Black to the Blind

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Black to the Blind
Vader - Black to the Blind.jpg
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Studio album by
Vader
Released13 October 1997
Recorded1997, Selani Studio, Olsztyn, Poland
Genre Death metal
Length28:47
Label System Shock/Impact Records, Koch International Poland, Pavement Music, Witching Hour Productions, Avalon Marquee
Producer Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, Andrzej Bomba
Vader chronology
De Profundis
(1995)		Black to the Blind
(1997)		 Litany
(2000)
Alternative cover
VaderBlacktotheBlind2012.jpg
studio cover of 2012 re-release
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Heading for Internal Darkness"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:46
2."The Innermost Ambience"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek1:32
3."Carnal"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:09
4."Fractal Light"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:42
5."True Names"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:36
6."Beast Raping"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek2:42
7."Foetus God"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek2:43
8."The Red Passage"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:01
9."Distant Dream"Tomasz KrajewskiPiotr Wiwczarek2:25
10."Black to the Blind"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:08
Total length:28:47
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Anamnesis"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:08

Personnel

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

Vader
Production
  • Paweł Frelik – lyrics
  • Tomasz Krajewski – lyrics
  • Paweł Wasilewski – lyrics
  • Andrzej Bomba – sound engineering, production [7]
  • Julita Emanuiłow – mastering
  • Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art [8]
  • Michał Pasich – photos
  • Takahisa Okuno – Japanese liner notes
  • Wojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy – remastering [9]
  • Zbigniew Bielak – cover art, layout (re-release) [9]
Note
  • Recorded & mixed at Selani Studio, Olsztyn, July & August 1997

Charts

Chart performance for Black to the Blind
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [10] 86

Carnal / Black to the Blind

Carnal / Black to the Blind is the second single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released only in Poland in 1997 with special edition of Thrash'em All magazine entitled Super Poster" #1. Apart from promo single insert includes interview with Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, Polish translation of lyrics from Black to the Blind, and additional information about the band.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Carnal"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:09
2."Black to the Blind"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:08

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Europe, Poland13 October 1997 [11] [12] System Shock/Impact Records, Koch International Poland
USA21 April 1998 [13] Pavement Music
Japan23 March 2000 [14] Avalon Marquee
Poland27 November 2012 [15] Witching Hour Productions

References

  1. ↑ "Vader - "Black to the Blind" review". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Schwarz, Paul. "Vader - "Black to the Blind" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Celiński, Krzysztof. "Vader - "Black to the Blind" review". www.terazrock.pl. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fryderyki 1997: nominowani i laureaci" (in Polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  5. 1 2 "What Is the Best Death Metal Album of Each Year of the 1990s?". Loudwire. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). www.magazyngitarzysta.pl. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Vader - "Black to the Blind"". www.vader.pl. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Jacek Wiśniewski works". www.artworks.isg.pl. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  9. 1 2 "DWA LEGENDARNE ALBUMY VADER SĄ JUŻ DOSTĘPNE!!!" (in Polish). www.hertzrecording.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 18.04.2025–24.04.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Vader - "Black to the Blind"". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Vader - "Black to the Blind"". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Vader - "Black to the Blind"". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Vader - "Black to the Blind"" (in Japanese). www.marquee.co.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Vader - "Black to the Blind"". www.witchinghour.pl. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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