2000 studio album by Vader
Litany |
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Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski |
Studio album by Vader |
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Released | 20 March 2000 |
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Recorded | Red Studio, Gdynia, November 1999[1] |
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Genre | Death metal |
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Length | 30:48 |
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Label | Metal Blade Records, Metal Mind Productions, Avalon/Marquee |
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Producer | Piotr Wiwczarek, Adam Toczko |
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Vader chronology |
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Singles from Litany |
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- "Xeper / North"
Released: 2000 |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Chronicles of Chaos | [2] |
Exclaim! | favorable[3] |
Litany is the fourth album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 2000 by Metal Blade Records. The album was nominated for a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Hard & Heavy Album of the Year (Album roku - hard & heavy)'.[4]
Litany was recorded in 1999 at Red Studio in Gdańsk, Poland, and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek and Adam Toczko. The album was mastered by Bartłomiej Kuźniak at Studio 333 in Częstochowa, Poland.
A music video was shot for the song "Cold Demons", which was directed by Adam Kuc.[5] The album charted at number 1 on Gazeta Wyborcza bestsellers list in Poland.[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Wings" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:10 |
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2. | "The One Made of Dreams" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 1:49 |
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3. | "Xeper" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 4:00 |
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4. | "Litany" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:01 |
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5. | "Cold Demons" | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:12 |
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6. | "The Calling" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:10 |
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7. | "North" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 1:36 |
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8. | "Forwards to Die!!!" | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 1:38 |
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9. | "A World of Hurt" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 1:51 |
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10. | "The World Made Flesh" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 2:48 |
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11. | "The Final Massacre" (Re-recorded from The Ultimate Incantation) | Paweł Wasilewski | Piotr Wiwczarek | 4:31 |
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Total length: | 30:48 |
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Japanese Bonus TracksNo. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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10. | "Red Dunes" (Instrumental) | | Piotr Wiwczarek | 1:12 |
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11. | "Lord of Desert" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 2:00 |
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Special Edition Bonus TrackNo. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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12. | "Cold Demons" (music video) | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:12 |
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Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
- Vader
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- Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – lyrics
- Paweł Wasilewski – lyrics
- Paweł Frelik – lyrics
- Adam Toczko – production, sound engineering
- Tomasz Bonarowski – premastering
- Bartłomiej Kuźniak – mastering
- Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art, layout[8]
- Katsumasa Yamaguchi – Japanese liner notes
- Note
- Recorded & mixed at Red Studio, Gdynia, November 1999.
- Pre-mastered at Red Studio, Gdynia, November 1999.
- Mastered at Studio 333, Częstochowa, December 1999.
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Xeper / North
Xeper / North is the third single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released only in Poland in 2000 with special edition of Thrash'em All magazine entitled Super Poster" #2. The promo single insert includes interview with band members, and additional information about the band.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Xeper" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 4:00 |
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2. | "North" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 1:36 |
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Release history
Region | Date | Label |
Poland | 22 March 2000[9] | Metal Mind Productions |
Japan | 23 March 2000[10] | Avalon Marquee |
USA/Europe | 9 May 2000[11] | Metal Blade Records |
References
- ^ "Vader - "Litany"". vader.pl. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Schwarz, Paul. "Vader - "Litany" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Pratt, Greg. "Vader "Litany" review". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Fryderyki 2000: nominowani i laureaci" (in Polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Vader Videos". vader.pl. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Czego Słuchacie - Hity Na CD, cjg nr 0 dodatek do cjg nr 77, wydanie z dnia 31/03/2000 TO JEST GRANE, str. 9". Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ a b Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). www.magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Jacek Wiśniewski: works". www.artworks.isg.pl. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Vader - "Litany"". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Vader - "Litany"" (in Japanese). www.marquee.co.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Vader - "Litany"". www.metalblade.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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