Blood (EP)
| Blood | ||||
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 Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski | ||||
| EP by | ||||
| Released | 22 September 2003 | |||
| Recorded | RG Studio, Gdańsk, July 2003; Red Studio, Gdańsk, February–March 2002 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 26:56 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade, Metal Mind, Avalon Marquee | |||
| Producer | Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek | |||
| Vader chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Teraz Rock |    [1] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[2] |
Blood is an EP by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released on 22 September 2003 in Europe via Metal Blade, and day after in Poland by Metal Mind. Japanese edition was released on 22 October 2003 by Avalon Marquee.
Tracks 1–2 were recorded and mixed in July 2003 at RG Studio in Gdańsk, Poland. Mastering took place at RG Studio in Gdańsk, Poland. Tracks 3–7 were recorded and mixed between February and March 2002 at Red Studio in Gdańsk, Poland during Revelations (2002) sessions, and mastered at Studio 333 in Częstochowa, Poland.
This is the last release with drummer Krzysztof Raczkowski, the first one with Marcin Nowak as bass player (without performing on the tracks), and featuring Jacek Hiro's performance, it is the only release with the participation of all members from Dies Irae.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Shape-Shifting" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 4:49 |
| 2. | "We Wait" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:53 |
| 3. | "As The Fallen Rise" | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Son Of Fire" | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 2:09 |
| 5. | "Traveler" | Łukasz Szurmiński | Piotr Wiwczarek | 2:06 |
| 6. | "When Darkness Calls" | Łukasz Szurmiński | Piotr Wiwczarek | 5:16 |
| 7. | "Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy cover; featuring Jacek Hiro) | Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton | Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton | 6:33 |
| Total length: | 26:56 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Immortal Rites" (Morbid Angel cover) | David Vincent | Trey Azagthoth, David Vincent | 3:59 |
Personnel
[edit]Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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Charts
[edit]Weekly
[edit]| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Polish Albums Chart[4] | 44 |
Monthly
[edit]| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Poland (ZPAV Top 100) | 31[5] |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label |
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| Europe | 22 September 2003[6] | Metal Blade Records |
| Poland | 23 September 2003[7] | Metal Mind Productions |
| Japan | 22 October 2003[8] | Avalon Marquee |
References
[edit]- ^ Brzeziński, Adam. ""Vader "Blood" review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Pratt, Greg. "Vader "Blood" review". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ a b Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). www.magazyngitarzysta.pl. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "OLiS – sprzedaż w okresie 06.10.2003 – 12.10.2003" (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Top 100 – lista miesięczna Wrzesień 2003" (in Polish). muzyka.interia.pl. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Vader – "Blood"". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Vader – "Blood"" (in Polish). metalmind.com.pl. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Vader – "Blood"" (in Japanese). www.marquee.co.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
