06/04/2009 20:53
Vader
Vader: 'Necropolis'
Long awaited Vader's new full length album entitled 'Necropolis' will be released on August 21 through Nuclear Blast. The album will be available as a standard CD edition, digipak (featuring two cover tracks and bonus DVD) edition and vinyl edition.
'Necropolis' was recorded at Hertz Studio with Sławek and Wojtek Wiesławski behind the helm. Then the album was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at his Antfarm Studio (it's been band's first cooperation with a foreign producer since 'The Ultimate Incantation').
"Tue Madsen did tremendous work! He modeled power on this album. It is not easy to make Vader sound heavy and clear. When I was listening to the master tape for a first time, I knew after the opening notes that 'Necropolis' is gonna be a BLAST indeed!!! Tue thinks the same, which makes me even more happy. No Vader album sounded so powerful without loss of all these details in the songs. I am impressed indeed!!!
We will do video clips, of course! I'm not sure yet which songs are gonna be chosen. I have some 'evil stories' in my mind just waiting to be realized. Personally, I want to see a clip for 'Devilizer', which opens 'Necropolis'. The CD front cover was done by Jacek Wisniewski and explains what's inside the album... We summoned the Old Spirits again. The Unknown is awakened... Again.
'Necropolis' is exactly like the picture seen on the front cover: solid, metal and evil, with many details, backgrounds and... Hidden mysteries. There's also another thing that don't let me fall asleep since a few days. I mean very honest, positive, almost enthusiastic response from Nuclear Blast!", commented guitarist/vocalist Peter.
Digipak edition of the album will feature two cover songs: 'Black Metal' of Venom (with a guest appearance of Bart Krysiuk from Hermh), and 'Fight Fire with Fire' of Metallica (featuring Maciek Taff from Rootwater, Black River). Another special thing is a bonus DVD featuring a part of a charity show for Covan (Decapitated) the band played on April 26 in Krakow. The show recorded by 5 cameras, dynamic editing and HD quality - all that made by Inbornmedia Company from Wrocław.
"Necropolis" tracklisting:
1) Devilizer
2) Rise of the Undead
3) Never Say My Name
4) Blast
5) The Seal
6) Dark Heart
7) Impure
8) Summoning the Futura
9) Anger
10) We Are Horde
11) When the Sun Drowns In Dark
Bonus audio:
12) Black Metal
13) Fight Fire with Fire
Bonus DVD "To Live!!!" tracklisting
1) Crucified Ones
2) Black to the Blind
3) The Epitaph
4) Carnal
5) Wings
6) This Is the War
7) Lead Us!!!
The album artwork and the whole layout was made by Jacek Wiśniewski (who also made cover arts for such albums as 'Black to the Blind', 'Litany', 'Revelations' and many more).
(source: Vader)
(older news about the topic:)
On March 20 Polish death metallers Vader enters Hertz Studio to record tracks for band's next full length album entitled 'Necropolis'. Recording session will last till the end of April. In May at Antfarm Studio maestro Tue Madsen will take care of mixes and mastering. The album will be released at the end of August or beginning of September.
At the beginning of September Vader will kick off a tour in Poland. Polish leg of the tour will consist of approximately 12-13 shows in some biggest Polish cities. Every show will be preceded by meeting with fans in the chain of EMPik stores. The tour will contain some great Polish support acts. At the end of September Vader will invade Europe together with Marduk. That's going to be a two month long tournee so it should cover all the regions of Europe.
(source: Vader)