Sothis (EP)

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Sothis
SothisVader.jpg
Cover art by Krzysztof Lutostański
EP by
Released1994
RecordedMarch 1994 at Modern Sound Studio in Gdynia and
March 1994 at W. Świech Studio in Olsztyn for tracks 1, 3, and 6 [1]
Genre Death metal
Length23:43
Label Baron Records, Repulse Records, Metal Mind Productions, Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records, Witching Hour Productions [2]
Producer Tomasz Bonarowski, Vader, Mariusz Kmiołek [3]
Vader chronology
The Darkest Age
(1994)
Sothis
(1994)
De Profundis
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Chronicles of Chaos Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Sothis is an EP by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 1994 by Baron Records. Tracks 2 and 4 appear on their next release, De Profundis , and track 7 appears on Vader's tribute album Future of the Past .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Hymn to the Ancient Ones" Piotr Wiwczarek1:52
2."Sothis"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:45
3."De Profundis" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek1:31
4."Vision and the Voice"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:26
5."The Wrath"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:54
6."R'Lyeh" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek1:53
7."Black Sabbath" (Black Sabbath cover) Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward 6:19
Total length:23:43
2012 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
8."Dark Age" (live, Jarocin 1994)Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:36
9."Testimony" (live, Jarocin 1994)Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:34
10."Vicious Circle" (live, Jarocin 1994)Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek2:59
11."Crucified Ones" (live, Jarocin 1994)Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:29
12."The Wrath" (live, Jarocin 1994)Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:21
13."Sothis" (live, Jarocin 1994)Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:28
14."Raining Blood" (live, Jarocin 1994; Slayer cover) Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King Jeff Hanneman3:31

Personnel

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

Vader
Session musician
Other
  • Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski – bass guitar (credited, did not perform) [6]
Production
  • Tomasz "Tom" Bonarowski – sound engineering, mixing, producer
  • Krzysztof Lutostański – cover painting
  • Jan Polakowski – computer design
  • Mariusz Kmiołek – executive producer, management
  • Marcin Ograbek – sound engineering assistant
  • Wojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy – remastering [7]
  • Zbigniew Bielak – layout (re-release) [7]
Note
  • Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7 recorded and mixed at Modern Sound Studio, Gdynia, March 1994.
  • Tracks 1, 3, 6 recorded and mixed at W. Świech Studio, Olsztyn, March 1994.

Release history

FormatsRegionDateLabel
CS, CDPoland1994Baron Records
CDSpain1995Repulse Records
CS, CDPoland1998Metal Mind Productions
CDPoland29 August 2006 [8] Metal Mind Productions
LPItaly23 June 2012 [9] Night of the Vinyl Dead Records
CDPoland27 November 2012 [10] Witching Hour Productions

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