Vader discography | |
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Studio albums | 12 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 4 |
Music videos | 12 |
EPs | 8 |
Singles | 10 |
Tribute albums | 1 |
Demos | 3 |
The discography of Vader, a Polish death metal band, consists of twelve studio albums, two compilation albums, two live albums, eight extended plays, one cover album, four video albums, nine singles, twelve music videos, and three demo albums. Formed in 1983, the group was founded by then bassist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, and guitarist Zbigniew "Vika" Wróblewski.
After release of three demo albums – Live in Decay (1986), Necrolust (1989), and Morbid Reich (1990), Vader was signed to British record label Earache Records. The band's debut album The Ultimate Incantation was released in late 1992, and gained recognition in the death metal scene. It was supported by "Dark Age" music video produced for MTV. Vader's second album, entitled De Profundis , was released in 1995, followed by the 1997 release Black to the Blind . Critically acclaimed albums heave been released by System Shock/Impact Records, back then, the band's main label.
In late 1990s, Vader was signed to Metal Blade Records. The label released in 2000 the band's fourth album Litany , which had sales of around of 45,000 units around the world in three months from its release. [1] The CD also gained positive response in Vader's home country, reaching number 1 on Gazeta Wyborcza bestsellers list. [2] The album was followed by the 2002 release Revelations , and The Beast from 2004, charting 22 and 8 on OLiS, respectively. After signing to Regain Records, Vader released their seventh effort Impressions in Blood in 2006. In 2009, the band made a record deal with Nuclear Blast, the company that released Vader's eighth album Necropolis (2009).
Band's last ninth album entitled Welcome to the Morbid Reich was released in 2011, and it is probably Vader's biggest commercial success to date. The album reached number 17 on the Billboard Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers), and number 25 on the Hard Rock Albums. In Poland, Welcome to the Morbid Reich landed at number 6, and dropped out four weeks later. The release also charted in France, Japan, Switzerland, and Germany.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
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POL [3] | JPN [4] | GER [5] | FRA [6] | SWI [7] | US Heat [8] | US Hard [8] | |||
The Ultimate Incantation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
De Profundis |
| 3 | — | 91 | — | — | — | — |
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Black to the Blind | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Litany | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Revelations | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Beast | 8 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Impressions in Blood | 8 | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Necropolis | 5 | — | 64 | 188 | — | 36 | — |
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Welcome to the Morbid Reich | 6 | 233 | 73 | 154 | 94 | 17 | 25 |
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Tibi et Igni |
| 16 | 183 | 55 | 145 | 63 | 18 | — |
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The Empire |
| 29 | 252 | — | — | — | 17 | 21 |
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Solitude in Madness |
| 2 | 155 | 41 | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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Future of the Past |
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Future of the Past II - Hell in the East |
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The Darkest Age: Live '93 |
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Live in Japan |
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Reborn in Chaos | |
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XXV | |
Dark Age |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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POL [3] | |||||
Sothis |
| 26 | |||
Kingdom |
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Reign Forever World | 45 | ||||
Blood |
| 44 | |||
The Art of War | — | ||||
Lead Us |
| — | |||
The Upcoming Chaos |
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Go To Hell |
| — | |||
Iron Times |
| — | |||
Thy Messenger |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Note |
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Vision and Voice |
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More Vision and the Voice |
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Night of the Apocalypse |
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And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw |
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Year | Title | Album | Note |
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1995 | "An Act of Darkness / I.F.Y." [50] | De Profundis | |
1997 | "Carnal / Black to the Blind" [51] | Black to the Blind | Thrash'em All magazine insert |
2000 | "Xeper / North" [52] | Litany | |
2002 | "Angel of Death" [53] | Revelations | |
2004 | "Beware the Beast" [54] | The Beast | |
2008 | "v.666" [55] | XXV | |
2009 | "We Are the Horde" [56] | Necropolis | iTunes single |
"Nile / Vader" [57] | 7" split single | ||
2011 | "Come and See My Sacrifice" [58] | Welcome to the Morbid Reich | iTunes single |
2014 | "Where Angels Weep" [59] | Tibi et Igni |
2020 Shock and Awe
Title | Album details | Sales |
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Live in Decay |
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Necrolust |
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Morbid Reich |
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Year | Title | Album | Ref. |
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1996 | "Silent Scream" | Slatanic Slaughter II – A Tribute to Slayer | [61] |
1996 | "Wyrocznia" | Czarne Zastępy: W Hołdzie Kat | [62] |
2000 | "Freezing Moon" | Originators of the Northern Darkness – A Tribute to Mayhem | [63] |
2002 | "Immortal Rites" | Tyrants from the Abyss: A Tribute to Morbid Angel | [64] |
2004 | "Death Metal" | Seven Gates of Horror – A Tribute to Possessed | [65] |
Year | Title | Directed | Album | Ref. |
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1993 | "Dark Age" | Kimmo Kuusniemi, Tanja Katinka | The Ultimate Incantations | [66] |
1996 | "Incarnation" | — | De Profundis | [67] |
1998 | "Kingdom" | — | Kingdom | [67] |
2000 | "Cold Demons" | Adam Kuc, Selani Studio | Litany | [68] |
2002 | "Epitaph" | — | Revelations | [67] |
2004 | "Dark Transmission" | Wojciech Głodek | The Beast | [69] |
"Choices" | ||||
2005 | "This Is the War" | Arkadiusz Jurcan | The Art of War | [70] |
2006 | "Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)" | Andrzej Wyrozębski, Inbornmedia | Impressions in Blood | [71] [72] |
2007 | "Sword of the Witcher" | Inbornmedia | Wiedźmin: Muzyka Inspirowana Grą (Music Inspired By The Witcher) | [67] [72] [73] |
2008 | "Carnal" | Carlos Abysmo | XXV | [74] |
2009 | "Never Say My Name" | Inbornmedia | Necropolis | [75] [72] |
2016 | "Reborn In Flames" | - | Before The Age of Chaos – Live 2015 | - |
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