Vader (band)
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Vader is a Polish death metal
band from Olsztyn
, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader
from the Star Wars
film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft
, WW2, horror and anti-christian messages. According to Billboard magazine, from 2003 Vader sold over 500,000 releases around the world.
and Death. However, at this time they were a heavy/speed metal band, later evolving into thrash metal and then finally death metal for their first demo
, Live in Decay, in 1986. They released another demo, Necrolust, in 1989, but it was not until their third demo, Morbid Reich, in 1990, that they gained international attention, selling nearly 10,000 copies and making it one of the most sold metal demos ever. This success earned the group a contract with Earache Records
. The songs from Morbid Reich would appear later on their full-length debut album in 1993, The Ultimate Incantation
.
Due to communication breakdowns, the contract with Earache was terminated and the 1994 release of Sothis
and The Darkest Age: Live '93 had to be released on different labels. In the meantime, they toured relentlessly and in 1995, they signed a contract
with Impact Records
and released De Profundis, Future of the Past
, and Black to the Blind
. Then, Hammerheart Records re-released two early demos, Necrolust
and Morbid Reich, as the Reborn in Chaos. In August 1998, Vader released Live in Japan
. Before it came out in December, they also recorded the Kingdom EP
and a VHS video entitled Vision and Voice. In October of that year, Vader opened for Slayer
during a show in Poland
.
At the end of 1998, they signed a contract to Metal Blade Records
for the release of their sixth album
, Litany
. 1999 was spent mostly on tour. In March 1999, Vader embarked on their first headlining U.S. tour, the International Extreme Music Festival 1999, and in May of that same year, they played at Metalmania
. In June, they went on another European tour, and the rest of the summer was filled with numerous appearances at festivals in Central Europe. The season concluded in a European tour with thrash metal
band Testament
.
In November and December 1999, the band recorded the album Litany
, which was set for release in March 2000, and recorded a music video for the song "Cold Demons," which appeared on a special-edition digipack. The release of the album was also backed up by live shows, including April's No Mercy Festival
2000 , and in June, the band embarked on a 30-date European tour with Vital Remains
, Fleshcrawl
, and The Crown
.
In April 2001, Vader released the EP Reign Forever World, featuring re-recorded songs, cover songs, and live tracks. They promoted the album intensively—in Poland, Russia and Ukraine, and again in the U.S. In September 2001, they did another European tour with Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus, Catastrophic, and several other bands. This was followed by 10 Polish appearances as part of the Thrash'em All Festival 2001 along with Krisiun
, Behemoth
and several Polish death metal and black metal
bands.
In 2002, Vader released Revelations
, and toured England, Scotland, and Ireland during the No Mercy Festival's dates. In May, the band released their first DVD, More Vision and the Voice. In 2004, the band started recording The Beast (which was finished in mid-July) along with an extensive promotional campaign including over 170 gigs. Recording sessions for their new album were postponed in May due to an accident which injured the drummer, Doc. He was replaced with Daray from the Polish band Vesania
. The supporting Europe-wide tour saw the band's first trip to the Balkans
. The most important gig of 2004 was at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów
, where the band opened for Metallica
in front of 50,000 people.
In March 2005, their drummer, Doc
, left the band due to apparent drug problems. In August 2005, it was announced that Doc had died.
In 2008, Novy decided to leave Vader after five years; Marcin Rygiel (ex-Decapitated
) replaced him on bass for the U.S. Summer Slaughter Tour
2008. Reyash would join as a permanent bassist later in the year.
In 2009, a sneak preview of their song "Rise of the Undead" from the album Necropolis
was added to their official website for listening. A quote from their official website was posted about their upcoming album Necropolis:
On August 21, 2009, Necropolis was released through Nuclear Blast
.
name was influenced by Vader. When a friend was trying to introduce Queens of the Stone Age
frontman Josh Homme
to death metal genre, he played Vader's music. Homme called them "The Eagles of death metal." After hearing this phrase, he wondered what a cross between the Eagles and a death metal band would sound like. Afterwards, the phrase became the name of his band.
