Vader (band)

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Vader

Country Poland
Years active 1986–present
Genres Death metal
Members Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek
Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz
Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski
Marcin "Novy" Nowak

Vader is a death metal band founded in 1986[1]. It stands as one of the best known European death metal bands. Vader plays a style of death metal different from that of their American counterparts, but their approach is nonetheless firmly based upon the template created by Slayer. For example, many bands of this genre tend to play guitar solos and lead parts which do not adhere strictly to traditional musical principles (such as being in key) and make extensive use of tremolo bar, creating a rather dissonant sound. Vader, on the other hand, whilst often playing in this style, occasionally diverge and play diminished, augmented, and minor scale solos. Vader is also different in that vocalist Piotr Wiwczarek's vocals do not follow the standard sound widely considered acceptable for death metal. While his vocal approach remains extreme, it is a much more throaty approach, giving him the ability to sound out words far more clearly than most death metal bands.

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[edit] Band history

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Forming in 1986, Vader released the legendary demo Morbid Reich in 1990, remarkable not only for the quality of the demo given the equipment available behind the Iron Curtain, but also that the demo sold 10,000 copies, easily one of the most successful death metal demos of all time. The songs from Morbid Reich would appear later on their full-length debut album in 1993 entitled The Ultimate Incantation on Earache Records. In 1998, they signed a contract to Metal Blade Records. Fans consider this event a victory of "pure" death metal over new styles that formed in the 90s, like rap metal and grunge metal. They also prize the band for not giving up their extreme style in favor of a more mainstream one that would probably sell more records. Vader is very active in releasing live tracks and full live albums, which is not the case with many nu metal bands.

The name of the band was inspired by Darth Vader, "a mysterious, brutal, dark, intelligent, bitter, but sometimes romantic"[2] Star Wars character.

Vader stands as one of the most prolific bands on the music scene, releasing fresh music virtually every year since the year 2000 and playing hundreds of shows every year.

[edit] Band members

[edit] Current members

[edit] Former members

  • Konrad "Simon" Karchut - bass guitar
  • Jarosław "China" Labieniec - guitar
  • Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski - drums (deceased)
  • Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski - bass guitar
  • Zbigniew "Vika" Wróblewski - guitar
  • Robert "Astaroth" Struczewski - bass guitar
  • Grzegorz "Belial" Jackowski - drums
  • Piotr "Berial" Kuzioła - guitar
  • Robert "Czarny" Czarneta - vocals
  • Jacek "Jackie" Kalisz - bass guitar

[edit] Session members

  • Krzysztof "Siegmar" Oloś - session keyboards on "The Art of War"
  • Marcin "Ząbek" Gołebiewski - session drummer on 2001 tour
  • Grzegorz Skawinski - guest guitar on "Sothis"
  • Adam "Nergal" Darski - guest vocals on "Revelations"

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Live albums

  • The Darkest Age (1993)
  • Live in Japan (1998)

[edit] Singles/EPs

  • "Sothis" (1994)
  • "An Act of Darkness / I.F.Y." (1995)
  • "Carnal / Back to the Blind" (1997)
  • "Kingdom" (1998)
  • "Xeper / North" (2000)
  • "Reign Forever World" (2001)
  • "Angel of Death" (2002)
  • "Blood" (2003)
  • "Beware The Beast" (2004)
  • "The Art of War" (2005)

[edit] Compilations

  • Reborn in Chaos (1998)

[edit] VHS

  • Vision & Voice (1998)

[edit] DVDs

  • More Vision and the Voice (2002)
  • Night of the Apocalypse (2004)

[edit] Demos

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vader - The Official Website. Biography. Retrieved on June 19, 2006.
  2. ^ Kinofilia. Interview with Piotr Wiwczarek. Retrieved on January 27, 2006.

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