Revelations (Vader album)

Revelations is the fifth album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 2002 by Metal Blade Records. The release was preceded by the single "Angel of Death", which was released on 10 April 2002. The album was nominated for a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku - heavy metal)'.[4] The working title of the album was Epitaph.[5]

Revelations
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Studio album by Vader
Released	22 May 2002
Recorded	Red Studio, Gdynia, February–March 2002[1]
Genre	Death metal
Length	33:28
Label	Metal Blade Records, Metal Mind Productions, Avalon/Marquee
Producer	Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek
Vader chronology
Reign Forever World (2000) Revelations (2002) Blood (2003)
Singles from Revelations
"Angel of Death" Released: 10 April 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Chronicles of Chaos	[2]
Exclaim!	favorable[3]

Revelations was recorded between February and March 2002 at Red Studio in Gdańsk, Poland, and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek.[5] The album was mastered by Bartłomiej Kuźniak at Studio 333 in Częstochowa, Poland. It features guest appearances from Polish metal musicians Nergal of Behemoth, who provides vocals on the track "Whisper", and Ureck of Lux Occulta, who plays keyboards on the tracks "Torch of War" and "Revelation of Black Moses".

A music video was shot for the song "Epitaph".[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Epitaph"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	3:44
2.	"The Nomad"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	3:50
3.	"Wolftribe"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:25
4.	"Whisper" (featuring Adam "Nergal" Darski)	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	3:26
5.	"When Darkness Calls"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	5:16
6.	"Torch of War"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:45
7.	"The Code"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:24
8.	"Lukewarm Race"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:26
9.	"Revelation of Black Moses"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	6:56
Total length:				33:28

Polish Bonus Track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
5.	"Traveler"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:06

European Bonus Track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
9.	"Son of Fire"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:09

Japanese Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"As the Fallen Rise"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:12
11.	"Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy cover; featuring Jacek Hiro)	Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton	Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton	6:33

USA Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Reign Forever World"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	4:01
11.	"Frozen Paths"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:13
12.	"Privilege of the Gods"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	4:54

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Vader Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar,[7] lead vocals, production Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – lead guitar Konrad "Saimon" Karchut – bass guitar (credited, did not perform)[7] Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski – drums Additional musicians Adam "Nergal" Darski (Behemoth) – guest backing vocals Jerzy "U.reck" Głód (Lux Occulta) – guest keyboards Jacek Hiro (Sceptic) – guest lead guitar

Production Piotr Łukaszewski – sound engineering Bartłomiej Kuźniak – mastering Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art, layout[8] Massive Management – photos Łukasz Szurmiński – lyrics Paweł Frelik – lyrics Note Recorded and mixed at Red Studio, Gdańsk, February/March 2002. Premastered & mastered at Studio 333, Częstochowa

"Angel of Death"

"Angel of Death" is the fourth single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released only in Poland on 10 April 2002 by Empire Records. The release features two songs "When Darkness Calls", Thin Lizzy cover "Angel of Death", studio report, and multimedia presentation with 44 photos.

Main part of studio report shows drums recording, and equipment setup by Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski. The video consists also introduction by engineer Piotr Łukaszewski, interview with Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz guitar warming up, with addition of guest appearance by keyboardist Jerzy "U.reck" Głód from Lux Occulta.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"When Darkness Calls"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	5:16
2.	"Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy cover; featuring Jacek Hiro)	Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton	Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton	6:33
3.	"Revelations Studio Report" (video)			9:42

Charts

Weekly

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Polish Albums Chart[9]	22

Monthly

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Poland (ZPAV Top 100)	20[10]

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan	22 May 2002[11]	Avalon Marquee
Poland	27 May 2002[12]	Metal Mind Productions
USA/Europe	4 June 2002[13]	Metal Blade Records

References

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8. "Jacek Wiśniewski: works". www.artworks.isg.pl. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
9. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart" (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
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