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. The CD also gained positive response in Vader's home country, reaching number 1 on Gazeta Wyborcza bestsellers list. 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.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales POL JPN GER FRA SWI US Heat US Hard The Ultimate Incantation Released: 16 November 1992 Label: Earache, Relativity, Carnage, Toy's Factory Formats: CS, CD, LP, digital download 1 — — — — — —De Profundis Released: 5 September 1995 Label: System Shock, Croon, Metal Mind, Pavement Music, Avalon Marquee Formats: CS, CD 3 — 91 — — — — POL: 17,000+ Black to the Blind Released: 13 October 1997 Label: System Shock, Koch, Pavement Music, Avalon Marquee Formats: CS, CD, LP 86 — — — — — —Litany Released: 22 March 2000 Label: Metal Blade, Metal Mind, Avalon Marquee Formats: CS, CD, digital download 6 — — — — — — US: 8,000+Revelations Released: 22 May 2002 Label: Metal Blade, Metal Mind, Avalon Marquee Formats: CS, CD, LP, digital download 22 — — — — — —The Beast Released: 8 September 2004 Label: Metal Blade, Metal Mind, Avalon Marquee Formats: CD, 2CD, CD+DVD, LP, digital download 8 207 — — — — —Impressions in Blood Released: 23 August 2006 Label: Regain, Candlelight, Mystic, Avalon Marquee Formats: CD, 2CD, LP, digital download 8 265 — — — — —Necropolis Released: 21 August 2009 Label: Nuclear Blast, Avalon Marquee Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, digital download 5 — 64 188 — 36 — US: 1,100+Welcome to the Morbid Reich Released: 12 August 2011 Label: Nuclear Blast, Avalon Marquee Formats: CD, LP, digital download 6 233 73 154 94 17 25 US: 2,000+Tibi et Igni Released: 30 May 2014 Label: Nuclear Blast, Avalon Marquee Formats: CD, LP, digital download 16 183 55 145 63 18 — US: 2,000+The Empire Released: 4 November 2016 Label: Nuclear Blast, Avalon Marquee Formats: CD, LP, digital download 29 252 — — — 17 21 US: 1,100+Solitude in Madness Released: 1 May 2020 Label: Nuclear Blast, Avalon Marquee Formats: CD, LP, digital download 2 155 41 — — — — US: 2200+https://metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-1-6-welcome-to-2021-enjoy-your-stay-hopefullyhttps://metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-7-1-lamb-of-god-are-back-in-the-top-5https://metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-6-24-divine-providence-on-the-chartshttps://metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-6-10-ifs-buts-and-crystal-coconutshttps://metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-6-3-old-man-gloom-bring-light-and-darknesshttps://metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-5-27-alexandria-is-burning-down-the-househttps://metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-5-20-your-fake-name-is-good-enough-for-saleshttps://metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-5-13-killswitch-engage-charts-for-charity "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Cover albums + List of cover albums Title Album detailsFuture of the Past Released: 3 December 1996 Label: System Shock, Koch, Avalon Marquee, Pavement Music Formats: CS, CDFuture of the Past II - Hell in the East Released: 14 December 2015 Label: Witching Hour Productions Formats: CD, LP
Live albums + List of live albums Title Album detailsThe Darkest Age: Live '93 Released: 27 July 1994 Label: Baron, Arctic Serenades, System Shock, Metal Mind, Pavement Music Formats: CS, CDLive in Japan Released: 30 December 1998 Label: System Shock, ZYX Music, Avalon Marquee, Metal Mind, Pavement Music Formats: CS, CD
Compilations + List of compilation albums Title Album detailsReborn in Chaos Released: 1996 Label: Baron, Metal Mind, Hammerheart, Pavement Music Formats: CD, 12" vinyl, cassette, digital download
