And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw

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And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw
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Released8 October 2007 [1]
RecordedStodoła Club, Warsaw, 12 February 2007
Genre Death metal
LanguageEnglish, Polish
Label Metal Mind
Producer Tomasz Dziubiński (executive)
Vader chronology
Night of the Apocalypse
(2004)
And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw
(2007)
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And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw is the third live performance recording by Polish death metal band Vader. [6] It was released on 8 October 2007 by Metal Mind.

Contents

And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw features footage from the bands concert at Stodola Club in February 2007. The show was filmed with 7 cameras. The DVD also include: fully animated menu, band biography, discography, interview with Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, video clips "Sword of the Witcher", and "Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)", desktop images, photo gallery, and weblinks.

Track listing

Live at Stodoła Club, 12 February 2007, Warsaw, Poland
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro" (instrumental)  Krzysztof Oloś 0:41
2."ShadowFear"Harry Maat Piotr Wiwczarek 4:40
3."Sothis"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:58
4."Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:10
5."Warlords"Harry Maat Maurycy Stefanowicz 2:57
6."Silent Empire"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:52
7."Blood of Kingu"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:18
8."Intro: Out" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek0:05
9."Out of the Deep"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:40
10."Carnal"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:07
11."Dark Age"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:34
12."Black to the Blind"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:30
13."Intro: Para Bellum" (instrumental) Krzysztof Oloś1:17
14."This Is the War"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:56
15."Lead Us"Piotr WiwczarekMaurycy Stefanowicz3:29
16."What Colour Is Your Blood?"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:02
17."Epitaph"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:36
18."Cold Demons"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:23
19."Predator"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek5:27
20."Wings"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:08
21."Wyrocznia" (KAT cover, featuring Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski) Roman Kostrzewski Tomasz Jaguś, Piotr Luczyk, Wojciech Mrowiec, Roman Kostrzewski, Ireneusz Loth5:27
Music videos
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Sword of the Witcher" (directed by Andrzej Wyrozębski)Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:39
2."Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)" (directed by Andrzej Wyrozębski)Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:04
Interview with Piotr Wiwczarek
No.TitleLength
1."Changes"2:43
2."The Beast"2:52
3."Docent's Departure"4:17
4."The Art of War" / "Impressions in Blood"5:21
5."Impressions in Blood": Keyboards"1:36
6."Impressions in Blood": Artwork"1:16
7."Impressions in Blood": Fans' Reaction"1:50
8."Vader and the Internet"5:05
9."Conclusion"0:45
Bonus CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro" (instrumental) Krzysztof Oloś0:41
2."ShadowFear"Harry MaatPiotr Wiwczarek4:40
3."Sothis"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:58
4."Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:10
5."Warlords"Harry MaatMaurycy Stefanowicz2:57
6."Silent Empire"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:52
7."Blood of Kingu"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:18
8."Intro: Out" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek0:05
9."Out of the Deep"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:40
10."Carnal"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:07
11."Dark Age"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:34
12."Black to the Blind"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:30
13."Intro: Para Bellum" (instrumental) Krzysztof Oloś1:17
14."This Is the War"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:56
15."Lead Us"Piotr WiwczarekMaurycy Stefanowicz3:29
16."What Colour Is Your Blood?"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:02
17."Epitaph"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:36
18."Cold Demons"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:23
19."Predator"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek5:27
20."Wings"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:08
21."Wyrocznia" (KAT cover, featuring Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski)Roman KostrzewskiTomasz Jaguś, Piotr Luczyk, Wojciech Mrowiec, Roman Kostrzewski, Ireneusz Loth5:27

Personnel

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

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