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band from Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel trilogy....
from the Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
, WW2, horror and anti-christian messages. According to Billboard magazine, from 2003 Vader sold over 500,000 releases around the world.
Biography
Vader was formed in 1983, the same year as the very first death metal pioneers such as PossessedPossessed (band)
Possessed is an American death metal band, originally formed in 1983. Noted for their fast style of playing and Jeff Becerra's guttural vocals, they are routinely called the first band in the death metal genre...
and Death. However, at this time they were a heavy/speed metal band, later evolving into thrash metal and then finally death metal for their first demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
, Live in Decay, in 1986. They released another demo, Necrolust, in 1989, but it was not until their third demo, Morbid Reich, in 1990, that they gained international attention, selling nearly 10,000 copies and making it one of the most sold metal demos ever. This success earned the group a contract with Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
. The songs from Morbid Reich would appear later on their full-length debut album in 1993, The Ultimate Incantation
The Ultimate Incantation
The Ultimate Incantation is the debut album by Vader. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records. The cover art was drawn by Dan Seagrave. The album was originally recorded at Sunlight Studios with Thomas Skogsberg but neither the record label or Vader was pleased with the outcome, and decided to...
.
Due to communication breakdowns, the contract with Earache was terminated and the 1994 release of Sothis
Sothis (EP)
Sothis is an EP released by the band Vader. 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:-Line-up:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek - vocals, guitar...
and The Darkest Age: Live '93 had to be released on different labels. In the meantime, they toured relentlessly and in 1995, they signed a contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with Impact Records
Impact Records
Impact Records is an American record label, once a subsidiary of MCA Records. Today its back catalog remains part of Universal Music Group.Acts on the label are and/or have included: Jock Mitchell, Sass Jordan, The Fixx, Rythm Syndicate, and Joey Lawrence....
and released De Profundis, Future of the Past
Future of the Past (Vader album)
Future of the Past is the third album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It consists entirely of covers by various bands.-Track listing:-Credits:* Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek − guitar, vocals* Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski − bass...
, and Black to the Blind
Black to the Blind
Black to the Blind is Vader's third album released on October 13, 1997.-Track listing:-Credits:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek - guitars, vocals, production*Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz - guitar *Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski - bass...
. Then, Hammerheart Records re-released two early demos, Necrolust
Necrolust
Necrolust is a demo album by the death metal band Vader released in 1989. The cover of the album was designed by Piotr Wiwczarek.-Track listing:-Credits:*Piotr Wiwczarek "Peter" - guitar, growling*Krzysztof Raczkowski "Docent" - drums...
and Morbid Reich, as the Reborn in Chaos. In August 1998, Vader released Live in Japan
Live in Japan (Vader album)
Live in Japan is a live record released by the death metal band Vader.-Track listing:...
. Before it came out in December, they also recorded the Kingdom EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
and a VHS video entitled Vision and Voice. In October of that year, Vader opened for Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
during a show in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
At the end of 1998, they signed a contract to Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
for the release of their sixth album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Litany
Litany (album)
Litany is Vader's fourth studio album released on May 9, 2000.-Track listing:-Credits:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – guitars, vocals*Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – guitar*Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski – bass*Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski – drums...
. 1999 was spent mostly on tour. In March 1999, Vader embarked on their first headlining U.S. tour, the International Extreme Music Festival 1999, and in May of that same year, they played at Metalmania
Metalmania
Metalmania is one of the biggest heavy metal music festivals in Central Europe. It has been held annually since 1986. The 2008 edition was held on the 8th of March at Spodek in Katowice, Poland.-Large stage:*Sepultura*Paradise Lost*Testament...
. In June, they went on another European tour, and the rest of the summer was filled with numerous appearances at festivals in Central Europe. The season concluded in a European tour with thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Testament
Testament (band)
Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
.
