The Empire (album)

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The Empire
Vader The Empire.jpg
Studio album by
Released4 November 2016
RecordedMay–June 2016
Genre Thrash metal, [1] death metal
Length33:07
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Wojtek and Sławek Wiesławscy
Vader chronology
Tibi et Igni
(2014)
The Empire
(2016)
Thy Messenger
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About the RockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blabbermouth.net Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Metal InjectionStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Teamrock.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The Empire is the eleventh studio album by Polish death metal band Vader. [6] The album was described in a review on Blabbermouth as "vintage Vader". [7]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Angels of Steel"2:16
2."Tempest"2:41
3."Prayer to the God of War"2:47
4."Iron Reign"4:37
5."No Gravity"4:08
6."Genocidius"2:59
7."The Army-Geddon"4:10
8."Feel My Pain"3:24
9."Parabellum"2:28
10."Send Me Back to Hell"3:32
Total length:33:07

Personnel

Vader

Production

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [8] 29
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9] 17
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [10] 21

References

  1. "VADER – The Empire". pasifagresif.com (in Turkish). 24 September 2021.
  2. "Vader – The Empire CD Review". 25 October 2016.
  3. "The Empire - Vader". 17 November 2016.
  4. "Album Review: Vader The Empire - Metal Injection". 3 November 2016.
  5. "Vader - The Empire album review". 24 October 2016.
  6. "Vader - new album "The Empire" and EP!". 10 June 2016.
  7. Van Horn, Jr., Ray (17 November 2016). "The Empire". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  8. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. "Vader Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  10. "Vader Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2016.