Revelations (Vader album) explained

Revelations is the fifth album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 2002 by Metal Blade Records. The release was preceded by the single "Angel of Death" which was released on 10 April 2002. The album was nominated for a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku - heavy metal)'.^[2] The working title of the album was Epitaph.^[3]

Revelations was recorded between February and March 2002 at Red Studio in Gdańsk, Poland, and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek.^[3] The album was mastered by Bartłomiej Kuźniak at Studio 333 in Częstochowa, Poland. It features guest appearances from Polish metal musicians Nergal of Behemoth who provides vocals on the track "Whisper", and Ureck of Lux Occulta who plays keyboards on the tracks: "Torch of War" and "Revelation of Black Moses."

A music video was shot for the song "Epitaph".^[4]

Personnel

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

Vader

• Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar,^[5] lead vocals, production
• Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – lead guitar
• Konrad "Saimon" Karchut – bass guitar (credited, did not perform)^[5]
• Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski – drums

Additional musicians

• Adam "Nergal" Darski (Behemoth) – guest backing vocals
• Jerzy "U.reck" Głód (Lux Occulta) – guest keyboards
• Jacek Hiro (Sceptic) – guest lead guitar

Production

• Piotr Łukaszewski – sound engineering
• Bartłomiej Kuźniak – mastering
• Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art, layout^[6]
• Massive Management – photos
• Łukasz Szurmiński – lyrics
• Paweł Frelik – lyrics

Note

• Recorded and mixed at Red Studio, Gdańsk, February/March 2002.
• Premastered & mastered at Studio 333, Częstochowa

"Angel of Death"

"Angel of Death" is the fourth single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released only in Poland on 10 April 2002 by Empire Records. The release features two songs "When Darkness Calls", Thin Lizzy cover "Angel of Death", studio report, and multimedia presentation with 44 photos.

Main part of studio report shows drums recording, and equipment setup by Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski. The video consists also introduction by engineer Piotr Łukaszewski, interview with Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz guitar warming up, with addition of guest appearance by keyboardist Jerzy "U.reck" Głód from Lux Occulta.

Track listing

Charts

Monthly

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan	22 May 2002[9]	Avalon Marquee
Poland	27 May 2002[10]	Metal Mind Productions
USA/Europe	4 June 2002[11]	Metal Blade Records

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vader - "Revelations". www.vader.pl. 16 February 2014.
2. Web site: Fryderyki 2002: nominowani i laureaci. www.zpav.pl. Polish. 16 February 2014.
3. Web site: Vader Begin Recording New CD, Announce Title Change. www.blabbermouth.net. 2 March 2014.
4. Web site: Vader Videos. vader.pl. 16 February 2014.
5. Web site: Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader). Walewski. Jacek . www.magazyngitarzysta.pl. Polish. 16 February 2014.
6. Web site: Jacek Wiśniewski: works . www.artworks.isg.pl . 16 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080222184742/http://www.artworks.isg.pl/www/comi2.html . 22 February 2008 .
7. Web site: Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart . OLiS . 7 March 2012. Polish.
8. Web site: Top 100 - lista miesięczna Maj 2002 . muzyka.interia.pl . 13 March 2014. Polish.
9. Web site: Vader - "Revelations". www.marquee.co.jp. 16 February 2014. Japanese.
10. Web site: Vader - "Revelations". www.discogs.com. 16 February 2014.
11. Web site: Vader - "Revelations". www.metalblade.com. 16 February 2014.