In November and December 1999, the band recorded the album Litany
Litany (album)
Litany is Vader's fourth studio album released on May 9, 2000.-Track listing:-Credits:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – guitars, vocals*Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – guitar*Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski – bass*Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski – drums...
, which was set for release in March 2000, and recorded a music video for the song "Cold Demons," which appeared on a special-edition digipack. The release of the album was also backed up by live shows, including April's No Mercy Festival
No Mercy Festival
The No Mercy Festival is an annual heavy metal music festival/tour in Europe. It is organized by the Metallysee booking agency. The 2007 edition will take place from March 31 to April 15, 2007, and it will visit eight countries.-2007 lineup:...
2000 , and in June, the band embarked on a 30-date European tour with Vital Remains
Vital Remains
Vital Remains is an American death metal band from Providence, Rhode Island formed in 1988.- History :Created in 1988 by guitarist Paul Flynn, Vital Remains' first line-up consisted of guitarist Butch Machado, vocalist Mike Flynn, bassist Tom Supkow, and drummer Chris Dupont. Searching for better...
, Fleshcrawl
Fleshcrawl
Fleshcrawl is a death metal band formed in 1987 in Illertissen, Bavaria, Germany. Their most recent album, Structures Of Death, was released in 2007, under Metal Blade Records.-1987-1997:...
, and The Crown
The Crown (band)
The Crown is a death / thrash metal band from Trollhättan, Sweden. Originally, they used the name Crown of Thorns but were forced to change their name due to another band already using that name. Their music and lyrics are inspired by death, antireligious themes and rebellion. They are known to...
.
In April 2001, Vader released the EP Reign Forever World, featuring re-recorded songs, cover songs, and live tracks. They promoted the album intensively—in Poland, Russia and Ukraine, and again in the U.S. In September 2001, they did another European tour with Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus, Catastrophic, and several other bands. This was followed by 10 Polish appearances as part of the Thrash'em All Festival 2001 along with Krisiun
Krisiun
Krisiun is a Brazilian death metal band, founded by Alex Camargo , Moyses Kolesne , and Max Kolesne . Since its formation, in 1990, the group recorded two demos, Evil Age in 1991, and Curse of the Evil One in 1992, and self-released an extended play titled Unmerciful Order in 1993...
, Behemoth
Behemoth (band)
Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside bands such as Vader, Decapitated, Vesania and Hate....
and several Polish death metal and black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
bands.
In 2002, Vader released Revelations
Revelations (Vader album)
Revelations is an album by Polish death metal band Vader. It features guest appearances from two Polish metal musicians: Nergal of Behemoth provides vocals on the track Whisper, and Ureck of Lux Occulta plays keyboards on Torch of War and Revelation of Black Moses.-Track listing:-Credits:* Piotr...
, and toured England, Scotland, and Ireland during the No Mercy Festival's dates. In May, the band released their first DVD, More Vision and the Voice. In 2004, the band started recording The Beast (which was finished in mid-July) along with an extensive promotional campaign including over 170 gigs. Recording sessions for their new album were postponed in May due to an accident which injured the drummer, Doc. He was replaced with Daray from the Polish band Vesania
Vesania
Vesania, , is a Polish symphonic black metal/blackened death metal band. They were formed in 1997 by Orion, Daray, and Heinrich. Later members were Annahvahr and Hatrah, who left the band in 1999 and was replaced by Siegmar....
. The supporting Europe-wide tour saw the band's first trip to the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
. The most important gig of 2004 was at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów
Chorzów
Chorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
, where the band opened for Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
in front of 50,000 people.
In March 2005, their drummer, Doc
Krzysztof Raczkowski
Krzysztof Raczkowski , also known as Docent or Doc, was a Polish drummer, member of death metal bands Vader and Dies Irae...
, left the band due to apparent drug problems. In August 2005, it was announced that Doc had died.
