Imperium (Hunter album)

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Imperium
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Studio album by
Released15 November 2013
RecordedJune–August 2012, May–August 2013
Genre Thrash metal, heavy metal
Length37:38
Language Polish
Label Tune Project/Fonografika
Producer Paweł "Drak" Grzegorczyk
Hunter chronology
Królestwo
(2012)
Imperium
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Imperium is the sixth studio album by Polish heavy metal band Hunter. It was released on 15 November 2013 by Tune Project/Fonografika. [2]

Contents

A music video was shot for the song "Imperium uboju" which was directed by Mateusz Winkiel. [3]

The album landed at number 1 on Polish Albums Chart, and dropped out three weeks later. [4] On 14 May 2014 Imperium was certified Gold in Poland for selling 15,000 copies. [5] [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Imperium uboju"Paweł GrzegorczykPaweł Grzegorczyk, Piotr Kędzierzawski03:12
2."Imperium mæczety"Paweł GrzegorczykPaweł Grzegorczyk, Piotr Kędzierzawski03:31
3."Imperium zawiści orzeszpospolitej"Paweł GrzegorczykPaweł Grzegorczyk, Konrad Karchut03:35
4."Imperium miłości"Paweł GrzegorczykPaweł Grzegorczyk05:01
5."Imperium szczujszczura"Michał JelonekMichał Jelonek03:21
6."Imperium strachu"Paweł GrzegorczykPaweł Grzegorczyk04:28
7."Imperium diabła"Michał JelonekMichał Jelonek03:39
8."Imperium waraciwara"Paweł GrzegorczykPaweł Grzegorczyk, Piotr Kędzierzawski04:41
9."Imperium trujki"Paweł GrzegorczykPaweł Grzegorczyk06:10
Total length:37:38

Credits

Hunter
  • Paweł "Drak" Grzegorczyk - lead and backing vocals, guitars, sound engineering, editing, producing
  • Piotr "Pit" Kędzierzawski - guitars, backing vocals, sound engineering, editing
  • Michał "Jelonek" Jelonek - violin, backing vocals
  • Konrad "Simon" Karchut - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski - drums
  • Arkadiusz "Letki" Letkiewicz - percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
  • Tomasz "Kasprol" Kasprzyk - violin (9)
  • Adrian Grzegorczyk - piano (8)
Production
  • Jacek Miłaszewski - mixing, mastering
  • Andrzej "Aka" Karp - sound engineering, editing, bass guitar (9)
  • Michał "Mashtal" Rypień - sound engineering, editing
  • Patryk "Maliniak" Malinowski - sound engineering, editing
  • Aleksander Ikaniewicz - photography

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