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| Vader | |
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| Band Info | |
| Origin | Olsztyn, Poland |
| Years-Active | 1983 - present |
| Genre(s) | Death metal |
| Label(s) | Mystic Productions, Earache Records, Impact Records, Hammerheart Records, Metal Blade Records, Regain Records, Nuclear Blast |
| Associated Acts | Behemoth, Dies Irae, Spinal Cord, Vesania, Neolithic, UnSun, Crionics, Decapitated |
| Homepage | www.vader.pl |
Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, WW2, horror and anti-christian messages. According to Billboard magazine, from 2003 Vader sold over 500,000 releases around the world.
Band members[]
- Current members
- Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – guitar, vocals (1983–present)
- Marek "Spider" Pająk – guitar (2010–present)
- James Stewart - drums (2011–present)
- Tomasz "Hal" Halicki – bass guitar (2011–present)
Discography[]
- Studio albums
- The Ultimate Incantation (1992)
- De Profundis (1995)
- Black to the Blind (1997)
- Litany (2000)
- Revelations (2002)
- The Beast (2004)
- Impressions in Blood (2006)
- Necropolis (2009)
- Welcome to the Morbid Reich (2011)
- Tibi et Igni (2014)
- The Empire (2016)
- Solitude in madness (2020)