In 2008, Novy decided to leave Vader after five years; Marcin Rygiel (ex-Decapitated
Decapitated (band)
Decapitated is a death metal band that formed in Krosno, Poland in 1996. The group comprises guitarist, founder and composer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, vocalist Rafał Piotrowski and Austrian drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner. Decapitated have gained recognition as one of the genre's most widely respected...
) replaced him on bass for the U.S. Summer Slaughter Tour
The Summer Slaughter Tour
The Summer Slaughter Tour is an annual death metal tour originally held in the United States, but now in Europe and as of 2009, Australia and New Zealand.It is dubbed "The Most Extreme Tour of the Year"....
2008. Reyash would join as a permanent bassist later in the year.
In 2009, a sneak preview of their song "Rise of the Undead" from the album Necropolis
Necropolis (album)
Necropolis is the eighth studio album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The album was released on Nuclear Blast on August 21, 2009. A video was shot for the song "Never Say My Name" which is based partially on the book "The Gospel According To Satan" by Patrick Graham.On April 8, 2009, Vader...
was added to their official website for listening. A quote from their official website was posted about their upcoming album Necropolis:
"Vader to begin recordings for "Necropolis"!
In the middle of March Vader will enter Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland to begin recording session of band's next studio album entitled "Necropolis". All the tracks will be recorded at Hertz and engineered by Wieslawski Bros. Tue Madsen (who previously worked with such bands as Moonspell, Cataract, Heaven Shall Burn and many more...) will mix the album at his famous Antfarm Studios in Denmark. "Necropolis" will be the first album recorded in Vader's new line up featuring band's new musicians Paul (drums), Reyash (bass) and Vogg (guitars). Famous Polish artist Jacek Wiśniewski (who made cover arts for such albums as "Black To The Blind", "Revelations", "The Beast" and some more...) will take care of the album artwork and its whole layout. One of the songs recorded during the latest pre-production session at Haertz Studio is available for download directly from our MP3 section. Band's leader Peter stated about new ideas and plans:
Welcome again, Brothers and Sisters!!! One of the brand new Vader songs recorded in December at Hertz Studios is available on our Site... It's called "Rise of the Undead"!!! We are back to the Underworlds, Dark Spheres and Forgotten Eons. Kind of the Anthem to the undead ideas of Dimensions which exist Here and Beyond. This is gonna be also a teaser of our upcoming creation "Necropolis" - Vader's new album. Recordings starts in the middle of March and we'll stay in the studio for about four weeks. Then we'll move to AntFarm Studios in Denmark to transform all tracks into some kind of venomous incantations. Of course- we will keep You updated about the progress of recordings with words and video reports. Before the work is done there will be another new song available on www.vader.pl...."Impure"!!! And from May: MORE SHOWS ARE COMING!!!!!"
On August 21, 2009, Necropolis was released through Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
.
In popular culture
American rock band's Eagles of Death MetalEagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre...
name was influenced by Vader. When a friend was trying to introduce Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
frontman Josh Homme
Joshua Homme
Joshua Michael Homme is an American rock musician, and record producer. He was the guitarist and a founding member of the stoner metal band Kyuss, as well as the founding and only continuous member of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age , in which he sings, plays guitar, and serves as the...
to death metal genre, he played Vader's music. Homme called them "The Eagles of death metal." After hearing this phrase, he wondered what a cross between the Eagles and a death metal band would sound like. Afterwards, the phrase became the name of his band.
Band members
Current members- Piotr "Peter" WiwczarekPiotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek , also known as Peter, is a Polish guitarist and vocalist who is the frontman for the death metal band Vader, although joined the band as their bassist. He has also collaborated with Kazimierz "Para" Paraszczuk on his tribute album, Bandid Rockin', and is the producer of several of...
– guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, vocals (1983–present) - Marek "Spider" PająkMarek PająkMarek Pająk, , is a Polish musician and guitarist. In 2010 he joined death metal band Vader. Pająk is endorsed by Ibanez guitars.- Discography :Esqarial*Amorphous...
