Sothis (EP)

Sothis

Cover art by Krzysztof Lutostański
EP by Vader
Released 1994
(See Release history)
Recorded March 1994 at Modern Sound Studio in Gdynia and
March 1994 at W. Świech Studio in Olsztyn for tracks 1, 3, and 6[1]
Genre Death metal
Length 23:43
Label Baron Records, Repulse Records, Metal Mind Productions, Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records, Witching Hour Productions[2]
Producer Tomasz Bonarowski, Vader, Mariusz Kmiołek[3]
Vader chronology

The Darkest Age
(1994)		 Sothis
(1994)		 De Profundis
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [4]
Chronicles of Chaos [5]

Sothis is an EP by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 1994 by Baron Records. Tracks 2 and 4 appear on their next release, De Profundis, and track 7 appears on Vader's tribute album Future of the Past.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Hymn to the Ancient Ones"   Piotr Wiwczarek 1:52
2. "Sothis"  Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek 3:45
3. "De Profundis" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek 1:31
4. "Vision and the Voice"  Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek 3:26
5. "The Wrath"  Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek 4:54
6. "R'Lyeh" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek 1:53
7. "Black Sabbath" (Black Sabbath cover)Ozzy OsbourneOzzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward 6:19
Total length:
 23:43

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Vader
Production
  • Tomasz "Tom" Bonarowski – sound engineering, mixing, producer
  • Krzysztof Lutostański – cover painting
  • Jan Polakowski – computer design
  • Mariusz Kmiołek – executive producer, management
  • Marcin Ograbek – sound engineering assistant
  • Wojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy – remastering[7]
  • Zbigniew Bielak – layout (re-release)[7]
Note
  • Tracks 2, 4 ,5, 7 recorded & mixed at Modern Sound Studio, Gdynia, March 1994.
  • Tracks 1, 3, 6 recorded & mixed at W. Świech Studio, Olsztyn, March 1994.

Release history

Formats Region Date Label
CS, CD Poland 1994 Baron Records
CD Spain 1995 Repulse Records
CS, CD Poland 1998 Metal Mind Productions
CD Poland August 29, 2006[8] Metal Mind Productions
LP Italy June 23, 2012[9] Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records
CD Poland November 27, 2012[10] Witching Hour Productions

References