Necropolis is the eighth studio album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The album was released on 21 August 2009 by Nuclear Blast. The album was nominated for a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku heavy metal)'. On 8 April 2009, Vader released the first part of their studio report for the album. Subsequently, the second part was released on 22 April, and the third part was released on 27 May.
Necropolis was recorded between March and April 2009 at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland, and was produced by Tue Madsen. Mixing and mastering for the album took place at Antfarm Studio in Denmark by Madsen, except the songs "The Seal" and "Summoning the Futura", which were mixed at VooDoo Gates Studio in Olsztyn, Poland. Necropolis is the first Vader release that features drummer Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz. A video was shot for the song "Never Say My Name", which is based partially on the book "The Gospel According To Satan" by Patrick Graham. Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek talked about working on the set for videoclip, saying:
The album sold around 1,130 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album reached number 19 on the Billboard Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers). In Poland, Necropolis landed at position No. 5, and dropped out five weeks later. The album also charted in France and Germany.
Track listing
Personnel Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. Vader Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – lead vocals, lead guitar, bass Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz – drums Tomasz "Reyash" Rejek – bass (only on bonus DVD) Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – rhythm guitar (only on bonus DVD)
Additional musicians Marek Pająk – rhythm guitar (tracks 3, 9, 11, 13) Bartłomiej Krysiuk (Hermh) – backing vocals on "Black Metal" Maciej Taff – lead vocals on "Fight Fire with Fire" Production Tue Madsen – production, mastering Wojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy – sound engineering Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – lyrics Harry Maat – lyrics Jacek Wiśniewski – artwork Maciej Pawełczyk – production (DVD) Jakub Jakielaszek – editing, postproduction (DVD) Bartosz Chmielewski – audio recording, mixing (DVD) Note Recorded at Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland, March–April 2009. Mixed at Antfarm Studio, Aabyhoej, Denmark, May 2009. Mastered at Antfarm Studio, Aabyhoej, Denmark, May 2009. Tracks 5 & 8 recorded at Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland, March–April 2009. Mixed at VooDoo Gates Studio, Olsztyn, Poland, May 2009.
"We Are the Horde"
"We Are the Horde" is the seventh single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released on 1 September 2009 by Nuclear Blast.
The single was also released on 7" picture disc as split with American death metal band Nile.
Track listing
Charts Chart (2009)Peakposition Polish Albums Chart5 German Albums Chart64 French Albums Chart188 US Billboard Top Heatseekers36
Release history Formats Region Date Label CD, CD+DVD, LP EuropeAugust 21, 2009 Nuclear BlastCD Russia Nuclear Blast/Irond Records Mexico Nuclear Blast/Scarecrow Records CD, CD+DVD Poland 24 August 2009 Nuclear Blast/Warner Music Poland CD Japan 26 August 2009 Avalon Marquee CD, CD+DVD, LP North America 22 September 2009 Nuclear Blast
References
es:Necropolis (álbum)