– guitar (2010–present) - James Stewart - drums (2011–present)
- Tomasz "Hal" Halicki – bass guitar (2011–present)
Discography
Studio albums- The Ultimate IncantationThe Ultimate IncantationThe Ultimate Incantation is the debut album by Vader. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records. The cover art was drawn by Dan Seagrave. The album was originally recorded at Sunlight Studios with Thomas Skogsberg but neither the record label or Vader was pleased with the outcome, and decided to...
(1992) - De Profundis (1995)
- Black to the BlindBlack to the BlindBlack to the Blind is Vader's third album released on October 13, 1997.-Track listing:-Credits:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek - guitars, vocals, production*Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz - guitar *Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski - bass...
(1997) - LitanyLitany (album)Litany is Vader's fourth studio album released on May 9, 2000.-Track listing:-Credits:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – guitars, vocals*Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – guitar*Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski – bass*Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski – drums...
(2000) - RevelationsRevelations (Vader album)Revelations is an album by Polish death metal band Vader. It features guest appearances from two Polish metal musicians: Nergal of Behemoth provides vocals on the track Whisper, and Ureck of Lux Occulta plays keyboards on Torch of War and Revelation of Black Moses.-Track listing:-Credits:* Piotr...
(2002) - The Beast (2004)
- Impressions in BloodImpressions in Blood-Personnel:* Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – guitar, vocals* Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – guitar* Marcin "Novy" Nowak – bass guitar* Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski – drums* Krzysztof "Siegmar" Oloś – guest keyboards...
(2006) - NecropolisNecropolis (album)Necropolis is the eighth studio album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The album was released on Nuclear Blast on August 21, 2009. A video was shot for the song "Never Say My Name" which is based partially on the book "The Gospel According To Satan" by Patrick Graham.On April 8, 2009, Vader...
(2009) - Welcome to the Morbid ReichWelcome to the Morbid Reich-Personnel:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar*Marek "Spider" Pająk – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar*Tomasz "Hal" Halicki – bass guitar *Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz – drums...
(2011)
Awards
| Fryderyk Awards Fryderyk The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name... |
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| Year | Category | Nominated work | Note |
| 1997 | Hard & Heavy Album of the Year (Album roku - hard & heavy) | Black to the Blind Black to the Blind Black to the Blind is Vader's third album released on October 13, 1997.-Track listing:-Credits:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek - guitars, vocals, production*Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz - guitar *Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski - bass... |
Nominated |
| 2000 | Hard & Heavy Album of the Year (Album roku - hard & heavy) | Litany Litany (album) Litany is Vader's fourth studio album released on May 9, 2000.-Track listing:-Credits:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – guitars, vocals*Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – guitar*Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski – bass*Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski – drums... |
Nominated |
| 2002 | Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku - heavy metal) | Revelations Revelations (Vader album) Revelations is an album by Polish death metal band Vader. It features guest appearances from two Polish metal musicians: Nergal of Behemoth provides vocals on the track Whisper, and Ureck of Lux Occulta plays keyboards on Torch of War and Revelation of Black Moses.-Track listing:-Credits:* Piotr... |
Nominated |
| 2004 | Metal Album of the Year (Album roku metal) | The Beast | Nominated |
| 2006 | Rock/Metal Album of the Year (Album roku rock/ metal) | Impressions in Blood Impressions in Blood -Personnel:* Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – guitar, vocals* Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – guitar* Marcin "Novy" Nowak – bass guitar* Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski – drums* Krzysztof "Siegmar" Oloś – guest keyboards... |
Nominated |
| 2009 | Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku heavy metal) | Necropolis Necropolis (album) Necropolis is the eighth studio album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The album was released on Nuclear Blast on August 21, 2009. A video was shot for the song "Never Say My Name" which is based partially on the book "The Gospel According To Satan" by Patrick Graham.On April 8, 2009, Vader... |
Nominated |