  Fears is a studio album released in 1997 by Polish industrial death metal band Atrophia Red Sun.-Track listing:# Claptrap - 4:55# Goddess of Fortune - 6:48# Tell Me - 6:17# This World - 3:52# Gulf Song - 2:48# Fear - 5:38# Master Queen - 5:15...
  
  (full-length, 1997)
• Promo 2001 (demo, 2001)
• Demo 2002 (demo, 2002)
• Twisted Logic
  Twisted Logic (album)
  Twisted Logic is a studio album released in 2003 by Polish industrial death metal band Atrophia Red Sun.-Track listing:# Code Word Cold World - 6:32# Abstract - 7:43# Infected Tears - 5:08# Inspiration - 5:59# Nameless Rot - 4:27...
  
  (full-length, 2003)