De Profundis (Vader album)
De Profundis is the second album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The album was originally released in Poland by Croon Records and in the US by Pavement Music, but with no lyrics and a normal inner CD layout. It was re-released with a bonus track by Metal Mind Productions in 2003 with a Depeche Mode cover of the song "I Feel You". It was also re-released for Japan in 1997 by Avalon Records/Marquee Records with two bonus tracks.
De Profundis | ||||
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Cover art by Wes Benscoter | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 5, 1995 | |||
Recorded | Modern Sound Studio, Gdynia, Poland, May 1995 | |||
Genre | Death metal | |||
Length | 34:01 | |||
Label | Croon Records, System Shock/Impact Records, Pavement Music, Conquest Music, Metal Mind Productions, Avalon Marquee | |||
Producer | Adam Toczko, Vader | |||
Vader chronology | ||||
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Singles from De Profundis | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Chronicles of Chaos |
De Profundis was recorded in May 1995 at Modern Sound Studio in Gdynia, Poland, and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek and Adam Toczko. The album was mastered by Grzegorz Piwkowski.
A live music video was shot for the song "Incarnation" during the Marlboro Sopot Rock Festival in Poland.[4]
The album sold approximately 17,000 units in two weeks in Poland.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Silent Empire" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 4:02 |
2. | "An Act of Darkness" | Paweł Wasilewski | Piotr Wiwczarek | 1:55 |
3. | "Blood of Kingu" | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 4:38 |
4. | "Incarnation" | Paweł Wasilewski | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:07 |
5. | "Sothis" | Paweł Wasilewski | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:42 |
6. | "Revolt" | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:35 |
7. | "Of Moon, Blood, Dream, and Me" | Paweł Wasilewski | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:51 |
8. | "Vision and the Voice" | Paweł Wasilewski | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:28 |
9. | "Reborn in Flames" | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 5:39 |
Total length: | 34:01 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "De Profundis" (instrumental) | Piotr Wiwczarek | 1:36 | |
2. | "The Wrath" | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 4:53 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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10. | "I Feel You" (Depeche Mode cover) | Martin Gore | Martin Gore | 4:24 |
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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An Act of Darkness / I.F.Y.
An Act of Darkness / I.F.Y. is the first single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 1995 by Croon Records in Poland, and System Shock/Impact Records in the rest of Europe.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "An Act of Darkness" | Paweł Wasilewski | Piotr Wiwczarek | 1:55 |
2. | "I Feel You" (Depeche Mode cover) | Dave Gahan | Dave Gahan | 4:24 |
Release history
Formats | Region | Date | Label |
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CS, CD | Poland | September 5, 1995[6] | Croon Records |
CD | Europe | 1996[7] | System Shock/Impact Records |
CD | USA | 1996[8] | Conquest Music |
CD | USA | June 30, 1998[9] | Pavement Music |
CD | Japan | March 23, 2000[10] | Avalon Marquee |
CD | Poland | March 30, 2006[11] | Metal Mind Productions |
References
- http://www.vader.pl/act-e.html
- De Profundis at AllMusic
- http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-364
- http://vader.pl/video.html
- Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). www.magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- http://muzyka.wp.pl/rid,16588,title,De-Profundis,plyta.html
- http://www.discogs.com/Vader-De-Profundis/release/623227
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.amazon.com/De-Profundis-Vader/dp/B000007OGW/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_12
- https://www.amazon.com/De-Profundis-Vader/dp/B00004TF72/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_22
- https://www.amazon.com/Live-Japan-Vader/dp/B000CS35CU/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_7