Rerecorded + List of compilation albums Title Album detailsXXV Released: 28 May 2008 Label: Regain, Mystic, Avalon Marquee Formats: 2CD, 2CD+DVD, digital downloadDark Age Released: 28 February 2018 Label: Witching Hour Productions Formats: CD, 12" vinyl, cassette, digital download
EPs + List of EPs, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions POL Sothis Released: 1994 Label: Baron, Repulse, Metal Mind Formats: CS, CD, LP 26 Kingdom Released: 10 November 1998 Label: System Shock, Pavement Music,Metal Mind, Avalon Marquee Formats: CS, CD — Reign Forever World Released: 16 December 2000 Label: Metal Blade, Metal Mind, Avalon Marquee Formats: CS, CD, LP 45 Blood Released: 22 September 2003 Label: Metal Blade, Metal Mind, Avalon Marquee Formats: CS, CD 44 The Art of War Released: 14 November 2005 Label: Regain, Candlelight, Avalon Marquee Formats: CD, LP, digital download — Lead Us Released: 22 January 2008 Label: Regain Formats: CD —The Upcoming Chaos Released: 30 August 2008 Label: Regain Formats: CD —Go To Hell Released: 18 April 2014 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: 7" LP — Iron Times Released: 12 April 2016 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: 7" LP — Thy Messenger Released: 31 May 2019 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, Digital, 12" vinyl — Humanihility Released: 30 May 2025 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: Digital, 12" vinyl — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Video albums + List of video albums Title Album details Note Vision and Voice Released: 1 December 1998 Label: Metal Mind Formats: VHS More Vision and the Voice Released: 3 June 2002 Label: Metal Mind Formats: DVD Vision and Voice re-release Night of the Apocalypse Released: 25 October 2004 Label: Metal Mind Formats: DVD And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw Released: 8 October 2007 Label: Metal Mind Formats: DVD+CD
Singles YearTitleAlbum Note 1995"An Act of Darkness / I.F.Y." De Profundis 1997"Carnal / Black to the Blind"Black to the BlindThrash'em All magazine insert 2000"Xeper / North" Litany 2002"Angel of Death" Revelations 2004"Beware the Beast" The Beast 2008"v.666"XXV 2009"We Are the Horde"NecropolisiTunes single"Nile / Vader"7" split single2011"Come and See My Sacrifice" Welcome to the Morbid Reich iTunes single2014"Where Angels Weep"Tibi et Igni 2020 Shock and Awe
Demos + List of demos Title Album details SalesLive in Decay Released: 6 December 1986 Label: self-released Formats: CS Necrolust Released: March 1989 Label: self-released Formats: CSMorbid Reich Released: July 1990 Label: Carnage Records Formats: CS POL: 5,000+
Other appearances Year Title Album Ref. 1996"Silent Scream" Slatanic Slaughter II – A Tribute to Slayer 1996 "Wyrocznia" Czarne Zastępy: W Hołdzie Kat 2000 "Freezing Moon" Originators of the Northern Darkness – A Tribute to Mayhem 2002 "Immortal Rites" Tyrants from the Abyss: A Tribute to Morbid Angel 2004"Death Metal" Seven Gates of Horror – A Tribute to Possessed
Music videos Year Title Directed Album Ref. 1993 "Dark Age" Kimmo Kuusniemi, Tanja Katinka The Ultimate Incantations 1996 "Incarnation" De Profundis 1998 "Kingdom" Kingdom 2000 "Cold Demons" Adam Kuc, Selani Studio Litany 2002 "Epitaph" Revelations2004 "Dark Transmission" Wojciech GłodekThe Beast "Choices" 2005 "This Is the War" Arkadiusz Jurcan The Art of War 2006 "Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)" Andrzej Wyrozębski, Inbornmedia Impressions in Blood 2007 "Sword of the Witcher" Inbornmedia Wiedźmin: Muzyka Inspirowana Grą(Music Inspired By The Witcher) 2008 "Carnal" Carlos Abysmo XXV 2009 "Never Say My Name" Inbornmedia Necropolis 2016 "Reborn In Flames" - Before The Age of Chaos – Live 2015 -
References
External links Official Vader website