Welcome to the Morbid Reich

Welcome to the Morbid Reich

Cover art by Zbigniew Bielak
Studio album by Vader
Released August 12, 2011
(See Release history)
Recorded 2011, Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland
Genre Death metal
Length 37:37
Label Nuclear Blast, Avalon Marquee
Producer Wojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy[1]
Vader chronology

Necropolis
(2009)		 Welcome to the Morbid Reich
(2011)		 Go to Hell
(2014)
Singles from Welcome to the Morbid Reich
  1. "Come And See My Sacrifice"
    Released: July 26, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Blistering [2]
Blabbermouth [3]
Chronicles of Chaos [4]
Revolver [5]
About.com [6]
Teraz Rock [7]
Sputnikmusic [8]
Exclaim! favorable[9]

Welcome to the Morbid Reich is the ninth studio album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The album was released on August 12, 2011 by Nuclear Blast.[10] The release was preceded by a digital download single for the song "Come And See My Sacrifice", which was released on July 26, 2011. The album has won a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku heavy metal)', [11] and reached number 17 on the Billboard Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers), and number 25 on the Hard Rock Albums. In Poland, Welcome to the Morbid Reich landed at number 6, and dropped out four weeks later. The release also charted in France, Japan, Switzerland, and Germany.

On April 5, 2011, Vader released the first part of their studio report for the album.[12] Subsequently, the second part was released on April 14, the third part was released on April 30, the fourth part was released on May 11, the fifth part was released on May 24, and the sixth part was released on June 7.[13][14][15][16][17]

Welcome to the Morbid Reich was recorded between March and April 2011 at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland, and was produced by the Wiesławscy Brothers, and features cover artwork by Zbigniew Bielak. The album is the final Vader release to feature drummer Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz, and the first to feature guitarist Marek "Spider" Pająk as band member. Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek described work on the album, saying:

“ In all, we spent about 4 weeks in the studio between March and June. We worked a bit differently as in previous sessions, because we made breaks between each part of recordings. I mean for the drums we took about 10 days, and then we made a week’s break, so we could think and work the guitar lines for the drums. And after the guitars we had a break to think about the vocal lines and all we had already done. And then a break before mixing, so we wanted to give a little bit of a rest for ears and mind, and to take the song recordings with the fresh ears.[18] ”

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Ultima Thule" (instrumental) Krzysztof Oloś 0:48
2. "Return to the Morbid Reich"  Harry Maat, Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek 3:26
3. "The Black Eye"  Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek 4:12
4. "Come and See My Sacrifice"  Piotr WiwczarekMarek Pająk 4:44
5. "Only Hell Knows"  Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek 2:13
6. "I Am Who Feasts Upon Your Soul"  Piotr WiwczarekMarek Pająk 4:50
7. "Don't Rip the Beast's Heart Out"  Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek 3:58
8. "I Had a Dream…"  Piotr WiwczarekMarek Pająk 3:02
9. "Lord of Thorns"  Harry Maat, Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek 2:38
10. "Decapitated Saints" (Rerecorded from The Ultimate Incantation)Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek 2:41
11. "They're Coming…" (instrumental) Marek Pająk 1:46
12. "Black Velvet and Skulls of Steel"  Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek 3:19
Total length:
 37:37

Personnel

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

Vader
Additional musicians
Production
  • Wojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy – production, sound engineering, mixing, mastering
  • MK (Optimal Media Production) – mastering (LP Edition)
  • Rafał Konopka – sound engineering assistant
  • Zbigniew M. Bielak – cover art, layout[20]
  • Mariusz Kmiołek – management
  • Takahisa Okuno – Japanese liner notes
Note
  • Recorded, mixed & mastered at Hertz Recording Studio, Białystok, Poland, March-April 2011.

Come and See My Sacrifice

"Come and See My Sacrifice"
Single by Vader
from the album Welcome to the Morbid Reich
Released July 26, 2011
Format digital download
Genre Death metal
Length 09:27
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer(s) Wojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy
Vader singles chronology
We Are the Horde
(2009)		 Come And See My Sacrifice
(2011)		 Where Angels Weep
(2014)

Come and See My Sacrifice is the eight single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released on July 26, 2011 by Nuclear Blast.[21]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Come and See My Sacrifice"  Piotr WiwczarekMarek Pająk 4:44
2. "Come and See My Sacrifice" (demo version)Piotr WiwczarekMarek Pająk 4:43

Charts

Weekly

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart[22] 6
German Albums Chart[23] 73
Swiss Albums Chart[24] 94
French Albums Chart[25] 154
Japanese Albums Chart[26] 233
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[27] 17
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[27] 25

Monthly

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Poland (ZPAV Top 100) 18[28]

Release history

Formats Region Date Label
CD, LP Europe August 12, 2011[29] Nuclear Blast
CD Russia Nuclear Blast/Irond Records
CD, LP Poland August 15, 2011[30] Nuclear Blast/Warner Music Poland
CD Japan August 24, 2011[31] Avalon Marquee
North America September 13, 2011 Nuclear Blast
CD Mexico Nuclear Blast/Scarecrow Records[32]

References

  1. ↑ "Vader - "Welcome to the Morbid Reich" credits". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  2. ↑ Coe, Matt. "Vader - "Welcome to the Morbid Reich" review". www.blistering.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  3. ↑ Alisoglu, Scott. "Vader - "Welcome to the Morbid Reich" review". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  4. ↑ McKay, Aaron. "Vader - "Welcome to the Morbid Reich" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  5. ↑ Krovatin, Chris. "Vader - "Welcome to the Morbid Reich" review". www.revolvermag.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  6. ↑ Norton, Justin M. "Vader - "Welcome to the Morbid Reich" review". heavymetal.about.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  7. ↑ Filipowski, Robert. "Vader - "Welcome to the Morbid Reich" review" (in Polish). www.terazrock.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  8. ↑ Garland, Robert. "Vader - "Welcome to the Morbid Reich" review". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  9. ↑ Falzon, Denise. "Vader "Welcome to the Morbid Reich" review". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  10. ↑ "VADER: First 'Welcome To The Morbid Reich' Trailer Released". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  11. ↑ "Fryderyki 2012: laureaci" (in Polish). zpav.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  12. ↑ "VADER: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  13. ↑ "VADER: Second Studio Webisode Available". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  14. ↑ "VADER: Third Studio Webisode Available". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  15. ↑ "VADER: Fourth Studio Webisode Available". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  16. ↑ "VADER: Fifth Studio Webisode Available". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  17. ↑ "VADER: Sixth Studio Webisode Available". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  18. ↑ Virmakari, Tarja. "Interview with VADER: “This is real life, and it’s sometimes more scary than fairytales…”". metalshockfinland.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). www.magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
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  21. ↑ "Come and See My Sacrifice - Single - Vader". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  22. ↑ "OLiS - sales for the period 15.08.2011 - 21.08.2011". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  23. ↑ "Vader/Longplay-Chartverfolgung" (in German). musicline.de. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  24. ↑ "Vader/Longplay-Chartverfolgung" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  25. ↑ "Les charts français" (in French). www.chartsinfrance.net. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  26. ↑ "ベイダーのCD・DVDリリース情報、ベイダーのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Vader - Welcome to the Morbid Reich Billboard Chart". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  28. ↑ "Top 100 - lista miesięczna Sierpień 2011" (in Polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  29. ↑ "Vader - "Welcome to the Morbid Reich"". www.nuclearblast.de. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  30. ↑ "Vader - "Welcome to the Morbid Reich"" (in Polish). www.warnermusic.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
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