Revelations (Vader album)

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Revelations
VaderAlbumRevaltions.jpg
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Studio album by
Vader
Released22 May 2002
RecordedRed Studio, Gdynia, February–March 2002 [1]
Genre Death metal
Length33:28
Label Metal Blade Records, Metal Mind Productions, Avalon/Marquee
Producer Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek
Vader chronology
Reign Forever World
(2000)		Revelations
(2002)		 Blood
(2003)
Singles from Revelations
  1. "Angel of Death"
    Released: 10 April 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Exclaim! favorable [3]

Revelations is the fifth album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 2002 by Metal Blade Records. The release was preceded by the single "Angel of Death" which was released on 10 April 2002. The album was nominated for a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku - heavy metal)'. [4] The working title of the album was Epitaph. [5]

Contents

Revelations was recorded between February and March 2002 at Red Studio in Gdańsk, Poland, and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek. [5] The album was mastered by Bartłomiej Kuźniak at Studio 333 in Częstochowa, Poland. It features guest appearances from Polish metal musicians Nergal of Behemoth who provides vocals on the track "Whisper", and Ureck of Lux Occulta who plays keyboards on the tracks: "Torch of War" and "Revelation of Black Moses."

A music video was shot for the song "Epitaph". [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Epitaph"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:44
2."The Nomad"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:50
3."Wolftribe"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek2:25
4."Whisper" (featuring Adam "Nergal" Darski)Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:26
5."When Darkness Calls"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek5:16
6."Torch of War"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek2:45
7."The Code"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek2:24
8."Lukewarm Race"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:26
9."Revelation of Black Moses"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek6:56
Total length:33:28
Polish Bonus Track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
5."Traveler"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek2:06
European Bonus Track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
9."Son of Fire"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:09
Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."As the Fallen Rise"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:12
11."Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy cover; featuring Jacek Hiro) Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton6:33
USA Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."Reign Forever World"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:01
11."Frozen Paths"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek2:13
12."Privilege of the Gods"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:54

Personnel

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

"Angel of Death"

"Angel of Death" is the fourth single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released only in Poland on 10 April 2002 by Empire Records. The release features two songs "When Darkness Calls", Thin Lizzy cover "Angel of Death", studio report, and multimedia presentation with 44 photos.

Main part of studio report shows drums recording, and equipment setup by Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski. The video consists also introduction by engineer Piotr Łukaszewski, interview with Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz guitar warming up, with addition of guest appearance by keyboardist Jerzy "U.reck" Głód from Lux Occulta.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."When Darkness Calls"Łukasz SzurmińskiPiotr Wiwczarek5:16
2."Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy cover; featuring Jacek Hiro) Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton6:33
3."Revelations Studio Report" (video)  9:42

Charts

Weekly

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart [9] 22

Monthly

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Poland (ZPAV Top 100)20 [10]

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Japan22 May 2002 [11] Avalon Marquee
Poland27 May 2002 [12] Metal Mind Productions
USA/Europe4 June 2002 [13] Metal Blade Records

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