Necropolis (album)

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Necropolis
Vader - Necropolis.jpg
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Studio album by
Vader
Released21 August 2009
Recorded2009, Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland
Genre Death metal
Length33:26
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Tue Madsen [1]
Vader chronology
Impressions in Blood
(2006)		Necropolis
(2009)		 Welcome to the Morbid Reich
(2011)
Singles from Necropolis
  1. "We Are The Horde"
    Released: 1 September 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blabbermouth Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Chronicles of Chaos Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Blistering Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Teraz Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Exclaim! favorable [8]

Necropolis is the eighth studio album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The album was released on 21 August 2009 by Nuclear Blast. [9] The album was nominated for a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku heavy metal)'. [10] On 8 April 2009, Vader released the first part of their studio report for the album. [11] Subsequently, the second part was released on 22 April, and the third part was released on 27 May. [12] [13]

Contents

Necropolis was recorded between March and April 2009 at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland, and was produced by Tue Madsen. Mixing and mastering for the album took place at Antfarm Studio in Denmark by Madsen, except the songs "The Seal" and "Summoning the Futura", which were mixed at VooDoo Gates Studio in Olsztyn, Poland. Necropolis is the first Vader release that features drummer Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz. 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. [14] Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek talked about working on the set for videoclip, saying:

We started the video shooting on August 15, at about noon. That day we were in for the Last Supper and the slaughter of the Messiah's followers shots, while during the night we were to take some bluebox and Janus shots. [...] The next day we took the martyr shots and the Romans' armament ones, which were crucial for 'Necropolis'. Sunday. [...] It wasn't so easy that day... The owner of the place, who at first was eager to rent it to the Inbornmedia crew, found it enough when it came to the crucifixion, burning and the transformation of the Messiah into Janus. My roars and the burying crucifix brought about an immediate response of the security guards. They called the police and we were supposed to leave the gravel pit at once... Fortunately, we managed to 'steal' one more hour before the cops arrived. [15]

The album sold around 1,130 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album reached number 19 on the Billboard Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers). In Poland, Necropolis landed at position No. 5, and dropped out five weeks later. The album also charted in France and Germany.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Devilizer"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:19
2."Rise of the Undead"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:52
3."Never Say My Name"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:01
4."Blast"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek1:50
5."The Seal" Piotr Wiwczarek2:10
6."Dark Heart"Harry MaatPiotr Wiwczarek2:59
7."Impure"Harry MaatPiotr Wiwczarek3:40
8."Summoning the Futura" Piotr Wiwczarek1:05
9."Anger"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:14
10."We Are the Horde"Harry MaatPiotr Wiwczarek3:10
11."When the Sun Drowns in Dark"Harry MaatPiotr Wiwczarek7:06
Total length:33:26
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."Black Metal" (Venom cover)Conrad LantTony Bray, Jeff Dunn, Conrad Lant3:13
13."Fight Fire with Fire" (Metallica cover)James HetfieldJames Hetfield, Cliff Burton, Lars Ulrich4:05
14."Rise Of The Undead" (early edition)Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:52
15."Impure" (early edition)Harry MaatPiotr Wiwczarek3:40
Special edition DVD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Crucified Ones"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:57
2."Black to the Blind"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:38
3."The Epitaph"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:56
4."Carnal"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:34
5."Wings"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:51
6."This is the War"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:04
7."Lead Us!!!"Piotr WiwczarekMaurycy Stefanowicz3:13

Personnel

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

Vader
Additional musicians
  • Marek Pająk – rhythm guitar (tracks 3, 9, 11, 13)
  • Bartłomiej Krysiuk (Hermh) – backing vocals on "Black Metal"
  • Maciej Taff – lead vocals on "Fight Fire with Fire"
Production
  • Tue Madsen – production, mastering
  • Wojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy – sound engineering
  • Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – lyrics
  • Harry Maat – lyrics
  • Jacek Wiśniewski – artwork [16]
  • Maciej Pawełczyk – production (DVD)
  • Jakub Jakielaszek – editing, postproduction (DVD)
  • Bartosz Chmielewski – audio recording, mixing (DVD)
Note
  • Recorded at Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland, March–April 2009.
  • Mixed at Antfarm Studio, Aabyhoej, Denmark, May 2009.
  • Mastered at Antfarm Studio, Aabyhoej, Denmark, May 2009.
  • Tracks 5 & 8 recorded at Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland, March–April 2009.
  • Mixed at VooDoo Gates Studio, Olsztyn, Poland, May 2009.

"We Are the Horde"

"We Are the Horde" is the seventh single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released on 1 September 2009 by Nuclear Blast. [17]

The single was also released on 7" picture disc as split with American death metal band Nile. [18]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."We Are the Horde"Harry MaatPiotr Wiwczarek3:10

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart [19] 5
German Albums Chart [20] 64
French Albums Chart [21] 188
US Billboard Top Heatseekers [22] 36

Release history

FormatsRegionDateLabel
CD, CD+DVD, LPEuropeAugust 21, 2009 [23] [24] [25] Nuclear Blast
CDRussiaNuclear Blast/Irond Records
MexicoNuclear Blast/Scarecrow Records [26]
CD, CD+DVDPoland24 August 2009 [27] Nuclear Blast/Warner Music Poland
CDJapan26 August 2009 [28] Avalon Marquee
CD, CD+DVD, LPNorth America22 September 2009Nuclear Blast

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