Vader

Formed: 1986 in Poland

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Genre: Pop/Rock

Group Members: Doc, Novy, Piotr "Peter" Wiw..., Mauser, Daray, Peter, Doc

Biography: Vader formed in 1986, toiling around the European death and thrash circuit while releasing demos into the metal tape-trading circuit. Their 1990 demo Morbid Reich became a huge hit in the underground, leading to a record deal with Earache in 1992. This made them the first death metal band from behind ...Read full biography

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Necropolis

Released: 2009

Label: Nuclear Blast

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Vader, like Megadeth, is more of a brand name than a band at this point; the only remaining original member is vocalist/guitarist Piotr Wiwczarek. Still, as one of the first death metal bands from Poland, ...Read full review

The Art of War

Released: 2005

Label: Candlelight Records

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Back in 1986, the words "20th anniversary" probably never entered the minds of anyone in Vader. Poland was still under communism at the time, and death metal/thrash metal bands (rockers in general, for ...Read full review

More Vader albums: Main Albums (21), Compilations (12), Singles & EPs (3), DVD/Video (4)

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